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State employees do not have right to rescind their resignation, appeals court says
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State agencies do not have to honor an employee’s request to withdraw their resignation, the Court of Appeals has ruled. A three-judge panel for the appellate court considered whether the state constitution, which guarantees that employees in the Colorado personnel system hold their jobs “during efficient service or until reaching retirement age,” allows workers to…
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Most Denver offices, city services to close on President’s Day
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Most Denver offices, facilities and agencies will close Monday in observance of the President’s Day holiday. Closures include all motor vehicle offices, workforce centers, City Council offices, the mayor’s office, the clerk and recorder’s office, the auditor’s office and all county and state-operated courts. Libraries and recreation centers will be closed as well. The Office…
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House committee approves bill exempting nonprofit child care centers from property tax
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Nonprofit child care centers in Colorado wouldn’t have to pay property taxes under legislation a state House committee advanced on Tuesday in the hopes of reducing costs and improving access. House Bill 1006 aims to modify current law that allows property owned and operated by nonprofit child care centers to be exempt from property taxes. The bill…
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El Paso County nonprofits receive nearly $9 million in federal ARPA funding for pandemic recovery
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The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown life off kilter for nearly two years, leaving adverse physical, social, emotional and mental burdens in its wake. To help El Paso County residents recover, 48 nonprofits that operate 50 regional programs spanning a wide gamut of public services collectively are receiving $8.95 million in federal stimulus money. Community Impact…
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Denver’s homeless employment program extended through end of year
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The Denver City Council approved a contract extension Monday to fund the city’s homeless employment program through the end of the year. The contract, which the council passed unanimously without comment, will provide $705,300 to Bayaud Enterprises Inc. to administer the Denver Day Works Program through Dec. 31. “We’ve seen that this program works,” Councilwoman…
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Denver City Council audit delayed over disagreement with Auditor’s Office
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A planned audit of the Denver City Council has been delayed by a conflict between the council and the Auditor’s Office over whether the council can have an observer present during the auditor’s interviews of staff members. Auditor Tim O’Brien announced the delay Tuesday, saying he refuses to conduct the staff interviews with senior staff members…
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10th Circuit dismisses lawsuit challenging validity of TABOR
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The federal appeals court based in Denver has dismissed the long-running lawsuit seeking to void Colorado’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights, finding in a 7-2 decision that a collection of local governments has no basis to challenge the 1992 constitutional amendment. Chief Judge Timothy M. Tymkovich, writing for himself and six of his colleagues, concluded that the…
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Colorado Springs voters back parks, roads measures in early returns
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Voters were roundly boosting Colorado Springs’ parks and infrastructure budget Tuesday night as preliminary results of the election showed city residents approving a tax retention question and renewing a longstanding sales tax. Leading with about 57% of the 100,399 votes counted for citywide question 2B, Colorado Springs can likely retain up to $7 million in…
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Conservative firebrand Gordon Klingenschmitt running for El Paso County commission
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Former state Rep. Gordon Klingenschmitt, a conservative firebrand, said Friday he hasn’t given up on politics despite a recent defeat. The Colorado Springs Republican said he will seek the District 2 seat on the five-member El Paso County commission in 2020. District 2 encompasses much of eastern Colorado Springs up to the edge of northeastern…
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Colorado’s prison population, once forecast to boom, now is expected to level
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Colorado’s prison population, which six months ago was projected to hit a record high in 2025, now is expected to level over the next six years. The state Department of Public Safety predicted in December that the population of prisoners would swell by more than 20% between fiscal years 2018 and 2025, from 20,136 at…