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Colorado justices agree school district co-ops cannot locate facilities outside borders without consent
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The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday that cooperative associations of school boards lack the power to open facilities outside their boundaries in school districts that do not consent to the placement. Under Colorado law, boards of cooperative services, or BOCES, allow for school districts to band together and contract for additional services among their…
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Colorado Supreme Court to hear 2 criminal cases, school district dispute
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced this week that it will hear a pair of criminal appeals questioning whether a murder suspect was in custody at the time of her interrogation, and whether police acted constitutionally when they executed an Internet-based search warrant. At least three of the court’s seven members must consent to review a…
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Aggression at fiery El Paso County school board meetings prompts safety concerns
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Student board representative Abigail Troup was shaking. The bitter atmosphere at an April 13 School District 49 board meeting went from bad to worse during public comment, the Pikes Peak Early College senior said. Community members lobbed personal attacks at each other and at school leaders. One woman was escorted out of the building for…
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Colorado Springs City Councilman Tom Strand juggling obligations to run for Congress
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Tom Strand isn’t planning on giving up his seat on the Colorado Springs City Council to run for Congress against Republican Doug Lamborn, the entrenched 5th Congressional District incumbent up for election next year. Strand said his obligations to the council – he was elected as an at-large member in 2015, and as chairman of…
