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Senate unanimously approves $30.5 million in grants for Colorado law enforcement
The Colorado Senate unanimously approved a bipartisan proposal Wednesday to fund $30.5 million in grant programs for state law enforcement, sending it to the House for consideration. If enacted, Senate Bill 145 would establish three grant programs to fund: crime prevention and crisis intervention in high-crime areas; law enforcement recruitment, retention, tuition and training; and,…
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‘No one is above the law’: Advocates hail criminal indictments in Elijah McClain’s death
Family members, elected officials and criminal justice reform advocates called criminal indictments unsealed Wednesday charging Aurora police officers and paramedics in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain a “powerful reminder” that no one is above the law. “Nothing will bring back my son, but I am thankful that his killers will finally be held accountable.”…