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Colorado justices to examine what happens when governments withhold key info from injured plaintiffs
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will decide whether injured plaintiffs do not have to strictly comply with the legal deadline for notifying the government if a public entity’s conduct makes it impossible to timely identify who should be sued. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to hear a case…
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Appeals court overturns El Paso County domestic violence convictions for improper testimony
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Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday overturned a man’s domestic violence convictions because a witness’s improper testimony had provided the only link between the defendant and the assault in question. Generally, courts do not allow hearsay testimony, which means out-of-court statements introduced to prove the truth. Such statements are not subject to cross-examination under oath, making…
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Appeals judge suggests revising governmental immunity law in response to Manitou Springs’ ‘hide-the-ball’ conduct
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A member of the state’s second-highest court has suggested lawmakers revise Colorado’s governmental immunity law to prevent public entities from torpedoing lawsuits by withholding the identity of the actual party responsible for an injury. Last week, a three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals agreed Jaimi J. Mostellar’s lawsuit against Colorado Springs must be dismissed…
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El Paso County, Colorado Springs residents to vote on transportation tax extension
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This November, El Paso County and Colorado Springs voters will decide at the polls whether to extend a local sales tax that funds regional and multimodal road projects for another 10 years. Pikes Peak Regional Transportation Authority, which collects the 1-cent sales tax to share among six regional governments, on Wednesday authorized setting the ballot…
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Manitou Springs raises minimum age for tobacco, e-cigarette purchases to 21
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The Manitou Springs City Council voted unanimously this week to raise the minimum age for buying tobacco and e-cigarette products from 18 to 21 in a bid to keep nicotine out of local teens’ hands. If the ordinance wins final approval from the council on Jan. 7, the municipality will become the first in El…
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Manitou Springs City Council refuses to enact arts tax passed by voters in November
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The Manitou Springs City Council on Tuesday rejected a measure that would authorize collection of an arts and culture sales tax approved by voters in the Nov. 5 election. Proponents of the 0.3% arts tax have accused council members Jay Rohrer, Susan Wolbrueck, Bob Todd and Becky Elder of going against the will of the…
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Manitou mayoral candidates: Colorado Springs an Incline bully
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The former owner of a now-defunct local newspaper and the chairman of the Manitou Springs Planning Commission are vying to become the city’s next mayor. Manitou voters will this fall choose between Alan Delwiche, who has served on municipal boards and committees including the Planning Commission, and John Graham, who published the weekly Pikes Peak…
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Q&A w/Ken Jaray | Manitou mayor ushers in a ‘culture of engagement’
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Being mayor of Manitou Springs, the charming and historic town nestled up against Pikes Peak just west of Colorado Springs, is about a lot more than wielding the gavel at City Council meetings – or the starter pistol at the annual Pikes Pikes Ascent and Marathon. Ken Jaray has done both since he was elected…
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Centrist Project celebrates win by independent Thornton City Council candidate
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The Centrist Project, a national group working to elect independent candidates to the Colorado Legislature, on Wednesday cheered the re-election of Thornton City Councilman Sam Nizam, one of three municipal candidates the group supported around the state in this week’s election. “Sam’s victory shows the electorate is ready to rally around common sense, independent leaders,”…
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Former Manitou Springs mayor to run for Pete Lee’s House seat
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The race to succeed Rep. Pete Lee in House District 18 in Colorado Springs next year got a little more crowded when former Manitou Springs Mayor Marc Snyder signed up for the race last week. Lee is running in Senate District 11 to succeed Mike Merrifield, a former Manitou Springs city councilman who is retiring…
