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City Council to consider more settlements involving Denver Police
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The Denver City Council will likely approve two more settlements related to claims involving the Denver Police Department ahead of Monday’s 3:30 p.m. meeting. There were six such resolutions last week totaling $1.6 million. The two this week total $110,000. Denver settles 6 claims against police for $1.6 million, but ‘more needs to be done’…
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Latino community advocates: Colorado redistricting plan needs big changes
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The Colorado House and Senate district map being toured around the state for public input doesn’t provide adequate voting power to the state’s Hispanic and Latino communities, according to the Colorado Latino Leadership Advocacy & Research Organization. The prominent statewide advocacy organization proposed a total overhaul of the proposed legislative district maps, with a special…
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CHOICE CUTS | How competing redistricting requirements will reshape Colorado’s congressional map
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Note: This story has been updated to accommodate developments that happened the week of June 7. Colorado’s congressional redistricting commission has grappled with months-delayed census data, legislators trying to unconstitutionally tweak their procedures, a state Supreme Court case to defend their independence and the takedown of their first chairman over his controversial Facebook posts –…
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Tom Tancredo on sanctuary cities: Texas sheriff ‘has right idea’
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“This Texas Sheriff has the right idea,” one of Colorado’s Republican gubernatorial candidates, Tom Tancredo, said in a tweet Monday. “What will it take to get Denver, Boulder and other sanctuary cities in ….” Tancredo then posted an opinion piece from The Hill titled “Texas sanctuary city crackdown should go nationwide.” “Sanctuary policies create…
