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Tag Archives: Robert Jessup

Violence is surging in Denver’s jails

  Assaults among inmates in Denver’s jails have increased 784 percent since 2011 and spiked dramatically in the past two years, according to data obtained […]...

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February 1, 2017 Criminal Justice, In-Depth, Just In, The Beats, The Mix

Denver Sheriff’s Department is flailing, despite reform efforts

Fifteen months after Denver Mayor Michael Hancock appointed Sheriff Patrick Firman as a “change agent” to reform the city’s jails, deputies see conditions as unchanged […]...

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January 25, 2017 Criminal Justice, In-Depth, Just In, Politics, The Beats, The Mix

Just In

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Drilling, one mile outside Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes
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Appeals court re-raises the bar for passing constitutional ballot measures in Colorado
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The Home Front: Air Force to pay $900k for clean water and to ‘remove perfluorinated compounds’ in El Paso County
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How The Denver Post’s rebellion rippled across America
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Sweating signatures? Three Colorado governor candidates still await their ballot fate
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Is a water war brewing on the Colorado River?
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Democrats again push for local control over the minimum wage
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Colorado teachers plan more walkouts, and Jeffco canceled classes one day next week
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The Home Front: High winds and a wildfire earns El Paso County a ‘disaster declaration’
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Democrats debut pension reform plan sparing workers from contribution increases
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Littwin: In the Trump-Comey spitting match, is anyone winning or is everyone losing?
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With school finance act, CO lawmakers try to pass off teacher pay to local districts
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The Home Front: Mike Pence pledges ‘manned missions to the moon and Mars’ in Colorado Springs, per report
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Trail Marker: The week in Colorado’s race for governor
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Colorado Dems overwhelmingly reject Democrats for Education Reform at state assembly
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Former CU Law School dean Phil Weiser muscles past Rep. Joe Salazar in battle to the Dem primary, but both make the ballot
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Kennedy and Polis clear Dem assembly to make primary ballot; Underwood out
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In the Colorado governor’s race, Republican Cynthia Coffman collapses. Walker Stapleton and Greg Lopez make the ballot.
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Battle in Broomfield: Delegates casting ballots for Dem hopefuls with talk of a “blue wave”
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Battle in Boulder: Governor’s race at GOP state assembly still anyone’s game with curveballs expected
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Families in Motion: Stories of Immigration, Migration and Other Life Changes

When: Thursday April 19th, 6:30-8:00 PM Where: Louisville Public Library, 951 Spruce St.  Space is Limited – Registration is Required Whether you’re a newcomer or […]

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How The Denver Post’s rebellion rippled across America

By now you’ve likely heard about The Denver Post’s multi-page editorial broadside at its hedge-fund owner. This week’s newsletter seeks to explain the local and national repercussions of […]

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