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Trump closes gap in Colorado, George Brauchler runs for district attorney, Denver council OKs $25M contract to house immigrants | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Feb. 7, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: With Donald Trump all but certain to become the Republican nominee, a recent poll shows he has closed some of the gap against President Joe Biden in Colorado since losing the state by double digits four years ago. But the Republican still lags…
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Colorado leader survives ‘no confidence’ vote, 5 federal judges stand out with delays in deciding motions, Army veteran joins 5th CD race | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Jan. 23, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Colorado Republican Leader Mike Lynch of Wellington survived a vote of “no confidence” on Monday, but the drama that unfolded in the state House might not be over yet. The House GOP caucus held a special meeting to vote on a resolution of…
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Felony for expungement: Arapahoe sheriff offers compromise on fentanyl bill
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Law enforcement advocates are pursuing a compromise to make possession of any amount of fentanyl a felony but allow for the expungement of the criminal record upon completion of certain programs, such as drug treatment or diversion. Arapahoe County Sheriff Tyler Brown told Colorado Politics that offer was “met with resistance” when he and others…
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Court rules that Arapahoe prosecutor’s questions to jury were ‘fair game’
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Although the prosecution’s conduct was “close to the line,” a panel of Colorado’s Court of Appeals decided by 2-1 that the government did not improperly place the burden on a defendant to prove his innocence at trial. The state’s second-highest court considered whether an Arapahoe County prosecutor’s comments to a jury so fundamentally undermined the…
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Defendants may claim harassment in self-defense, state Supreme Court rules
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People may assert that they committed harassment in self-defense, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday, finding that an Arapahoe County judge mistakenly failed to instruct a jury that they could acquit a tow truck driver if they believed he punched another motorist to defend himself. Under state law, the crime of harassment involves striking…
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Arapahoe County Commission withdraws from Tri-County Health
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The Arapahoe County Commission voted Tuesday morning to withdraw from the Tri-County Health Department next year, marking the final departure from what was once the state’s largest county-level public health agency. The board approved a resolution to withdraw from Tri-County effective Dec. 31, 2022, mirroring action taken by the Adams County Commission in October. Both…
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COVER STORY | A Rittenhouse acquittal in Colorado? Longstanding self-defense laws would allow it
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A young man being pursued down the street attempted to evade his attacker, asking to be left alone until the last possible minute, when he killed the aggressor. The killer could be Kyle Rittenhouse, the then-17-year-old who shot two men and wounded a third in the streets of Kenosha, Wisc. following days of racial justice…
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Activist message to Oil and Gas commission: Stop the Martinez appeal
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Stop the Martinez appeal. That was the message from more than 60 people who crowded the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission meeting. It was standing room only at the Chancery Building in Denver Monday with several spilling out into the hallway as they waited to voice health and safety concerns. One protester even gave…
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Grant continues drug task forces in CO, WY, UT
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The director of the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program does not expect President-elect Donald Trump’s administration to alter the federal funding that helps keep the program operating. “Our experiences with Congress over many years has been overwhelmingly positive, whether it’s Democrats or Republicans,” said Rocky Mountain HIDTA Director Tom Gorman. “The president…
