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Delays stopped Colorado’s vaccine bill last year. Will they work again?

They asked for bills to be read at length. They gave a history of the man-made chemicals perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl. There was even a request for an amendment to dedicate a bill to the...

DATE: June 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Police and prosecutors: Aspects of Dems’ police accountability bill are problematic

As Colorado Democrats’ sweeping police accountability bill received its first hearing on Thursday, police, prosecutors and Republican state lawmakers raised concerns about unintended consequences....

DATE: June 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado Democrats unveil plan for $70M in coronavirus aid

Democrats in the Colorado legislature announced a slate of initiatives Thursday to spend $70 million in federal coronavirus aid , including a grant program to help small businesses recover from the...

DATE: June 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado governor allows businesses to refuse maskless customers

Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday unveiled an executive order allowing businesses across Colorado to refuse service to customers who won’t wear a mask. “With this executive order, it’s fine for...

DATE: June 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado Dems unveil police accountability bill

Democratic state lawmakers on Tuesday began to unveil a sweeping bill aimed at increasing law enforcement accountability in Colorado by collecting racial profiling data, ensuring officers hold each...

DATE: June 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Gov. Polis extends safer-at-home coronavirus directive until July 1

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Monday extended his safer-at-home coronavirus directive until July 1 with some modifications giving more leeway for the state’s older residents. “It may feel like we...

DATE: June 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Denver police arrest 83 for curfew violations

Police arrested 83 people who they say violated Denver’s 8 p.m. curfew Saturday night, a rule put in place in attempt to keep protesters from causing more damage and clashing with officers. Denver...

DATE: June 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado legislature won’t be in session after destructive protests

The Colorado legislature will not be in session on Friday or Saturday as planned after destructive protests in downtown Denver on Thursday night in response to the death of a black man during a...

DATE: May 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Democrats approve rule to allow remote voting in Colorado Legislature

With party-line votes, the General Assembly approved new rules Wednesday that allow lawmakers to cast votes remotely during a public health emergency, suspending the long tradition of requiring...

DATE: May 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

A-Basin provides glimpse of what next ski season may look like

ARAPAHOE BASIN — There are a lot of words to describe skiing and snowboarding. “Moral” and “victory” are not usually among them. But that’s how the staff at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area talked about...

DATE: May 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Colorado legislature’s return: ‘It’s an 11 on the weird scale’

The hallways were mostly empty. The lawmakers were mostly masked. The interactions were mostly awkward. The General Assembly’s return to the state Capitol after a two-month coronavirus pause...

DATE: May 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado health agencies alerting law enforcement about coronavirus cases

Several local public health agencies in Colorado are sharing information with emergency dispatchers about households where people have tested positive for the new coronavirus. The agencies say the...

DATE: May 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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