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Another calf killed by wolf; Colorado wildlife officials insist killings are not their fault; group says Democrats suppressed speech; lawmakers debate merchant codes for guns | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is April 9, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: As calving season reaches its mid-point, Colorado Parks and Wildlife reported on Monday that another calf was killed by a wolf, this time in Jackson County. Wolf tracks were found in the area, along with a dead calf with a partially consumed hindquarter.…
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Another calf killed by wolf; Colorado wildlife officials insist killings are not their fault; group says Democrats suppressed speech; lawmakers debate merchant codes for guns | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is April 9, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: As calving season reaches its mid-point, Colorado Parks and Wildlife reported on Monday that another calf was killed by a wolf, this time in Jackson County. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); Wolf tracks were found in the area, along with a dead calf with a…
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Rewritten bill strips out Colorado’s effort to increase minimum age to criminally charge kids
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For the second year in a row, Colorado legislators passed a proposal originally intended to stop charging children under 13 with most crimes. But the legislation is once again heading to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk without that key provision. The minimum age for criminal prosecution in Colorado is 10. As drafted, House Bill 1249 sought to raise the…
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Lawmakers seek to give child victims, witnesses of crimes anonymity in public records
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Eight months ago, 17-year-old Riley Whitelaw was murdered in the break room of the Colorado Springs Walgreens, where she worked. The horrific details of the crime, allegedly committed by an adult co-worker who Riley had previously complained against, quickly consumed state and national news. In a matter of days, many of Riley’s relatives, friends and…
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COVER STORY | Facing ‘hopeless’ future, many young Coloradans turn away from having children
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When she was a little girl, Malhia Guzman dreamed of having children of her own. Now, at 21 years old, Guzman said she’s almost certain she’ll never have kids. Guzman’s desires haven’t changed — she still loves and wants children — but she no longer believes she’ll be able to afford them. Guzman said she works two…
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Denver Public Schools to offer free meals all summer for students
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Denver Public Schools will give out free breakfast and lunch to children all summer long. The district announced Wednesday that it will offer free food to any child under 18 – enrolled in the district or not – at 47 schools beginning June 6. Adult meals are also available for purchase, according to the district.…
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Polis opposes proposed charter school federal grant changes
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has publicly and loudly opposed proposed changes to federal rules that could make it harder for charter schools to get start-up grants. Polis, a Democrat who founded a charter network in Colorado in 2004, wrote a three-page letter to U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona earlier this month listing several concerns. Polis’…
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Lawsuit against Archdiocese of Denver among the first brought under new victim rights law
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A Colorado man has filed a lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Denver for the sexual abuse he reportedly suffered as a child, using a new state law that enables survivors to hold organizations liable for abuse decades in the past. The legal action now pending in Denver District Court is one of the first to…
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Report highlights impact GOP health care plan would have on kids in rural Colorado
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In arguing against a rollback of Medicaid expansion, the Colorado Children’s Campaign on Wednesday pointed to a recent study that shows that kids in rural communities would be impacted. The report, released by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families and the Rural Health Research Project of the University of North Carolina, found that…
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Albritton: Colorado leading the way in providing for needy children, families
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Colorado is leading the nation with a new policy that supports and strengthens the safety net for children. In April, Colorado became the only state in the nation to allow Colorado Works (Colorado’s version of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF) recipients to receive full child support payments with no impact on their cash…
