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Colorado justices deliver favorable ruling for organizations raising open meetings violations
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The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that organizations are entitled to the same recovery of their costs as individuals when they successfully pursue a public entity’s violation of the state’s open meetings law. The Colorado Open Meetings Law permits “any person” to challenge a violation of the law. At the same time, it grants…
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Aurora City Council moves forward with allowing police to use facial recognition
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Aurora councilmembers moved forward Monday night with a measure that, if passed at a future regular City Council meeting, would allow Aurora police to use facial recognition technology to help them solve crimes. Monday night’s meeting was still held online after a special meeting Saturday in which Mayor Mike Coffman urged the council to go…
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Aurora police to ask City Council for approval to use facial recognition tech
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The Aurora Police Department will ask Aurora councilmembers at Monday night’s study session for approval to use facial recognition technology. The technology would give police opportunities to enhance productivity, crime solvability, effectiveness and safety, according to council documents. If approved, facial recognition technology would cost about $171,000 over four years. Access to facial recognition search…
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Aurora councilmember’s effort to recall DA fails
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An Aurora councilmember’s effort to recall 18th Judicial District Attorney Amy Padden ended Tuesday after no signatures were filed with the Secretary of State. Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky launched a campaign to recall the local prosecutor in July after Padden offered a plea deal to a teenager who hit and killed a 24-year-old woman while driving…
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Aurora’s two new advisory groups seek applicants
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Two new Aurora boards and commissions are looking for applicants after the City Council created them Monday. Aurora’s Arts and Culture Commission and the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Advisory Board become active on Jan. 1, assuming they get formal approval at the next City Council meeting. The new board and commission are the result…
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Aurora lawmakers approve fees for parents of kids on dirt bikes, defendants with interpreters who fail to appear
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Aurora lawmakers added a new fee and increased another in Monday night’s meeting, addressing kids on dirt bikes and failure to appear for people who need interpreters in court, respectively. The council unanimously passed an ordinance that charges $250 to parents and guardians of minors caught riding dirt bikes in the city. Councilmember Francoise Bergan…
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Public invited to comment on Aurora’s 2026 budget
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The Aurora City Council will hold a public hearing on the 2026 budget Monday night and discuss the city’s Human Relations Commission, which has been tentatively on a chopping block for several months. At a council meeting in late August, councilmembers delayed until Monday night a debate on whether or not to keep the commission,…
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Aurora officials suggest furloughs, using recession reserve funds to fill $20M budget gap
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Aurora is facing a $20 million budget shortfall in 2026, and officials plan to balance the budget with cuts, furloughs and money pulled from the city’s recession reserve fund. The city will not lay off any employees, officials said at the special budget study session with city councilmembers Tuesday night. City department leaders and other…
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Aurora councilmember, attorneys criticize police chief over shooting ‘narrative’
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An Aurora City councilmember and the attorneys of a man shot by an officer criticized the police chief for crafting a “narrative” about what happened — a charge that the law enforcement department denied. Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain earlier said Rajon Belt-Stubblefield escalated the situation and “created the danger.” Belt-Stubblefield, 37, was shot three…
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Aurora ballot will officially have 13 council candidates
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There are officially 13 candidates running for five Aurora City Council seats up for election this November, a number that dwindled from 20 after candidates submitted nomination petition sections to the City Clerk’s office. Nomination petitions were due at the end of August, and the Aurora City Clerk’s office released the certified list of candidates…
