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Denver mayoral candidate Trinidad Rodriguez announces public safety plan
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In the shadow of the Denver Police Department headquarters at 1331 Cherokee St., mayoral candidate Trinidad Rodriguez – just like several of his counterparts in previous weeks -announced his public safety plan Thursday. Rodriguez is one of 17 candidates running for Denver Mayor in the April 4 election. The Denver Gazette asked the mayoral candidates…
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New Colorado state park could feature 80-plus miles of trail: Draft plan
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A recently released draft master plan paints the picture of a state park under development in southern Colorado. Three years after Fishers Peak State Park was established, a document spanning 188 pages lays out a detailed proposal for the future of the 19,000-plus acres. That includes plans for hikers to finally reach the iconic, flattop…
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Cops in this Colorado town want to pay for AR-15s with pot taxes
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Police officers in Trinidad want AR-15 rifles for their patrol cars – and they want to use marijuana tax revenue generated in the former coal hub to buy them. The Trinidad Chronicle-News reports that the police chief believes the department is in need of the semi-automatic rifles to complement the shotguns that officers already carry…
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Call Sheriff Jim Casias retired; just don’t call him a politician
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Las Animas County Sheriff and one-time Senate District 35 hopeful Jim Casias is calling it a career. The Trinidad native is retiring in coordination with his 70th birthday, according to a local news report. Journalist Steve Blocks reports for the Chronicle News that Casias is taking leave later this week and officially retiring May 2:…
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Trinidad is booming from pot — but how long will it last?
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A lot of marijuana is being sold in Las Animas County – the most per capita in the state, in fact. According to a recent report from the Colorado Department of Revenue, the county near the New Mexico-Colorado border sold $43.9 million worth of recreational cannabis last year. That’s more than neighboring Pueblo County, which…
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Trinidad takes its thumb off the scale for the city’s pot purveyors
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It seems as if the small southeastern town of Trinidad is fine-tuning regulations for the industry that saved it from the “abyss of nothingness.” Earlier this month, the Trinidad City Council decided to amend the way it charges a $25 fee for each pound of cultivated retail marijuana. Up until now the city’s fee called…
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Colorado’s first affordable housing project for artists reaches funding mark
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Two years ago Gov. John Hickenlooper stood alongside artists in Loveland and announced the state would be the first in the nation to help develop affordable housing for artists across Colorado. That vision made another milestone last week in Trinidad, which was the first community chosen for the Space to Create program. Trinidad, an old…
