Weekly Roundup: Tax on Trucks – Denver Evictions – Opposition to HH – Johnny Hurley Settlement

Happy October Colorado!

Let’s look at some headlines from the past week.

Links to Articles:

Douglas County School Board to pay $103,000 as part of ruling that it broke open meetings laws: https://www.cpr.org/2023/09/27/douglas-county-school-board-broke-meetings-laws/

Menten: Opposition to Proposition HH quickly growing: https://pagetwo.completecolorado.com/2023/09/24/menten-opposition-to-proposition-hh-quickly-growing/

Texas governor has sent 1,600 immigrants to Denver, will likely send more with new surge: https://denvergazette.com/news/texas-governor-has-sent-1-600-immigrants-to-denver-will-likely-send-more-with-new/article_d8cae758-5d6f-11ee-9fc7-4fc4f41fef19.html

EDITORIAL: Will Colorado’s Legislature lean further left?: https://gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-will-colorado-s-legislature-lean-further-left/article_6c0f263a-5cd7-11ee-bfc2-1f54788fa64d.html

Colorado Springs man fatally shot in alleged act of self defense identified: Police: https://gazette.com/news/crime/police-man-fatally-shot-in-alleged-act-of-self-defense-identified/article_21f60ff0-5d59-11ee-9a6d-dffb71ee5575.html

Denver evictions on track to hit record high: https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2023/09/28/denver-evictions-2023

Mom of Colorado man killed by police after taking ‘heroic’ actions to stop gunman settles with city: https://apnews.com/article/colorado-shooting-hero-killed-lawsuit-settlement-0f784cf0d5d4bac475a462141971b194

Dangerous Humans In Weld County: https://concernedweldcitizen.substack.com/p/dangerous-humans-in-weld-county

Douglas County considers property tax relief, urges other local officials to do same in ‘summit’ meeting: https://coloradocommunitymedia.com/2023/09/29/douglas-county-considers-property-tax-relief-urges-other-local-officials-to-do-same-in-summit-meeting/

Bigger vehicles are more dangerous to bicyclists and pedestrians. Should their owners in Colorado pay for new safety projects?: https://www.cpr.org/2023/09/29/colorado-pedestrian-safety-suv-truck-owners/

Colorado GOP rejects proposal to opt out of 2024 primary election: https://www.coloradopolitics.com/elections/colorado-gop-rejects-proposal-to-opt-out-of-2024-primary-election/article_c9145a54-5fce-11ee-b859-ab999d0d3202.html

Interview: Taylor Rhodes, Rocky Mountain Gun Owners Fighting Against 3-Day Minimum Waiting Period and More: https://freestatecolorado.com/rhodes-3-days/

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Author: Brandon Wark

Colorado Native, world traveler. Political operative and blogger in defense of liberty. Believer in the value of human life and the potential for consciousness. My posts are my opinion - protected by the First Amendment