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Pueblo passes on a ‘weak’ mayor for now. Strong mayor? Maybe
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Remember the strong-mayor-vs.-weak-mayor debate we reported on in Pueblo? It turns out weak mayor has lost. As for a strong mayor, however, that’ll be left to the city’s voters. As The Pueblo Chieftain’s Peter Roper reported recently: There will be a ballot question asking city voters if they want to adopt a strong-mayor system – a…
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A windfall to students — and a turning point for the Pueblo Chieftain on pot
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For all of Colorado’s newfound hipness – it always has been a destination for skiing and scenery, but now there’s also craft beer and, well, y’know, pot – it’s the legalization of marijuana over four years ago that still leaves plenty of long-timers feeling like they woke up on the other side of the looking…
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Will DougCo’s jail tax now accommodate Pueblo’s shoplifters?
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Given Douglas County commissioners’ vote last week to shelve a proposed ballot issue rerouting some of the county’s Justice Center sales tax to fund highway expansion, it was hard not to find irony in a news report out of Pueblo a few days later. The Pueblo Chieftain’s headline said it all: “Pueblo may pay to send…
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‘Strong’ mayor? ‘Weak’ mayor? Pueblo asks: How about any mayor?
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For a long time Denver and, much more recently, Colorado Springs have been the only cities in the state with what municipal-government wonks call a “strong mayor” form of government. That’s where the mayor serves as the city’s full-time, hands-on chief executive, appointing department heads, running day-to-day operations and generally presiding over a separate branch…
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Lamborn’s bid to curb EPA suit against Springs gets push-back from Pueblo — and Tipton
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If they couldn’t fight over water, would longtime rivals Pueblo and Colorado Springs find something else to fight over? Of course! But for now, the ongoing feud over Fountain Creek will do. The contaminated stormwater that perennially pours into the waterway from the Springs metro area and flows downstream to Pueblo and beyond prompted a lawsuit against…
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Governor orders flags lowered Monday until noon in observance of Memorial Day
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Gov. John Hickenlooper has ordered flags lowered to half-staff on all public buildings statewide on Monday in recognition of Memorial Day. Flags should be lowered from sunrise until noon, the governor’s office said. In an official proclamation, President Donald Trump declared Memorial Day as a day of prayer for permanent peace, asking Americans to unite…
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Governor orders flags lowered Monday in observance of Peace Officers Memorial Day
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Gov. John Hickenlooper ordered flags lowered to half-staff on all public buildings statewide on Monday in recognition of Peace Officers Memorial Day, the start of the national observance of Police Week. Flags should be lowered from sunrise to sunset, the governor’s office said. In an official proclamation, President Donald Trump declared Peace Officers Memorial Day…
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Governor orders flags lowered Thursday to honor former U.S. Rep. Ray Kogovsek
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Gov. John Hickenlooper has ordered flags lowered to half-staff on all public buildings statewide on Thursday to honor Pueblo native Ray Kogovsek, a former state lawmaker and congressman, who died Sunday night. Flags should be lowered from sunrise to sunset, the governor’s office said. Kogovsek, 75, a Democrat, served a decade in the Colorado Legislature — he…
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Pueblo political mainstay Ray Kogovsek passes on — and evokes a torrent of tributes
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The death Sunday of onetime 3rd Congressional District U.S. Rep. Ray Kogovsek — a legend in southern Colorado politics, a linchpin in the state Democratic Party and a friend to countless Coloradans — has prompted an outpouring of praise and memories from fellow Puebloans as well as the state’s political establishment. The Pueblo Chieftain’s Peter Roper…
