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Federal judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit against Pueblo school district for censoring Facebook commenter
A federal judge last week agreed a man whose critical comments were allegedly removed from Pueblo School District 60’s Facebook page may sue the district for a violation of his First Amendment rights. James Erb filed suit in October alleging that he read a news story in May 2024 about three high school students who graduated…
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Federal judge rejects Aurora’s plea to reconsider excessive force decision in light of SCOTUS precedent
A federal judge on Monday rejected the city of Aurora’s attempt to invoke a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision about government employees’ personal conduct, and instead stood by her prior ruling that city policies allegedly motivated an officer to attack a woman while he was on administrative leave. Wyoma Martinez filed suit against Officer Douglas…
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Colorado lawmakers eye $2 billion spending hike; wildlife officials release map showing wolf travel; Denver bans sugary drinks from children’s menus | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is March 28, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Colorado lawmakers are proposing to spend $40.6 billion in the next fiscal year – $2 billion more than last year – driven by bigger allocations for health care, a significant expansion in the state’s workforce and more money for schools seeing increased enrollment…
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Colorado lawmakers eye $2 billion spending hike; wildlife officials release map showing wolf travel; Denver bans sugary drinks from children’s menus | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is March 28, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Colorado lawmakers are proposing to spend $40.6 billion in the next fiscal year — $2 billion more than last year — driven by bigger allocations for health care, a significant expansion in the state’s workforce and more money for schools seeing increased enrollment…
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Colorado senators pass evictions bill; Republican Deborah Flora qualifies for 4th CD primary; lawmakers target kids’ use of social media | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is March 27, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: A two-year effort to add more stringent requirements before a landlord can evict a renter cleared a major hurdle on Tuesday, when the state Senate approved a House measure on a close vote. On Monday, the measure, which requires landlords to show “cause”…
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Colorado senators pass evictions bill; Republican Deborah Flora qualifies for 4th CD primary; lawmakers target kids’ use of social media | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is March 27, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: A two-year effort to add more stringent requirements before a landlord can evict a renter cleared a major hurdle on Tuesday, when the state Senate approved a House measure on a close vote. (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”); On Monday, the measure, which requires landlords…
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Trump’s social media company approved to go public, potentially netting former president billions
NEW YORK (AP) – Donald Trump is returning to the stock market. Shareholders of Digital World Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded shell company, approved a deal to merge with the former president’s media business in a Friday vote. That means Trump Media & Technology Group, whose flagship product is social networking site Truth Social, will…
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Colorado lawmakers target social media platforms used by kids, justices grapple with questions of race in jury selection | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is Feb. 15, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: A measure in the Colorado state Senate aims to impose a host of requirements on social media companies, including age verification, tools and settings for parents and a prohibition against practices that are “not in the best interest of juveniles.” Notably, the proposal…
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Colorado bill targets social media platforms used by kids, teens
A measure in the Colorado state Senate aims to impose a host of requirements on social media companies, including age verification, tools and settings for parents and a prohibition against practices that are “not in the best interest of juveniles.” Notably, the proposal mandates social media companies to respond to inquiries from law enforcement agency…
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Colorado AG, Supreme Court justice speak at summit about challenges facing democracy
At an event last month broadly touching on the challenges facing American democracy, Attorney General Phil Weiser and Justice Melissa Hart provided their views on the dangers of artificial intelligence, digital speech and the recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions curtailing longstanding protections for abortion rights and affirmative action. Weiser explained that he is most concerned…