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Colorado Springs nonprofit receives $125,000 to address, prevent hate crimes
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A Colorado Springs nonprofit is one of 11 organizations nationwide receiving a grant to support victims of hate crimes. The local recipient, Voces Unidas for Justice, provides access to safety services for victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse, stalking and other forms of trauma in the Latino community. El Paso County Search and Rescue competes…
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Bennet challenger Joe O’Dea hits airwaves with Spanish-language radio ad
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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joe O’Dea has released a Spanish-language radio ad narrated by his wife, whose grandparents immigrated to the United States from Mexico in the early part of the last century, his campaign said. O’Dea, a wealthy construction company owner and one of seven GOP candidates running against Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet,…
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Most teens cited for violating Denver’s curfew are Latino
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by Andrew Kenney, The Denver Post Rosa sat, trembling slightly, in a fourth-floor courtroom in downtown Denver. She wore a black sweatshirt printed with the word AMERICA. She was waiting for a translator for her mother. Other kids were in the half-full courtroom for destroying property or fighting. But Rosa, 17, was in trouble because…
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Annual report shows wages, opportunities stall for minority Coloradans
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Black and Latino workers in the state continue to struggle with stagnant wages, according to new report published by Colorado Center on Law and Policy. The “State of Working Colorado” shows that most Colorado workers have seen few if any gains in recent years, the center said. “Meanwhile, black and Latino workers still face alarming…
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Fearing deportation, Denver Latinos face higher property taxes
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As Cinco de Mayo approaches, fear of deportation is prevalent among Denver’s Latino community, as it is across the country, due to the federal government’s tough stance on immigration and President Donald Trump’s actions, such as proposing a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. That was part of the preliminary findings from the Denver Latino Commission…
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Denveright process working toward 20-year vision plan
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A first-time, multi-department planning process in the City and County of Denver — known as Denveright — is working well, members of Denver City Council were recently told. The effort was announced nearly one year ago by Mayor Michael Hancock and is designed to show a vision for Denver over the next two decades. Four…
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Ontiveros: A 2017 resolution for more opportunity in Colorado
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In order to create a better life for ourselves and our families, we need to be able to seize opportunities. During this upcoming state legislative session, Colorado lawmakers have a chance to improve lives – especially those who feel held back by bad public policy – by reforming three policies that are currently closing off opportunity to…
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? DeGette: Ending the Hyde Amendment
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Recently there’s been a groundswell of support for legislation to right a four-decade wrong: a restriction using federal funds for women’s health care that has predominantly hurt the underprivileged. This ban, known as the Hyde Amendment, prohibits federal funds in Medicaid and other health programs from being used for abortions. Now the restriction stops this…
