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Federal judge tosses man’s excessive force lawsuit against Loveland police
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A federal judge has dismissed a man’s lawsuit against the city of Loveland and multiple police officers that alleged excessive force and unlawful arrest. Although Christopher Talmadge claimed that he was nonviolent and “minding his own business” when police reportedly slammed his head into his driveway, the city pointed to an affidavit the night of…
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Judge tosses attempt to extract $300 million from Loveland through invalid arbitration scheme
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A federal judge has agreed that the city of Loveland does not owe a man $300 million through a baseless arbitration award. U.S. District Court Judge William J. Martínez determined that no valid contract existed between Eyoel-Dawit Matios and the city, and a court could not confirm an arbitrator’s award to Matios under those circumstances. The Feb.…
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Calkins family opposes change for Longmont’s Union Reservoir
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The family a Weld County lake is named after is weighing in against a proposed change that the Colorado Geographic Naming Advisory Board has been wrestling with for the past two months. Originally known as Calkins Lake, seven miles west of I-25 near Longmont, the body of water is more commonly known as Union Reservoir. That’s…
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Colorado voters set to decide school board and city council races, contentious ballot measures
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Voters across Colorado finish casting ballots at 7 p.m. tonight, deciding city council and school board races as well as local ballot issues ranging from funding for affordable housing and limits on oil and gas drilling to road improvements and municipal high-speed internet. For the first time in eight years, though, there isn’t a statewide…
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State may have to decide if you can be taxed for your Netflix
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Hat tip to the Loveland Reporter-Herald for profiling an obscure tax issue that eventually could find its way onto just about every TV screen in Colorado: the city of Loveland’s attempt to assess local sales tax on internet streaming behemoth Netflix. An audit last year by City Hall in the northern Front Range burg revealed…
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McKean, Shadduck-McNally seeking HD 51 seat
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Growing up on a small farm in north Missouri, Hugh McKean had to figure out how to fix things because his family couldn’t afford to replace them. If McKean, a Republican, defeats Democrat Jody Shadduck-McNally in the Colorado House District 51 race this November, he says he plans to bring that same common-sense mentality to…
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Bennet fires up support, pitches unity to raucous convention crowd
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, who is running for reelection in one of the most-closely watched congressional races in the country, gave the centerpiece speech at the Democratic Party state convention Saturday in Loveland. His talk energized the crowd of some 4,000 party delegates and drew repeat thrumming interruptions from Bernie Sanders supporters, who chanted for…
