Howdy Colorado!
Let’s see what’s in the news this week!
Links to Articles:
Brighton looking for ways to enforce developer agreements in light of Palizzi Farm condemnation fight: https://coloradocommunitymedia.com/2024/06/05/brighton-looking-for-ways-to-enforce-developer-agreements-in-light-of-palizzi-farm-condemnation-fight/
Parkland developer pushes back in Brighton’s Palizzi Farm condemnation battle: https://coloradocommunitymedia.com/2024/06/08/parkland-developer-pushes-back-in-brightons-palizzi-farm-condemnation-battle/
As violence and drugs spill onto RTD’s buses and trains, agency works to make transit safer: https://www.denverpost.com/2024/06/07/rtd-assaults-violence-drugs-buses-trains-public-transit/
Caldara: The state erases history at Arvada high school: https://pagetwo.completecolorado.com/2024/06/05/caldara-the-state-erases-history-at-arvada-high-school/
Gov. Jared Polis signs bill delaying statewide implementation of ranked-choice voting in Colorado: https://gazette.com/election-coverage/voting-rights-groups-oppose-elections-bill/article_905f1d2b-1e07-5d59-8462-8c939f347ac6.html
Castle Rock, Douglas County officials opt out of law banning guns in meeting rooms, courts: https://coloradocommunitymedia.com/2024/06/06/castle-rock-douglas-county-officials-opt-out-of-law-banning-guns-in-meeting-rooms-courts/
111 license plate readers to be installed across Denver by mid-June: https://kdvr.com/news/local/111-license-plate-readers-to-be-installed-across-denver-by-mid-june/
Recent illegal immigration influx costs up to $340 million across Denver metro, study says: https://denvergazette.com/news/recent-illegal-immigration-influx-costs-up-to-340-million-across-denver-metro-study-says/article_b00114d4-21fd-11ef-aac2-f7a51f7b1153.html
Undocumented immigrants will get Colorado driver’s licenses much more quickly under new law: https://www.cpr.org/2024/06/05/undocumented-immigrants-will-get-colorado-drivers-licenses-much-more-quickly-under-new-law/
ROBERTS: Aurora police still encrypting scanners, rejecting ‘delayed’ public broadcast: https://sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/roberts-aurora-police-still-encrypting-scanners-rejecting-delayed-public-broadcast/
Council’s tax hike proposal will make Denver’s sales tax highest in metro area: https://denvergazette.com/news/denver-health-sales-tax-increase/article_46c8bc4c-2437-11ef-afbd-b340152db5c9.html
Xcel customers with smart meters will start paying more for electricity starting Monday: https://www.denver7.com/money/consumer/xcel-customers-with-smart-meters-will-start-paying-more-for-electricity-starting-monday
