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Immigration Detention Facility in Aurora Expands With 432-Bed Annex

By Conor McCormick-CavanaghFebruary 1, 2019

In January, the immigration detention facility in Aurora began housing new detainees in a newly opened 432-bed annex.

Denver Will Vote on Psilocybin Decriminalization in May

Denver Will Vote on Psilocybin Decriminalization in May

By Conor McCormick-CavanaghFebruary 1, 2019

The Denver Psilocybin Initiative made it onto the May 2019 ballot.

Comprehensive Sex Ed Bill Sponsor on Money’s Role in It Becoming Law

Comprehensive Sex Ed Bill Sponsor on Money’s Role in It Becoming Law

By Michael RobertsFebruary 1, 2019

The sponsor of a controversial bill about comprehensive sex education talks about the measure and the search for money to fund it.

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There’s Been Another Chicken Pox Outbreak at Immigrant Detention Facility

There’s Been Another Chicken Pox Outbreak at Immigrant Detention Facility

By Chris WalkerJanuary 31, 2019

Two pods at the immigrant detention center in Aurora are under quarantine for a chicken pox outbreak, the second in three months.

Tiny Home Village Will Most Likely Move to Globeville

Tiny Home Village Will Most Likely Move to Globeville

By Chris WalkerJanuary 31, 2019

Organizers behind the tiny home village were sent scrambling to find a new location after the city rejected their plan to move to the TAXI Campus. But they appear to have found a suitable site in Globeville.

Hearing for Bill About Sex Education in Public Schools Lasts Ten Hours

Hearing for Bill About Sex Education in Public Schools Lasts Ten Hours

By Conor McCormick-CavanaghJanuary 31, 2019

The House Health and Insurance Committee approved a bill that would expand comprehensive sex education in Colorado.

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Ban the Box Bill Would Remove Criminal History Question From Job Applications

Ban the Box Bill Would Remove Criminal History Question From Job Applications

By Conor McCormick-CavanaghJanuary 30, 2019

A bill banning the criminal history question from private-sector job applications passed the State House Judiciary Committee.

Donald Trump Portrait Coming Soon to Recently Vandalized State Capitol

Donald Trump Portrait Coming Soon to Recently Vandalized State Capitol

By Michael RobertsJanuary 30, 2019

A Donald Trump portrait whose absence stirred controversy is coming soon to the Colorado State Capitol.

Op-Ed: National Popular Vote Compact Betrays Our Constitution

Op-Ed: National Popular Vote Compact Betrays Our Constitution

By John PickerillJanuary 30, 2019

The NPVC says that the rest of the country will decide which candidate will receive Colorado’s presidential electoral votes.

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Teller County Sheriff Will Turn Jailers Into Immigration Enforcement Agents

Teller County Sheriff Will Turn Jailers Into Immigration Enforcement Agents

By Conor McCormick-CavanaghJanuary 28, 2019

The Teller County Sheriff’s Office signed a contract with ICE that would allow some of its jailers to act as immigration enforcement agents.

Why Colorado Politicians Who Pledge to Protect Public Lands Will Win in 2020

Why Colorado Politicians Who Pledge to Protect Public Lands Will Win in 2020

By Michael RobertsJanuary 28, 2019

A new report says politicians from either major political party had success in Colorado and other parts of the West if they supported access to public lands.

Cory Gardner Has Only Voted Against One Major Trump Nominee in Two Years

Cory Gardner Has Only Voted Against One Major Trump Nominee in Two Years

By Michael RobertsJanuary 25, 2019

Cory Gardner’s voting record on President Donald Trump’s nominees makes it harder for him to make a case for his independence.

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Michael Bennet Gets Fiery, Trashes Ted Cruz on Senate Floor Before Shutdown Vote

Michael Bennet Gets Fiery, Trashes Ted Cruz on Senate Floor Before Shutdown Vote

By Ana CampbellJanuary 24, 2019

“These crocodile tears the senator from Texas is crying for first-responders are too hard for me to take.”

Attacking Outrageous Health-Care Costs in Colorado and Beyond

Attacking Outrageous Health-Care Costs in Colorado and Beyond

By Michael RobertsJanuary 24, 2019

A new report about demanding that Congress protect the Affordable Care ACt arrives as Colorado’s governor launches an office to save people money on health care.

Supervised Use Sites: Fact-Checking Vancouver’s Drug Overdose Death Rate

Supervised Use Sites: Fact-Checking Vancouver’s Drug Overdose Death Rate

By Chris WalkerJanuary 23, 2019

The numbers that opponents of supervised use sites have been throwing out there are all over the map.

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After Ten Months in Lockup, Syed Shah Gets His Wish and Is Deported

After Ten Months in Lockup, Syed Shah Gets His Wish and Is Deported

By Chris WalkerJanuary 23, 2019

Shah and his lawyers requested again and again that he be removed from the United States, but it still took over ten months to make his deportation happen.

5 Reasons Why Lori Saine Is Colorado’s Nastiest, Most Clueless Politician

5 Reasons Why Lori Saine Is Colorado’s Nastiest, Most Clueless Politician

By Michael RobertsJanuary 23, 2019

Representative Lori Saine’s remarks about lynching on Martin Luther King Day are only the latest examples of her dopey and nasty brand of politics.

A Supervised Drug Use Site? Meet the Leaders Behind Denver’s Push.

A Supervised Drug Use Site? Meet the Leaders Behind Denver’s Push.

By Chris WalkerJanuary 22, 2019

Cindy Kuikstra and Joelle Fairchild lost sons to overdoses. Now they’re pushing for an idea that keeps more people from dying.

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Lutheran Family Services Elects First Refugee Boardmember

Lutheran Family Services Elects First Refugee Boardmember

By Conor McCormick-CavanaghJanuary 22, 2019

Lutheran Family Services has been resettling refugees in Colorado since the mid-’70s. Now, the organization will have a refugee voice on its board.

Demonstrators Rally Against Supervised Use Injection Sites

Demonstrators Rally Against Supervised Use Injection Sites

By Chris WalkerJanuary 21, 2019

Opponents of supervised use sites for drug users are holding protests and rallies before a statehouse bill is introduced. One group protested during the Martin Luther King Jr. Marade.

Trying to Stop Court Delay Requests Because of Government Shutdown

Trying to Stop Court Delay Requests Because of Government Shutdown

By Michael RobertsJanuary 21, 2019

A Denver attorney involved in a shocking case is fighting a delay in a federal court case that was granted because of the partial U.S. government shutdown.

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Powerful and Punny: Signs of the Times at Womxn’s March 2019

Powerful and Punny: Signs of the Times at Womxn’s March 2019

By Teague BohlenJanuary 20, 2019

These twenty signs from the 2019 Denver Womxn’s March paint a picture of the protesting public: committed, passionate, clever…and just flat-out fed up.

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