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Colorado Planned Parenthood suspends Medicaid services as federal spending law takes effect
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains has suspended services to patients who use Medicaid for insurance following the signing of federal tax and spending legislation by President Donald Trump on Friday. The organization notified approximately 15,000 patients, about 25% of their patient base, that they…
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Denver City Council increases metropolitan district debt limit 300%
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council permitted the debt limit of three metropolitan districts to increase nearly 300% despite District 9 Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca’s opposition. The three Denargo Market metropolitan districts received an amended service plan that increased their debt limit from $22.6 million to $68 million.…
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City Council to consider $1.6 million in settlements involving Denver police
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council will likely approve spending $1.6 million to settle claims involving the Denver Police Department at its meeting Monday. The six resolutions for settlements are a quarter of the resolutions on the council agenda ahead of Monday’s weekly 3:30 p.m. meeting. There…
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Colorado marijuana sales tank in 2022 after pandemic-induced high
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Following a pandemic “high,” Colorado cannabis sales have been plummeting for months. Sales skyrocketed for the cannabis industry in the beginning of 2022, a trend that began at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, cannabis industry officials are seeing the other side of the…
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Denver City Council to consider rental assistance ordinances and jaywalking bills
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council has 14 resolutions on its agenda for Monday’s weekly 3:30 p.m. meeting. There are six bills being introduced from various committees and two that are on final consideration. There are two required public hearings. Here’s a list of the major happenings…
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Amache national historic site bill passes U.S. House, heads to Senate
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Camp Amache, a Japanese American incarceration camp that imprisoned over 7,000 in southeast Colorado, took one step closer to becoming a national park Thursday. The Amache National Historic Site Act, a bipartisan effort to preserve and learn from the legacy of the notorious incarceration camp,…
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Aurora police brutality victim faces ‘long road’ to recovery, attorney says
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Attorneys for Kyle Vinson said he remained hospitalized and faced “a long road” to recovery a day after the Aurora Police Department released a video of his alleged assault at the hands of officers. Aurora officers John Haubert and Francine Martinez were on leave from…