Weekly Roundup: Denver Homeless Population Grows, Kids Not Getting Vaccinated, Colorado Springs to Ban Marijuana?

Howdy Colorado!

Let’s see what’s in the news this week:

LINKS:

Is an end to Colorado’s property tax wars in sight? Maybe — if distrust and frustrations don’t get in the way.: https://www.denverpost.com/2024/08/18/property-tax-cuts-jared-polis-conservatives-proposition-50-108-special-session/

Colorado Springs City Council sends recreational marijuana sale ban to the voters: https://www.coloradopolitics.com/elections/2024/colorado-springs-city-council-sends-recreational-marijuana-sale-ban-to-the-voters/article_701c74e8-68cd-5397-b870-b91b0cf5f345.html

Denver’s ban on slaughterhouses is a bad idea and will not just affect Denver. Speak up. To drive the point home, a look at how big an industry Ag is in Colorado.: https://coloradoaccountabilityproject.substack.com/p/denvers-ban-on-slaughterhouses-is

Broomfield council passes city-run trash hauling; opponents say something smells off: https://pagetwo.completecolorado.com/2024/08/16/broomfield-city-run-trash-hauling-opponents-something-stinks/

👻 Colorado journalists get ghosted by Dem lawmakers with new secrecy law: https://coloradomedia.substack.com/p/colorado-journalists-get-ghosted

Elizabeth School District suspending “controversial” library books, alerting parents when students check out “sensitive” reads: https://www.denverpost.com/2024/08/15/elizabeth-school-district-book-banning-colorado/

Document reveals roosters were euthanized 1 day after being rescued by Colorado officials: “A gut punch”: https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/roosters-euthanized-one-day-after-rescue-adams-county/

Report: Denver homelessness grew despite $155 million spending: https://www.coloradopolitics.com/local-government/denver-homelessness-point-in-time-count/article_04b64189-2ff6-5b4f-9d1a-e26790bfc597.html

Number of new Colorado businesses drops 21.7% nearly a year after filing-fee discount ends: https://coloradosun.com/2024/08/13/colorado-businesses-startups-new-decline/

Colorado’s lagging childhood vaccination rates an “accident waiting to happen”: https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2024/08/13/colorado-childhood-vaccination-rates-2024

Faulting new law, parents sue Colorado, Brighton school district over daughter’s gender transition: https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fdenvergazette.com%2Fcolorado-politics%2Fcolorado-schools-transgender-lawsuit%2Farticle_5a3f15c6-58f5-11ef-8abd-6f32da81e649.html

Study finds special interest tax deals eating up Coloradans’ TABOR refunds: https://pagetwo.completecolorado.com/2024/08/09/study-finds-special-interest-tax-deals-eating-up-coloradans-tabor-refunds/

Justice for Julian with Kendra Christian of Denver Action to Free Assange: https://www.meetup.com/liberty-on-the-rocks-denver/events/301512201/

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