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‘An Evening in Provence’ exceeds its fundraising goal | NONPROFIT REGISTER
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AURORA INTERFAITH COMMUNITY SERVICES Aurora NEWS: That sigh of relief emanating from an office at 1553 Clinton St. in Aurora on Monday morning? It was the Aurora Interfaith Community Services staff when it became apparent that income from AICS’s annual gala had exceeded its goal by 30%. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); While an exact figure is…
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‘Tough’ or ‘soft’ on crime? That framing misses the point, experts say | COVER
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Amid the often-polarizing debates over crime at the state Capitol, the officers and experts who actually deal with criminal cases on a daily basis argued that to judge Colorado based on whether it is “soft” or “hard” entirely misses the point. The goal, they said, is to strike just the right balance. Veer too far…
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Town hall: Regional leaders delve into Denver’s illegal immigration crisis
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Metro Denver’s regional leaders on Tuesday delved into what one official described as the moral obligation to help immigrants who have arrived in Colorado after illegally crossing America’s southern border, as well as the economic and fiscal impact of spending potentially $90 million of taxpayer dollars this year alone on the crisis. And…
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Town hall will tackle the No. 1 issue in the state: immigration | Vince Bzdek
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“They let — I think the real number is 15, 16 million people into our country. When they do that, we got a lot of work to do. They’re poisoning the blood of our country. … I said, ‘No, they’re not humans, they’re not humans, they’re animals.’” — Donald Trump, 2024 “Give me your tired, your…
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Town hall will tackle the No. 1 issue in the state: immigration | Vince Bzdek
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“They let — I think the real number is 15, 16 million people into our country. When they do that, we got a lot of work to do. They’re poisoning the blood of our country. … I said, ‘No, they’re not humans, they’re not humans, they’re animals.’” — Donald Trump, 2024 “Give me your tired, your…
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Aurora council kills proposal to eliminate marijuana excise tax
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Aurora councilmembers shot down a proposal during a recent study session to get rid of the excise tax on marijuana cultivation. Officials said the city relies heavily on the nearly $700,000 in revenue generated from the tax to pay for road work and debt. In Colorado, on top of regular sales tax, the marijuana industry…
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Aurora council kills proposal to eliminate marijuana excise tax
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Aurora councilmembers shot down a proposal during a recent study session to get rid of the excise tax on marijuana cultivation. Officials said the city relies heavily on the nearly $700,000 in revenue generated from the tax to pay for road work and debt. In Colorado, on top of regular sales tax, the marijuana industry…
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Denver to close four immigrant shelters, starting with Aurora
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Next week when Denver begins closing shelters used to temporarily house immigrants, officials will start with the shelter in Aurora that has driven a wedge between the two cities. The shelter is one of four hotels that Denver Mayor Mike Johnston said earlier this week the city would be shuttering over the next month, a…
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Tension boils over at Aurora Council meeting about public defenders, call for ceasefire
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Tension boiled over at the Aurora City council meeting on Monday, when two items — a call for a “cease-fire” in Gaza and efforts to undo the request for proposals to examine the potential effects of privatizing the city’s public defender’s office — were removed from the agenda. Councilmember Alison Coombs, who had championed the “cease-fire”…
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Aurora council debates stance on home occupancy bill
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Aurora City Council members debated Monday whether or not to take a stance on a house bill regarding housing occupancy limits, finally deciding to move the conversation to a later study session. The bill, House Bill 1007, approved by the Colorado House Friday, would restrict local governments from adopting ordinances that limit occupancy for unrelated…
