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Ted Cooke reflects on turmoil over his nomination to Bureau of Reclamation
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Ted Cooke, the former nominee for commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, called the decision to scuttle his nomination “feckless.” President Donald Trump had nominated Cooke, the former director of the Central Arizona Project, in June to head the bureau, which is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior. The bureau manages the Colorado…
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Swift action needed in Colorado’s water stewardship: Panel
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Water experts agree: Without swift, collaborative and regionalized action, the cost of a failure to address water loss in our state will be “stunning.” A discussion hosted by The Common Sense Institute Wednesday centered on the future of water usage in Colorado and featured key findings in a new report. Kristin Strohm, the President and…
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Colorado court upholds expulsion of DougCo student who allegedly made ‘hitlist,’ allusions to shooting
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A trial judge correctly upheld the Douglas County School District’s expulsion of a student who allegedly created a “hitlist” and made other allusions to school shootings online, Colorado’s second-highest court determined last week. At the time the student, identified as “John Doe,” made the comments over messaging platform Discord, it had been less than a…
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Colorado appeals court reverses man’s conviction for harassment via Facebook, extorting girlfriend
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A Colorado Springs lawyer who baited his former girlfriend into violating a no-contact order and threatened to have her jailed if she did not continue communicating with him will receive a new trial, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last week. Jurors convicted Daniel Neal Noffsinger in 2020 of extortion and harassment stemming from a series of…
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Appeals court reinstates lawsuit against CU over failing to place ‘wet floor’ sign on staircase
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The state’s second-highest court has reversed a Boulder County judge and decided the University of Colorado’s failure to warn a student about a recently-mopped and slippery staircase means the institution cannot claim immunity from being sued. The lawsuit involving then-freshman Jordan Galef is one of multiple plaintiff-friendly rulings from the Court of Appeals in recent weeks…
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BEST OF COPO 2018 | John Hickenlooper’s legacy of water
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Colorado Politics is taking a look back at some of our most significant and compelling stories of 2018. This story originally was published June 19. Gov. John Hickenlooper leaves office on Jan. 8, 2019, after eight years of service as governor. He may be best remembered for guiding the state through its growing pains over…
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COVER STORY: Hickenlooper’s legacy of water
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Gov. John Hickenlooper leaves office on Jan. 8, 2019, after eight years of service as governor. He may be best remembered for guiding the state through its growing pains over the legalization of recreational marijuana, but he leaves another legacy as well: Water. In a fast-growing state that places greater demands on its water supply…
