Author: MARIANNE GOODLAND Colorado Politics
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Lawsuit reveals tribal rift over American Indian mascots
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Danielle SeeWalker, a Lakota descendant from the Standing Rock Sioux tribe who lives in Denver, believes it’s well past time to get rid of American Indian mascots in public schools. Lee Roubideaux, a Rosebud Sioux…
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State water task force says monsoons coming, drought lessening in southwest Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While much of Colorado is still in extreme drought, June and July rains have lessened some of the shortfalls in southwestern Colorado. That’s according to members of the state’s Water Availability Task Force, who met…
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RIVER TOWNS: PUEBLO | Giving and taking on the Arkansas River
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Arkansas River has given Pueblo its all since the earliest settlers fished its waters, and this Front Range river town has been trying to take more and more ever since. In the scheme of things, the Arkansas River is massive, stretching 1,443 miles from…
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RIVER TOWNS: PUEBLO | Giving and taking on the Arkansas River
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Arkansas River has given Pueblo its all since the earliest fished it waters, and this Front Range river town has been trying to take more and more ever since. In the scheme of things, the Arkansas River is massive, stretching 1,443 miles from Leadville,…
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Bill banning school use of Indian mascots, nicknames in Colorado heads to Polis
The House on Thursday gave final approval to a bill that will ban the use of most Indian mascots and nicknames in Colorado public schools, colleges and universities. Barring any last-minute concerns from the Senate on amendments, it will head to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk. Senate Bill 116 was amended by the House Education Committee…
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War over county commissioners’ refusal to carry out public health orders escalates in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The continued war over Weld County commissioners’ defiance of state public health orders took a new turn Tuesday when Longmont Mayor Brian Bagley announced he has begun working on an ordinance that would bar the…
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Deaths from COVID-19 in Colorado could double in the next five weeks, state officials say
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Deaths from COVID-19 between when the pandemic began in March and this week have exceeded 2,800, but state epidemiologist Dr. Rachel Herlihy said during a Tuesday news conference that models show that toll could more…
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COVER STORY | ‘COVID session,’ take 2: How lawmakers plan to legislate, stay safe amid a pandemic
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has called lawmakers back to the state Capitol for a special session, beginning Nov. 30, focused on a stimulus package of up to $400 million that would aid bars, restaurants, tenants, landlords and students impacted by the pandemic. Lawmakers are being…