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Denver City Council considers bill to decriminalize jaywalking, Park Hill Golf Course details
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The Denver City Council has four resolutions on its agenda ahead of today’s weekly 3:30 p.m. meeting. There are four bills being introduced from various committees and two that are on final consideration. There will be two required public hearings and one courtesy public hearing. Here’s a list of the major happenings at council today: …
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A look ahead at Denver City Council’s Tuesday agenda
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The Denver City Council has nine resolutions on its agenda ahead of Tuesday’s 3:30 p.m. meeting. There are seven bills being introduced from various committees and two that are on final consideration. There are three public hearings. Meetings are normally held on Monday, but due to the Martin Luther King holiday city offices were closed…
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Why immigrants from South America choose Denver
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In early November – long before the crisis at the border in El Paso, Texas spilled over into Denver – a bus of immigrants rolled into the Mile High City. Andrea Loya, executive director of Casa de Paz, had been communicating with a volunteer organization in El Paso since August to see if the Denver…
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Tourism outlook: Pent-up travel demand will boost visitor numbers in the Pikes Peak region
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Colorado Springs tourism leaders are optimistic that visitors will return to the Pikes Peak region in near-record numbers as the two-year-old COVID-19 pandemic fades from view. Officials believe Americans are ready to take vacations after two years of trying to avoid infection, and they are spending heavily to bring those visitors to the region. Visit…
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Noon, evening rallies push for abortion rights at state Capitol
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Justine Sandoval has been fighting for abortion rights for more than a decade. Throughout her time as an activist, she has spoken at and organized hundreds of abortion rights rallies. But she knew a battle would ensue if the U.S. Supreme Court targeted Roe v. Wade. On Monday night, she learned about the high court’s…
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Planned Parenthood in ‘race’ to scale up Colorado abortion access to meet out-of-state demand
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Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains is in a race to scale up its capacity for abortion services to more out-of-state patients as Colorado and the rest of the country brace for a potential U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing states to decide the parameters of abortion access. On Monday night, Politico reported that the Supreme…
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House Democrats give preliminary approval to bill affirming right to abortion after 23-hour debate
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The House on Saturday wrapped up more than 23 hours of debate – likely a state record – on a proposal to enshrine the unequivocal right to an abortion in state law. The lengthy debate, which began Friday morning and ended at 10:17 a.m., is likely a General Assembly record. House Bill 1279 was adopted on a…
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Texas Rep. August Pfluger endorses Eli Bremer in Colorado’s Republican US Senate primary
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U.S. Rep. August Pfluger, a Texas Republican, on Thursday endorsed Eli Bremer in Colorado’s GOP primary for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Michael Bennet. Pfluger said that his fellow Air Force Academy graduate has the national security chops needed in the Senate amid mounting crises worldwide, including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “We have…
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The Great Resignation: Record numbers of Colorado workers are quitting their jobs. So where are they going?
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It has been called the Great Resignation. The Big Quit. The Great Reshuffle. Whatever the name, it’s a stunning transformation in the American workforce as workers quit in unprecedented numbers – some retiring, some retreating until the pandemic is over, some forging a new path. In that last category is Ben Gallegos-Pardo – although his “new”…