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Judge orders sanctions against lawyer for continued ‘frivolous’ litigation against Commerce City

Nov 3, 2022

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Michael Karlik

A federal judge has ordered new monetary sanctions against a lawyer with a history of professional disciplinary infractions, finding she pursued a meritless lawsuit against Commerce City for over two years in an alleged police misconduct case. Jean Pirzadeh, a lawyer at the Colorado Christian Defense Counsel, first filed suit in Adams County in August 2020,…
EPA abused discretion by denying Suncor Colorado refineries exemption from clean air law, court says

Oct 17, 2022

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Michael Karlik

The federal appeals court based in Denver has overturned a 2019 decision of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that refused to grant Suncor Energy’s Commerce City Refinery an exemption to a key environmental law. Although the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit cautioned the EPA could find, upon further review, that Suncor still…
Colorado revokes Adams 14’s accreditation, orders reorganization

May 11, 2022

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DAVID MULLEN The Gazette

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…
State board removes Adams 14’s accreditation, starts reorganization process

May 11, 2022

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9News

The district will remain open during the reorganization, which takes more than a year.
Adams County Democrat Dominick Moreno tosses hat in crowded 7th Congressional District primary

May 24, 2017

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Ernest Luning

State Sen. Dominick Moreno, a Commerce City Democrat, on Wednesday officially launched his campaign for the 7th Congressional District seat held by U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, who is running for governor in next year’s election. “My passion is helping people,” Moreno, 32, says in a video announcing his bid. “Right now, our country is headed…
Denver Council argues over extending marijuana store hours

Apr 11, 2017

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Mike McKibbin

Instead of a sought-after additional five hours of business, Denver’s recreational marijuana dispensaries seem likely to be allowed three extra hours, and city coffers could see between $664,000 to $1.3 million in extra revenue if all those dispensaries decided to take advantage of the extra hours that may soon be allowed under a City and…
Dominick Moreno discusses hard budget choices, winning election as a youngster and accidentally finding the panic button

Mar 29, 2017

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Ernest Luning

State Sen. Dominick Moreno, a Commerce City Democrat, has been in office longer than many of his fellow lawmakers but is still the youngest member of the state Senate, a distinction he explores in this week’s episode of “Behind the Politics,” a podcast produced by the Senate Democrats. The 32-year-old member of the Joint Budget Committee also talks about…
Sewald Hanfling adds Brittany Morris Saunders as local affairs chief

Feb 2, 2017

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Ernest Luning

UPDATED with comments from Mayor Michael Hancock, Tami Door and R.D. Sewald. Brittany Morris Saunders, the senior vice president for economic development and public affairs with the Downtown Denver Partnership, is joining Sewald Hanfling Public Affairs, a Denver-based lobbying, business development and communications firm, The Colorado Statesman has learned. Saunders, a former economic development director for…
Rocky Mountain Arsenal site redevelopment given approval under defense spending bill

Dec 21, 2016

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Tom Ramstack

The $618.7 billion defense spending bill signed by President Barack Obama this week opens the way for the site of the former Rocky Mountain Arsenal to be redeveloped with retail outlets and housing. The site, owned by Commerce City for more than a decade, has been used mostly for a wildlife refuge since a $2.1…
YESTERYEAR: Clinton, Dole storm swing-state Colorado as election looms

Oct 13, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Twenty Years Ago in The Colorado Statesman … With just a month until the November election, crucial swing-state Colorado was in the spotlight and was turning into a crossroads for presidential candidates and other national politicians. President Bill Clinton packed the Red Rocks amphitheater for a rally put together by Alan Salazar, the Clinton-Gore campaign’s…