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Colorado Springs approves raises, new fire, police, park ranger positions in 2023 budget
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The Colorado Springs City Council approved a $1 billion 2023 budget Tuesday that includes raises for employees, new police and firefighter positions, park rangers and permanent funding for a program to combat litter. The large total budget number covers all city departments, including those that are self-supporting, such as the Colorado Springs Airport and the…
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Coalition calls for commissioners to lead reforms at El Paso County jail following spate of deaths
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Sunlight glimmered off framed photographs of 18-year-old Dezaree Archuleta, placed in her memory outside the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in downtown Colorado Springs Tuesday morning. “I wish I could have helped her a little bit more. I feel like I failed her,” said Shelly Romero, Archuleta’s mother. Bouquets with yellow and red flowers were…
