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2 adults shot at Denver high school; police search for student suspect

DENVER — A student at Denver’s East High School shot two administrators Wednesday morning — leaving one critically injured — while the teen was being searched for weapons, police officials said. The student suspect remained at large hours later.

The Denver Post

Mark Z. Barabak: From red bastion to blue bulwark: What the political shift in Colorado and West means for the US

DENVER — Kevin Priola was a Republican before he could even vote.

Los Angeles Times

Changing name of Colorado's Mount Evans to Mount Blue Sky is 'sacrilegious,' Northern Cheyenne leader says

DENVER — Native American leaders convened in Denver on Friday for a ceremony aimed at moving forward the renaming of Mount Evans, an effort that stalled after one tribe’s last-minute objection delayed a federal vote on the change to Mount Blue Sky.

The Denver Post

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Governor Jared Polis (D) issues two executive orders from Feb. 27-March 5

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) issued two executive orders from Feb. 27-March 5. As of March 5, Polis has issued eight executive orders in 2023—four fewer than he did at this point a year ago.

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West warms to geothermal energy as a path to clean power goals

NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY, Colo. — In Colorado’s quest to transition to renewable energy, the state’s leaders want to take an old-school approach: Drill, baby, drill.

Tribune News Service

Governor Jared Polis (D) issues one executive order from Feb. 20-26

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) issued one executive order from Feb. 20-26. As of Feb. 26, Polis has issued six executive orders in 2023—six fewer than he did at this point a year ago.

Ballotpedia

Colorado considers allowing local rent control amid crisis

Democratic lawmakers in Colorado are considering repealing the state’s ban on rent control, as housing prices reach crisis levels

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Governor Jared Polis (D) issues two executive orders from Jan. 23-30

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) issued two executive orders from Jan. 23-30. As of Jan. 30, Polis has issued four executive orders in 2023—one fewer than he did at this point a year ago.

Ballotpedia

Busing migrants was a partisan lightning rod. Here's why Democrats have embraced it

Republican governors started the practice of transporting migrants from the U.S. southern border, but Democratic leaders have run with it. They say it's a humanitarian service, not a political stunt.

WEKU

Colorado considers using public land for affordable housing

Colorado lawmakers are wading into the housing crisis with a proposal to free up vacant parcels of state-owned land that could be leased or sold at a discount for affordable housing projects

The Independent UK

Colorado lawmakers to consider ban on semiautomatic weapons

Colorado lawmakers are drafting a sweeping ban on most semiautomatic firearms

The Independent UK

Colorado officials plead not guilty to manslaughter and slew of other charges in death of Elijah McClain

A group of police officers and paramedics entered pleas in Colorado court on Friday

The Independent UK

Colorado police officers and paramedics plead not guilty in Elijah McClain death case

The charges stem from the role they are accused of playing in the 2019 death of McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who was forcibly restrained and injected with a powerful sedative called ketamine.

WEKU

Elijah McClain: officers to enter pleas to charges in death of Black man put in chokehold

23-year-old died after Colorado police put him in a chokehold and injected him with a large dose of the powerful sedative ketamine

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Colorado officials head to court in Elijah McClain's death

A group of police officers and paramedics are scheduled Friday to enter pleas in Colorado court to charges in the death of a 23-year-old Black man who was forcibly restrained and injected with a powerful sedative

The Independent UK

Colorado Gov. Polis lays out housing solutions amid crisis

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis laid out a vision Tuesday to tackle the state’s sky-high housing prices

The Denver Post

Any car stolen in Colorado — even cheap ones — should be a felony, lawmakers say

DENVER — All car thefts — regardless of the vehicle’s value — could soon be a felony under proposals being floated by policymakers.

The Independent UK

Border pressures migrate north as Venezuelans head to Denver

Denver has been overwhelmed by an unexpected surge in mostly Venezuelan migrants

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New York and Chicago mayors tell Colorado to stop busing migrants

The mayors of New York City and Chicago denounced Colorado for busing migrants to the two cities — calling it inhumane and a strain on resources — as President Joe Biden’s first presidential visit to the U.S.-Mexico border highlights immigration issues.

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Colo. considers changing gun laws

The law allows law enforcement or family to seek a court order to seize someone's guns if they pose a threat

The Denver Post

Mayor Michael Hancock declares state of emergency as migrants continue to arrive in Denver

DENVER — Mayor Michael Hancock issued an emergency declaration for the city and county of Denver on Thursday in response to the surge of migrants who have arrived over the past 10 days.

The Denver Post

Anniversary of Colorado's Marshall fire looms over announcement of more federal money to fight wildfires

DENVER — With the Rocky Mountains in the background — and the anniversary of the record-setting destruction from the Marshall fire looming over the event — the No. 2 official with the U.S. Department of Interior announced Wednesday a national $228 million program to fight and recover from wildfires.

The Denver Post

Denver scrambles to accommodate dozens of migrants unexpectedly dropped by bus in downtown

DENVER — Denver has set up an emergency shelter to accommodate as many as 100 immigrants from the U.S.’s southern border after the group arrived in the city by bus overnight Monday into Tuesday, according to the Denver Office of Emergency Management.

Chicago Sun-Times

Dropped case foretold Colorado LGBTQ nightclub shooting: ‘I’m loaded and ready.’

In a June 2021 incident, the Colorado nightclub shooting suspect loaded bullets into a Glock pistol and warned their frightened grandparents not to stand in the way of an elaborate plan to stockpile guns, ammo, body armor and a homemade bomb to become “the next mass killer.”

The Independent UK

‘Next mass killer’: Dropped case foretold Colorado bloodbath

A year and a half before the Colorado Springs gay nightclub shooting that left five dead, the alleged shooter was accused of threatening to kill grandparents if they stood in the way of plans to become “the next mass killer.”

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