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Federal judge finds no constitutional violation in requiring illegal pot growers to forfeit house
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Requiring an Aurora couple to forfeit their home to the government after using it to illegally grow marijuana does not violate the constitutional prohibition against excessive fines, a federal judge ruled last month. In 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice petitioned to take possession of a home in the 23000 block of East Wagontrail Avenue…
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Denver mayoral candidate Trinidad Rodriguez announces public safety plan
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In the shadow of the Denver Police Department headquarters at 1331 Cherokee St., mayoral candidate Trinidad Rodriguez – just like several of his counterparts in previous weeks -announced his public safety plan Thursday. Rodriguez is one of 17 candidates running for Denver Mayor in the April 4 election. The Denver Gazette asked the mayoral candidates…
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Federal complaints filed against three Colorado U.S. senate candidates
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Three Coloradans running for the Republican U.S. Senate primary have failed to file required personal financial disclosures with the Secretary of the U.S. Senate*. Jarrod Munger, chair of the Stonewall Democrats Initiative and a recent vice chair of the Denver Democratic Party, on Monday filed complaints with the Department of Justice over those missing disclosures.…
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DOJ: Colorado-based cookie company settles discrimination claim for $26K
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SALT LAKE CITY – Cookie retailer Mrs. Fields will pay more than $26,000 in penalties to settle a claim that it discriminated against non-U.S. citizens authorized to work. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the agreement in a news release Thursday with the Broomfield, Colorado-based company. According to the department, Mrs. Fields requested lawful permanent…
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Roy Romer endorses Democrat Phil Weiser in attorney general race
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Democratic attorney general candidate Phil Weiser has been endorsed by former Colorado Gov. Roy Romer, his campaign announced Friday. “Phil Weiser will be an attorney general who will serve all of Colorado and help protect our citizens,” said Romer, who served three terms as governor beginning in the 1980s, in a statement. “He will listen…
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Rep. Dave Williams’ latest bill on sanctuary cities fails in House committee
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Despite support from the White House for the idea, Republican Rep. Dave Williams’ second attempt to put elected officials on the hook for creating sanctuary policies fell by the wayside Wednesday. To no surprise, the Democratic-controlled House State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee dispatched Williams’ House Bill 1178 on a party-line 6-3 vote. The same…
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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…
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Governor orders flags lowered in Colorado Friday to honor firefighter Mike Freeman
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Gov. John Hickenlooper ordered flags lowered to half-staff on all public buildings statewide on Friday in memory of South Metro Firefighter Engineer Mike Freeman, who died peacefully at his home Sunday after battling cancer. Flags should be lowered from sunrise to sunset, the governor’s office said. Freeman began his firefighting career in 1974 with the…
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Governor orders flags lowered Monday until noon in observance of Memorial Day
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Gov. John Hickenlooper has ordered flags lowered to half-staff on all public buildings statewide on Monday in recognition of Memorial Day. Flags should be lowered from sunrise until noon, the governor’s office said. In an official proclamation, President Donald Trump declared Memorial Day as a day of prayer for permanent peace, asking Americans to unite…
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Governor orders flags lowered Monday in observance of Peace Officers Memorial Day
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Gov. John Hickenlooper ordered flags lowered to half-staff on all public buildings statewide on Monday in recognition of Peace Officers Memorial Day, the start of the national observance of Police Week. Flags should be lowered from sunrise to sunset, the governor’s office said. In an official proclamation, President Donald Trump declared Peace Officers Memorial Day…
