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Aurora council member arrested for DUI was 3 times legal limit, police say
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Aurora City Councilmember Rob Andrews, who was arrested on suspicion of DUI on Saturday, had a blood alcohol content of more than three times the legal driving limit when he was pulled over, arrest documents show. Andrews, elected to the City Council in November, was pulled over Saturday evening and arrested, Aurora police said, after…
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Aurora City Council member arrested on suspicion of DUI
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Aurora police on Saturday arrested recently elected Aurora City Council member Robert Andrews. Aurora Police Department officials confirmed Andrews, 41, was arrested after patrol officers noticed a truck that was weaving. The incident started about 9:30 p.m. Saturday, when “officers on proactive patrol observed a red Ford F250 driving north on South Chambers Road at…
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Aurora City Council Q&A: police reform
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In November’s election, Aurora voters flipped what was previously a seven-to-three conservative majority on the City Council to a six-to-four progressive majority. With the significant shift of the council’s political leaning could come policy changes and reversals. The Denver Gazette asked both new and old councilmembers about their thoughts on specific hot-button issues in Aurora…
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Aurora to hold first meeting under new public comment rules, vote on homelessness funding
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The Aurora City Council will hold its first meeting under new rules for public comment Monday night, giving the public one hour at the beginning of the meeting and one hour at the end to speak to councilmembers. Under the old council, there was a separate public comment session before the meeting in which each…
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Aurora seats new progressive council
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Aurora’s four new councilmembers and an incumbent were sworn in Monday night, marking the beginning of a progressive-majority council rule in the city that has been led by conservatives for years. “This is what democracy looks like,” new at-large member Gianina Horton said, thanking the audience for showing up. It remains to be seen if…
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Aurora to hold first council meeting with new members
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Aurora’s four new councilmembers and an incumbent will be sworn in Monday night, marking the beginning of a progressive-majority council rule in the city that has been led by conservatives for years. In November’s election, Aurora voters chose progressive candidates over their conservative counterparts, who included several incumbents. Conservative Councilmembers Danielle Jurinsky, Steve Sundberg and…
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Aurora council bids farewell to outgoing members in packed meeting
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At Aurora City Council’s first in-person meeting since June on Monday night, members of the public filled almost the entire council chamber — notably missing from the dais was Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky — as the council bid farewell to four outgoing members. Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman read proclamations for the four outgoing members — Amsalu…
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Aurora’s new councilmembers to focus on consent decree, decorum, public comment
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Aurora’s five new councilmembers-elect on Friday discussed policing and the consent decree, decorum among members and public comment. The five new members, all progressive candidates, shifted Aurora’s previously seven-to-three conservative majority to a six-to-four progressive majority. While votes are still being counted, Rob Andrews, Alli Jackson, Gianina Horton, Amy Wiles and Ruben Medina hold significant…
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Danielle Jurinsky bids Aurora City Council farewell in social media post
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Aurora City Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky, who is likely to lose Tuesday’s election alongside fellow incumbent Amsalu Kassaw, thanked her supporters and bid farewell to the City Council in a social media post on Wednesday. Jurinsky and Kassaw’s likely election losses will result in a major shift in the makeup of the Aurora City Council, which…
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Democrats cheer as Colorado voters hand wins to ballot measures, candidates backed by party | ANALYSIS
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It was a good night for Democrats in Colorado Tuesday, as voters passed statewide and local ballot questions endorsed by the party, while rejecting Republican candidates in key municipal and school district elections. While none of the choices in the state’s off-year election carried partisan labels, both major parties poured resources and attention into contests…
