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Colorado legislators propose $46.8 billion budget, driven by Medicaid costs
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The six-member panel of legislators in charge of crafting the state budget has now turned over its plan to the Colorado legislature, proposing to spend $1.5 billion more for the Medicaid program. The increase is driven by Medicaid costs, which forced the Joint Budget Committee to make cuts elsewhere. All told, House Bill 26-1410 proposes…
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Appeals Court rules Douglas County violated open meeting laws
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The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that Douglas County Commissioners violated Colorado open meeting laws in a series of closed meetings leading up to the county’s failed home rule special election. The Thursday ruling reversed a trial court’s denial of a preliminary injunction, finding the meetings were subject to open meeting laws and plaintiffs demonstrated…
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Former Parker police sergeant arrested for unlawful sexual conduct
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A former Parker Police Department sergeant was arrested Friday after being charged with multiple counts of “unlawful sexual conduct,” according to department officials on Monday. The department placed Sgt. Troy Brienzo, 31, on investigative leave on Jan. 7 after an “alleged incident,” according to a PPD news release in February. He resigned on Feb. 13.…
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Governor signs bill expanding who can petition for weapons restrictions
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Gov. Jared Polis on Monday signed a bill into law expanding who can ask a judge to temporarily restrict a person’s access to firearms. Established in 2019, 0Colorado’s extreme risk protection law (ERPO) initially allowed a family member or law enforcement officers to petition a court to prohibit an individual they believe poses an “imminent…
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As Colorado passes 6 million residents, housing initiatives take center stage
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New Census data confirming Colorado’s population has topped six million is fueling renewed debate over Gov. Jared Polis’ housing agenda, as he tied the population increases to home construction. The governor said the counties experiencing the largest increases in new housing construction — Weld, Larimer, and Douglas — are also seeing the fastest population growth.…
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Bill to accelerate police access to online data clears Colorado committee
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A proposal to speed up law enforcement’s access to social media data is advancing in the Colorado Legislature, drawing testimony from the residents of Evergreen, where a school shooting took place, and questions from opponents worried about privacy and constitutional limits. On Sept. 10, Desmond Holly, 16, entered Evergreen High School with a loaded revolver,…
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Striking JBS workers to return on promise of talks
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Workers at one of the nation’s largest meatpacking plants have agreed to return to work and halt a three-week strike after plant owner JBS USA agreed to resume negotiations, labor union representatives announced The strike by thousands of workers at the Swift Beef Co. plant in Greeley began on March 16 in coordination with the…
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Aurora City Council to vote on water restrictions as metro area faces water supply woes
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At Monday night’s regular Aurora City Council meeting, councilmembers will cast an official vote on a Stage I Water Shortage declaration, as recommended by Aurora Water. If it passes, restrictions on water use will go into effect the next day, Tuesday, water engineer John Murphy told councilmembers at a recent study session, adding that the…
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Colorado ski resorts announce early closures amid historic snowpack lows, high temperatures
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Vail Resorts is the latest area to announce season closure Wednesday As Colorado’s historically low snowpack year comes to a close and spring conditions take over the mountains, the state’s major ski resorts are announcing closing dates — some of which are weeks before historic closing dates. Most of Colorado’s ski resorts did not get…
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear set to headline Colorado Democrats’ annual fundraising dinner
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, one of the Democrats’ top 2028 presidential prospects, is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the Colorado Democratic Party’s annual fundraising dinner in June in Denver, the party said Friday. Serving his second term as governor of the otherwise solidly Republican state, Beshear chairs the Democratic Governors Association and is…
