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Aurora leaders threaten to end city’s domestic violence prosecution if state legislation passes
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Aurora Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky threatened to pursue an ordinance that would stop the city from prosecuting domestic violence cases if legislation at the Colorado state Capitol about indigent defense contracts gets passed. After a long and contentious push to see if the city of Aurora could save money by contracting out for indigent defense, which…
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Aurora leaders threaten to end city’s domestic violence prosecution if state legislation passes
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Aurora Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky threatened to pursue an ordinance that would stop the city from prosecuting domestic violence cases if legislation at the Colorado state Capitol about indigent defense contracts gets passed. After a long and contentious push to see if the city of Aurora could save money by contracting out for indigent defense, which…
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Denver to close four immigrant shelters, starting with Aurora
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Next week when Denver begins closing shelters used to temporarily house immigrants, officials will start with the shelter in Aurora that has driven a wedge between the two cities. The shelter is one of four hotels that Denver Mayor Mike Johnston said earlier this week the city would be shuttering over the next month, a…
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Stealing more than $100 worth of goods, or dining-and-dashing, results in Aurora jail time
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Aurora adopted harsher penalties for theft in the city, a move that supporters said will help reduce theft and one that opponents said will cost the city more in incarceration costs for a strategy that isn’t effective. Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky brought forward two ordinances at Monday night’s council meeting that add to the original ordinance…
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Aurora approves resolution deterring immigrants
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The Aurora City Council approved a resolution Monday night stating that the city of Aurora does not have the funding or resources to handle immigrants being brought into the city. The vote came after disagreement among councilmembers and backlash from community members who attended the meeting. The resolution was first considered at a council committee…
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Aurora council considers telling organizations: Stop bringing immigrants to city
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As Denver grapples with housing and feeding tens of thousands of immigrants, Aurora’s City Council members are mulling asking organizations to stop bringing immigrants into the city without first securing an agreement over costs and services. A resolution under consideration also states the city will “not allocate public funds, services, or staff resources for migrant…
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Aurora City Council debates harsher punishment for retail theft
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The Aurora City Council agreed to move forward with two ordinances Monday night that would broaden the city’s mandatory minimum sentence for retail theft ordinance that passed last year. Both ordinances were put forward by Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky and would add to the original ordinance passed in 2023, which set a three-day minimum mandatory jail…
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Aurora councilmembers argue over rule to ban children on the dais
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Aurora City Council passed new rules regarding seating on the council dais Monday following a councilmember’s decision to bring her child onto the dais that caused backlash and debate among members. Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky brought the rule change to Monday’s council meeting, prompting heated discussion between herself and councilmember Alison Coombs – who Jurinsky said…
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Why is Aurora in drought, but not Denver?
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While the city of Aurora already implemented drought restrictions for 2023, next door, the city of Denver doesn’t expect to declare a drought this year. The tale of two cities left some in Aurora scratching their heads, and the city’s drought restrictions garnered pushback from at least two of the city’s councilmembers. Aurora poised to…
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Call for the question: Aurora City Council debates meeting rules
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The Aurora City Council Monday began examining and discussing some of its meeting rules that can affect councilmembers’ ability to speak during meetings and in how the public can participate remotely. Mayor Mike Coffman is proposing that the city council repeal a meeting rule named “Call for the question,” which allows council to end debate…
