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Trump administration warns Jeffco Public Schools it will lose federal funding over transgender issue
The U.S. Department of Education on Friday warned Jeffco Public Schools it has 10 days to correct alleged Title IX violations over the Colorado district’s transgender policy or lose federal funding. The Notice of Impending Action is the latest development in an ongoing saga between the district and the federal government that started last year,…
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Colorado law allowing lawsuits against ‘conversion therapy’ providers takes effect July 1
With a new law taking effect July 1, Colorado is creating a legal pathway for people to sue licensed providers of “conversion therapy,” even as debate over the practice’s constitutionality continues in the wake of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Under House Bill 1322, individuals can bring a cause of action for claims of…
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Judge blocks Colorado’s proposed ban on using SNAP benefits for soda
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Colorado and several other states from enforcing a proposed “Healthy Choice Waiver” that would have barred Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients from using their benefits to buy soda and other sugary drinks. Under the waiver, SNAP users would have been prohibited from purchasing sweetened beverages with less than…
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Colorado State Shooting Association files constitutional challenge to firearms dealer law
A firearms group has filed a lawsuit challenging a recently signed law expanding regulations for firearms dealers in Colorado. House Bill 26-1126 clarifies that firearms dealers must hold both a federal and state license to operate. The bill also allows the Department of Revenue to fine dealers up to $100,000 for second or subsequent violations of…
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Geo Group sues Colorado over new immigration detention facility inspection law
The private prison company that operates the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement center in Aurora has filed a lawsuit against Colorado to stop the enforcement of a new law requiring additional health and safety inspections of immigration detention facilities. The lawsuit from Geo Group, filed Monday in Denver District Court, lists Colorado Attorney General Phil…
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Paramedics’ convictions tossed in Elijah McClain’s death
AURORA, Colo. — Two former Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics convicted in connection with the 2019 death of Elijah McClain will be retried following a ruling by the Colorado Court of Appeals. In September 2021, a statewide grand jury indicted Cooper and fellow paramedic Peter Cichuniec in McClain’s death. They went to trial together and were both convicted of…
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Arvada woman charged with murder after her teen daughter dies from alcohol abuse
An Arvada woman has been charged with murder after authorities said she supplied her 16-year-old daughter with alcohol for a prolonged period, leading up to her death. Arvada Police Department officers were called at about 8:15 a.m. on March 9 to the 6400 block of West 85th Avenue on reports of an unresponsive teenage girl,…
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‘I thought I was gonna die;’ JeffCo teen shot in face recounts shooting during trial
A Jefferson County teen who was shot in the face when he and his friend were seeking a spot to take homecoming photos said he believed he was going to die as he recounted the shooting during trial testimony on Thursday. The second-degree assault trial for Brent John Metz, 40, a former Mountain View council…
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How a CU Boulder law school program helped free a Denver man after 27 years in ‘shaken baby’ murder case
From the first time she looked at Stephen Martinez’s case, Boulder attorney Jeanne Segil knew she had a shot at getting him released from prison. Martinez, 58, spent 27 years behind bars for a crime he now says never happened. Four-month-old Heather Lynn Mares, the daughter of Martinez’s roommate, died Oct. 17, 1998 after she…
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Grand jury indicts 2 petition circulators in 2024 signature-forgery case
A statewide grand jury has indicted two petition circulators on allegations that they forged signatures while gathering support for a proposed constitutional amendment on the 2024 ballot. The Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser’s office said the circulators — Cherell Long of Nevada and Martin Arellano of Texas — were working for a Colorado Springs–based canvassing…