deputy zackari parrish
-
FEEDBACK | Teachers, guns & money — and more
—
by
More money into the system – or better pay for the best teachers? The recent opinion piece from Colorado teacher Jill Cullis shed some light on the problems facing Colorado’s schools. Recent increases in funding, with the bulk of those dollars not going to teachers’ salaries, is the real problem. During Teacher Appreciation Week, we should…
-
Bill to toughen law on false shooting reports barrels toward the House
—
by
For some sick reason, some pranksters think it’s funny to call in false reports to summon a SWAT team. But Sen. John Cooke of Greeley has a bill with momentum that could make them think twice. The former Weld County sheriff’s Senate Bill 68 would increase the crime from a misdemeanor to a felony. The…
-
VIDEO: Sen. Cory Gardner on Colorado law enforcement: ‘We have their backs’
—
by
Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner used the weekly Republican Senate leadership press conference in Washington Tuesday afternoon to address the deaths of three law enforcement officers in Colorado since Dec. 31. Deputy Micah Flick was killed in the line of duty Monday in El Paso County. Adams County Sheriff’s Deputy Heath Gumm was shot while investigating…
-
Gov. John Hickenlooper orders observance for slain Adams County deputy
—
by
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper on Thursday morning ordered American flags on public buildings across the state to be lowered to honor slain Adams County Sheriff’s Deputy Heath Gumm. They will remain lowered until sunset after his funeral. A deputy since 2013, Grimm, 32, was killed in the line of duty answering a call in Thornton…
-
Legislative session gets going under the Gold Dome with talk of compromise
—
by
Republicans will introduce a bill to lock $300 million a year into the state budget, and then refer a ballot measure to Colorado voters in November to allow the state to borrow money against it for transportation, Senate President Kevin Grantham said on the opening day of the legislative session Wednesday. That would get the…
