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Stapleton says he would halt new I-25 toll lanes, after Suthers’ endorsement
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Walker Stapleton promised Tuesday to halt the construction of any toll lanes on Interstate 25 connecting El Paso County to Denver. The declaration came as he accepted the endorsements of Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers. “I will veto it as fast as the ink and the pen will carry me,” said Stapleton,…
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Springs councilman recalls Alabama days and cast of political characters
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When Colorado Springs City Councilman Bill Murray heard U.S. Senate nominee Roy Moore of Alabama was accused of pursuing young girls, he wasn’t surprised. Misconduct and complacence in Deep South politics is a significant reason Murray said he left Alabama in the early 1990s, and it’s clear to him nothing has changed. “I expected something…
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Colorado Springs eying entertainment districts similar to Glendale and Greeley
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It takes trust to let someone carry a beer from one business to another, to drink on the sidewalks or on a closed street. Trust and an entertainment district. The Colorado Springs City Council is considering laws that would let businesses apply to create entertainment districts in which customers could wander, drink in hand, beyond…
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Colorado Springs voters getting their money’s worth on road tax, report says
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Recalling a recent conversation, City Councilman Merv Bennett said some people joke that Pikes Peak has been replaced as Colorado Springs’ most prominent landmark. Now, it’s orange traffic cones. The ubiquitous cones marking detours around street work are a result of construction funded by 2C, a ballot issue approved by voters in November 2015 dedicating…
