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Aurora lawmakers consider asking voters for 0.3% sales tax hike for roads, safety, facilities
AURORA | The city will likely ask voters this November to approve a sales tax increase to fund $264 million in transportation, public safety and city facility capital improvement projects. At a May 9 workshop, city council members moved forward a proposal to ask voters to approve three bond issues, totaling $264 million, and accompanying […]
Teachers grapple with AI homework as students turn to chatbots for help
BROOMFIELD | Stephen Kelly, an anatomy and physiology teacher at Broomfield High School, first noticed AI in his classroom last year. “Students were working on a research project dealing with the immune system. And the projects that I got were really, really good. A little too good,” said Kelly. “And the students could not explain […]
Colorado lawmakers kill bill to fund childcare for low-income families
This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at coloradosun.com. DENVER | More than 14,000 kids living in poverty across Colorado will continue waiting for a childcare slot after lawmakers this week sidelined a bill that would have created a state fund to help low-income families afford the rising […]
Colorado joins federal tax credit program; Polis dismisses bias concerns
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat Colorado. DENVER | Gov. Jared Polis said Friday that Colorado’s participation in a new federal tax-credit scholarship program won’t run afoul of state anti-discrimination laws because the program relies on private donations rather than public funding. The federal program provides $1,700 in annual tax credits for donations made […]
Call for artists: Colfax Canvas 2026 to showcase new murals and music
AURORA | The Colfax Canvas mural festival will return to Aurora this summer, bringing a week-long celebration of public art, music and community events to the Aurora Cultural Arts District as city leaders push for renewed investment along the East Colfax corridor. “Colfax Canvas is more than a mural festival, it’s a reflection of Aurora’s […]
Aurora man charged with assault after accidental shooting injures neighbor
AURORA | An Aurora man faces assault charges after he inadvertently fired a handgun inside his apartment, shooting the neighbor in the unit below in the legs, police said. Officers were called to the apartment complex in the 1300 block of Peoria street at about 8 a.m. Saturday after reports of a shooting there. “When […]
NTSB gathering details on Frontier Airlines evacuation after plane hit and killed person in Denver
The National Transportation Safety Board on Sunday said it is gathering information about the evacuation of a Frontier Airlines plane after it hit and killed a person on the runway at Denver International Airport during takeoff. The plane, which was heading to Los Angeles International Airport, “reported striking a pedestrian during takeoff at DEN at […]
Ethics panel finds probable cause in complaint against Rep. Mandy Lindsay
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | A group of Colorado representatives on Monday found probable cause that Rep. Mandy Lindsay violated ethical guidelines by mismanaging Democratic House caucus funds, but they do not suspect her of any criminal behavior. The House Ethics Committee voted unanimously to make the probable-cause finding, which […]
Private universities in Colorado face state funding cuts, affecting 2K students
This story was first published at Chalkbeat Colorado. DENVER | Colorado lawmakers are pausing $14.1 million in state funding that flows to private colleges and universities through grants, work study, and graduate student aid, affecting about 2,000 students. The cut is one of many lawmakers made this year to pare back about $1.2 billion from the […]
Private universities in Colorado face state funding cuts, affecting 2K students
This story was first published at Chalkbeat Colorado. DENVER | Colorado lawmakers are pausing $14.1 million in state funding that flows to private colleges and universities through grants, work study, and graduate student aid, affecting about 2,000 students. The cut is one of many lawmakers made this year to pare back about $1.2 billion from the […]