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Dacono council fails to hire interim attorney in special meeting

May 11, 2023 Like 0 Robert Davis

Dacono’s divided city council failed to hire a questionable interim city attorney during a special meeting on May 10. The council interviewed Rick Samson, the former town attorney from Frederick, for the interim post. Despite earning enough votes to be…

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Monumental Gun Control Package Moves Through the CO Capitol

May 10, 2023 Like 0 Guest Contributor

Special thanks to Brian Heuberger, Front Porch Newspaper (AP Storyshare) After the second instance of gun violence in a month closed down their school, Denver East High School students flooded the Capitol to protest the school shooting epidemic and support…

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Dacono enacts emergency powers to purchase recall election ballots

May 8, 2023 Like 0 redtornado

Dacono’s city council has invoked its emergency powers to purchase the recall ballots it needs for the special election in June. The move is the latest example of how Dacono’s government continues to find gridlocks following the abrupt firing of…

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Boulder City Council removes Police Oversight Panel member, prompting threat of legal action

May 8, 2023 Like 0 Guest Contributor

Special thanks to John Herrick, Boulder Reporting Lab (AP Storyshare) The Boulder City Council has voted to remove a member from the Police Oversight Panel, the latest flashpoint in a dispute that has dominated Boulder headlines for months. The decision…

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Marshall Fire homes being rebuilt faster than national, post-disaster average

May 7, 2023 Like 0 Guest Contributor

Special Thanks to Shay Castle, Boulder Beat (AP Storyshare) It’s spring in Boulder County. Flowers are blooming, trees budding. Something else is sprouting in the Marshall Fire burn area: Houses. Dozens of them, being built anew after 2021’s devastating blaze,…

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Boulder City Council’s Removal of Police Oversight Member is Another Blow to Panel’s Effectiveness

May 6, 2023 Like 0 Austin Clinkenbeard

Edit: Boulder Police Oversight Panel will vote on whether or not to suspend its work on Wednesday 5/10 following the removal of Sweeney-Miran as first reported by the Boulder Reporting Lab here. Boulder City Council decided to remove Police Oversight…

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Statement from Lisa Sweeney-Miran and Dan Williams on Boulder City Council’s 05/04/23 vote to remove panelist from police oversight panel.

May 4, 2023 Like 0 redtornado

City Council in Boulder votes to overrule Police Oversight Selection Committee May 4th, 2023 Tonight’s Boulder City Council vote to interfere with police oversight was unlawful and unethical. The police union, the police foundation, and anti-homeless hate groups have pushed…

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Boulder City Council to Vote on Removing Police Oversight Panel Member

May 2, 2023 Like 0 Austin Clinkenbeard

Boulder City Council will take a vote on removing Police Oversight Panel member Lisa Sweeney-Miran during the upcoming city council meeting this Thursday, May 4th 2023. Sweeney-Miran has been a vocal supporter of police reform, advocate for the homeless, and…

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Everything you need to know about Erie’s Home Rule Charter

April 30, 2023 Like 0 redtornado

NEWS | ELECTION: Erie, Colorado 5/1/2023 updated to clarify when the new Council will be seated Home Rule, i.e., local control over municipal governance through drafting a charter, may not seem consequential to you, but it has a bigger impact…

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Erie Town Administrator, Mayor, and several Trustees lay out comprehensive case for passing Ordinance 011-23 stemming from Planning Commissioner Kelly Zuniga’s actions regarding the Comprehensive Town Plan update

April 27, 2023 1 0 Austin Clinkenbeard

Erie Board of Trustees passed Ordinance 011-2023 in a 5-2 vote, on the April 25th meeting. The ordinance clarifies that the Board of Trustees will approve the final Comprehensive Town Plan before it comes into effect. It leaves in place…