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Colorado GOP Chair Ken Buck pressured local official to submit incorrect election results

Colorado GOP Chair Ken Buck pressured local official to submit incorrect election results

The Denver Post — Colorado Republican Party Chair Ken Buck, a U.S. representative from Windsor, pressured a local party official to submit incorrect election results to set the primary ballot for a state Senate seat, according to an audio recording of a conference call obtained by The Denver Post.
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Colorado's vote-by-mail ballots begin life in Washington State and end in storage. Here's what ha...

Colorado's vote-by-mail ballots begin life in Washington State and end in storage. Here's what ha...

The Denver Post — One hand watches the other. Bipartisan teams transport, verify, open, sort, count and store Colorado's ballots - all in secure rooms with windows through which anyone can watch. Election judges and computers check each vote and signature against state registries before they're tabulated and stashed by the hundreds in cardboard boxes, numbered and dated.
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Defund the police: What it means for Denver and who supports it

Defund the police: What it means for Denver and who supports it

The Denver Post — Calls to defund the police now echo inside Denver City Council chambers as several members say they support changing the makeup of the city's police department and the responsibilities it's assigned. Defund the police is a common refrain at protests in Denver - and across the country - sparked by the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer.
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Outbreaks don't justify breaking up Denver's homeless camps, expert says

Outbreaks don't justify breaking up Denver's homeless camps, expert says

The Denver Post — Denver officials cited outbreaks of Hepatitis and Shigella when they resumed homeless sweeps last month, but a national expert and a local advocate say the numbers of positive tests health officials have disclosed to The Denver Post don't justify the actions.
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City halts new building phase at Gold Hill Mesa, as further soil testing is considered

City halts new building phase at Gold Hill Mesa, as further soil testing is considered

The Gazette (Colorado) — Despite learning more than three years ago that perhaps dozens of homes in Gold Hill Mesa were slowly sinking, heaving and flooding, city planners and regional building staff allowed development to continue uninterrupted, a Gazette investigation has found. Those red flags - raised in February 2016 - echo warnings that date back decades from experts, engineers and some city staff.
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Rich history of gold mining left problems for Colorado Springs

Rich history of gold mining left problems for Colorado Springs

The Gazette (Colorado) — Undeniably, prosperity flowed from the gold mines of Cripple Creek into the streets of Colorado Springs. But so, too, flowed the chemical-laden byproducts of the mining process, which still remain on the city's west side, eliciting concerns and questions from residents and experts alike.
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Downtown Colorado Springs power plant could be shuttered early, but at a price

Downtown Colorado Springs power plant could be shuttered early, but at a price

The Gazette (Colorado) — The coal-fired Martin Drake Power Plant nestled in the heart of Colorado Springs could be shuttered a decade earlier than its scheduled 2035 closure, but it would come at a higher price. The Colorado Springs Utilities Board is considering three options for Drake and the possibility of closing it by 2025 or 2030.
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