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Safe2Tell reports down in June
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A violence intervention program that allows students to anonymously report potential threats saw a significant drop in calls to its tip line in June, according to a report released Tuesday by the Colorado Attorney General’s Office. Safe2Tell received 450 reports in June, a 76% drop from May. Reports also fell in May compared to April. Historically,…
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Pfizer to refund more than $100K to hundreds of Coloradans
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The Colorado Attorney General’s Office announced Friday that 1,500 Coloradans will receive refunds from Pfizer after the company failed to honor coupons for certain medications. Pfizer has agreed to pay Colorado $107,174.82 in a settlement that also included Arizona, Vermont and Kansas. Officials said Pfizer offered co-payment coupons between 2014 and 2018 that were intended…
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Colorado revokes Adams 14’s accreditation, orders reorganization
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The State Board of Education on Tuesday ordered Adams County School District 14 to begin a reorganization process that could lead to a dissolution, annexation or consolidation. The board voted 4-3 in favor of reorganization following the district’s presentation of its three-year turnaround plan. The vote also pulled the district’s accreditation for the second time. Adams…
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Calls to Colorado’s school safety tip line drop in January
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Calls to Safe2Tell, Colorado’s anonymous school safety tip line for students, dropped 35% in January compared to the previous month, according to a report released Tuesday by the Colorado Attorney General’s Office. The program reported 842 fewer tips last month. It received 2,423 tips in December. Of the 1,582 tips received in January, 16% were for…
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Colorado on track to receive $385 million from settlements over opioid epidemic
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Colorado is on track to receive roughly $385 million as part of legal settlements reached with Johnson & Johnson and three of the country’s largest drug distribution companies over their role fueling the opioid epidemic, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office said Tuesday. The sum represents Colorado’s share of the payout in a $26 billion class…
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Public can access new searchable database to determine instances when Colorado police officer certification was revoked
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While continuing to withhold from the public fuller employment histories of Colorado’s police officers, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office unveiled on Monday a searchable database that allows the public to track instances where the state revoked the certification police officers must hold to work for police agencies. The public can search the database by typing in an officer’s…
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Attorney general’s race divides Colorado’s newspapers
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If elections were decided by newspaper editorial boards, Republican George Brauchler would be Colorado’s next attorney general by the narrowest divide. He has seven of the 13 official endorsements so far over his Democratic rival Phil Weiser ahead of next Tuesday’s general election. > RELATED: More Colorado newspapers make endorsements in governor’s race Here are…
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Arcades making racket about gambling raids in Colorado
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Arcades smell a rat. That’s why the Colorado Skill Games & Entertainment Association filed an open-records request against the cops. The trade group wants to see what law enforcement has been saying in its work communications about recent raids. “Over the past several months, seven different skill games and arcade entertainment centers have been raided,…
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Growth limitation measure rejected by title board
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A proposed growth limitation constitutional amendment to submit to Colorado voters in 2018 was found to not meet the state’s single-subject requirement by the Secretary of State‘s title review board Wednesday, Dec. 7. The backer of the proposed ballot measure, Daniel Hayes of Golden, has seven days to file a motion for a rehearing and…
