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Colorado Senate committee advances bill to create 29 judgeships, with lawmaker support delicate
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The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill to establish 29 new Colorado judgeships by a vote of 6-1 on Wednesday, with supporters and opponents both cautioning that their positions could change based on the availability of money. The committee heard testimony from numerous witnesses in support of the bill, including from sitting judges. Chief Justice…
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Trump closes gap in Colorado, George Brauchler runs for district attorney, Denver council OKs $25M contract to house immigrants | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Feb. 7, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: With Donald Trump all but certain to become the Republican nominee, a recent poll shows he has closed some of the gap against President Joe Biden in Colorado since losing the state by double digits four years ago. But the Republican still lags…
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Prosecutor struggled with alleged Club Q shooter’s bomb threat case that was dismissed
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Four days before the alleged Club Q shooter was scheduled to go to trial last year on charges of threatening to set off a bomb and become the “next mass killer,” a prosecutor handling the case could not provide key details to the presiding judge over why a key witness might not be available to…
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Plagued by crime, metro Denver is among the worst in America: CSI report
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A new report paints metro Denver as an urban region plagued by rising crime – with numbers that are among the worst in the country. Car theft in Denver is second highest in the nation, and three other Colorado cities rank in the Top 10, according to the Common Sense Institute, a free enterprise think tank. Indeed,…
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Colorado ethics commission to move forward on complaint against DNR’s Gibbs
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The Colorado Independent Ethics Commission will look into a complaint filed against Department of Natural Resources Executive Director Dan Gibbs tied to a contract awarded to his wife’s employer. Along with a third ethics complaint filed against Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters, the commission voted unanimously Tuesday to accept the Amendment 41 complaint against Gibbs. It was filed…
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House judiciary panel tackles sweeping legislative response to fentanyl crisis
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Editor’s note: The House Judiciary Committee this afternoon heard testimony on a sweeping legislation aimed at confronting Colorado’s fentanyl crisis. This story has been updated multiple times. Here’s the latest. Herod can’t attend fentanyl hearing as Joint Budget Committee meets at the same time Rep. Leslie Herod, who was temporarily appointed to the House…
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Advocates for stricter penalties for fentanyl press their case
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A coalition of business leaders and law enforcement officials made the case Monday for making simple possession of fentanyl a felony, one day ahead of a House panel hearing a sweeping bill that seeks to confront Colorado’s opioid crisis. JJ Ament, president and CEO of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, thanked Speaker of the…
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Attorney General Phil Weiser draws challenge from Republican DA John Kellner
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Republican District Attorney John Kellner, the top prosecutor in Colorado’s 18th Judicial District, declared on Thursday that he’s challenging Democratic Attorney General Phil Weiser, who is seeking a second term. Kellner announced his long-anticipated run in a Colorado Politics opinion article that attempts to link Weiser to the state’s rising crime rate. “Make no mistake,…
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Polis won’t say if he met with Kardashian, others over controversial commutation
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Coloradans may never find out who tried to influence Gov. Jared Polis and what kinds of discussions the governor held in his decision to commute the 110-year sentence of a truck driver whose actions in 2019 led to a fiery 28-car pileup that killed four and injured several others. Or at least not from the…
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With no challenger in sight, Colorado AG Phil Weiser finishes quarter with $2.2 million on hand
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While he has yet to draw a Republican opponent, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser continued to raise money for his re-election bid at a record-setting pace, finishing the year’s final quarter with more than $2.2 million in the bank, the Democrat’s campaign said Thursday. Weiser, a former dean of the University of Colorado law school and…
