Tag: Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman
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Aurora City Council approves new urban camping ban on first reading
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Aurora City Council passed on first reading Monday night the urban camping ban Mayor Mike Coffman brought back to the now right-leaning City Council after it failed in August. Coffman voted aye to break council’s tie vote with an overall vote of 6-5 for the…
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Aurora mayor to reintroduce proposed homeless camping ban
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save With the newly right-leaning Aurora City Council on his side, Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman is planning to reintroduce his failed camping ban to the council next month. The ban would prohibit all urban camping on private and public property within Aurora. The ban would also…
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Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman sues city over new campaign finance law ‘designed to silence him’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman has filed a lawsuit against the city of Aurora due to reform to its campaign finance law passed by the City Council last year, claiming the new law violates his freedom of speech. The law limits donations from individuals and committees…
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Aurora City Council strikes down two immigration protection ordinances in tiebreaking votes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After multiple delays, the Aurora City Council voted down a pair of immigration protection ordinances Monday night, choosing to decline both ordinances in a 5-6 vote. The ordinances, sponsored by Council members Crystal Murillo and Alison Coombs, would have banned Aurora police from working with…
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Denver metro area to launch 20 free WiFi connection zones for online learning
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Tuesday plans to create more than 20 free WiFi-connected “Lift Zones” throughout the Denver metro area for low-income families who need internet access for online learning. The program, in…
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Defying Odds: Aurora’s Fourteener Fund hosts fundraising, inspirational speaking event
The Fourteener Fund is hosting the “Defying Odds” speaking event on Dec. 15, a Ted Talk-style fundraiser intended to teach Aurora students about the value of education while raising money for scholarships. The Fourteener Funds is a non-profit scholarship and mentorship program started by six graduates of Aurora’s Rangeview High School. The fund was created…