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ICYMI: Hemp bill hot water, redistricting outcry in El Paso County, Aurora performing arts center in the works
? A bill designed to help an Arkansas Valley hemp farmer in a water dispute with the federal government landed state Sen. Don Coram, R-Montrose, in some hot water with at least one constituent. Coram sponsored Senate Bill 117, which recognizes industrial hemp as an approved agricultural product so it can use federal water. It…
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John Hickenlooper proclaims official John Elway Day in Colorado to honor Broncos legend
Gov. John Hickenlooper on Wednesday declared May 24, 2017, John Elway Day in Colorado, but the Denver Broncos general manager and former quarterback didn’t know he had a holiday until late in the evening after he’d finished eating dinner along with 2,000 business, political and civic leaders at the Mizel Institute’s annual dinner in Denver.…
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More fire stations needed in NE Denver, audit finds
A lack of fire stations in the Northeast Denver fire district that caused slow response times, a staffing shortage and a growing population that led to an increase in calls for service for the Denver Fire Department were issues cited in a city audit report. Fire officials were aware of the slow response time issue…