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Kent Thiry and dark-money group backed Hickenlooper’s Senate primary win

This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | A centrist Colorado megadonor, a billionaire hedge fund manager and a national dark-money group were among those who funded two mystery super PACs that came to incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper’s aid late in last month’s primary election. The two PACs, Common Sense Action […]

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Gov. Polis rejects Colorado bills on surveillance, arbitration, and plastic waste

This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at cpr.org. DENVER | Gov. Jared Polis this week vetoed several bills backed by progressive Democrats, the latest round of vetoes during his final year as governor. The axed proposals addressed surveillance pricing, arbitration reform and plastic waste from restaurant takeout. One of […]

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SENTINEL MUSE: ‘Parliament of Owls’ promised to be a real hoot on Colfax

AURORA | Few things are as varied, variable and offer as much variety as the weather in Aurora at the end of May. The last and next few days underscore that fact. Close to that, check out the “Parliament of Owls” at the People’s building over the holiday weekend, filled with theatrical shorts that are […]

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Federal judge rules ICE in Colorado violated order limiting warrantless arrests

DENVER | A federal judge ruled Tuesday that immigration officers in Colorado have violated his order limiting when they can arrest people without a warrant. U.S. District Senior Judge R. Brooke Jackson said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have violated his November order that barred them from arresting anyone without a warrant unless they had […]