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Superintendent’s cuts result in $5M in annual savings from 38 central office positions
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Superintendent’s cuts result in $5M in annual savings from 38 central office positions

By Nicole C. Brambila | Colorado Politics, via The Denver Gazette Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero laid off dozens of employees in the central office to save the district roughly $5 million annually. The 38 eliminated positions will be effective July 1, according to a memo sent to staff on Friday. “We are facing great uncertainty compounded by significant concerns for our future funding from both the state and national levels,” Marrero wrote. “This all comes on top of a period of declining birth rates and lower enrollment across our city and the nation. READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
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Twitter, former landlord ask Boulder judge to decide who broke lease at Colorado office
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Twitter, former landlord ask Boulder judge to decide who broke lease at Colorado office

By Amanda Pampuro  | Courthouse News It took $40 million and two years to turn the 64,557 square-foot railyards building in Boulder, Colorado, into Twitter’s new flagship headquarters, complete with a kitchen, showers for bike commuters and a grand staircase down the center to connect all four floors. “There was no question that buildout was unorthodox,” attorney Jose Ramiez, who represents landlord Lot 2 SBO, said during opening arguments Monday. “One of the biggest issues the building is having now is that they cut a hole in the center of the building, they wanted all the floors connected by a staircase, but they cut through structural elements, so that has to go.” READ THE FULL STORY AT COURTHOUSE NEWS
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Why are so many Denver restaurants going belly up or moving out of the city?
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Why are so many Denver restaurants going belly up or moving out of the city?

By Claire Lavezzorio | Denver 7 News Many Denver restaurants are going belly up or moving to the suburbs. According to Denver's Department of Excise and Licenses (EXL), records show a drop of about 24% in overall food licenses associated with restaurants since 2023. To better understand the trends, Denver7 is taking a 360 look at the struggling industry and what owners are doing to stay afloat. It's the lunch rush at Blue Agave Grill, and Brenda Lucio is in her happy place. READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER 7 NEWS
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Body camera footage released in deadly deputy-involved shooting at Main Event
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Body camera footage released in deadly deputy-involved shooting at Main Event

By Morgan Whitley | Fox 31 News On Monday, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office shared the body worn camera footage and surveillance footage from the parking lot of Main Event Highlands Ranch, where a deputy shot and killed an armed 23-year-old. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office released a five-minute video on X that included an introduction from Douglas County Sheriff Darren Weekly and a narrated version of the body camera footage and surveillance footage. The video then shows what the sheriff’s office said was the unedited body-worn and dash camera footage of the deadly shooting of Jailn Seabron. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Englewood animal shelter ordered to surrender all dogs after license suspension
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Englewood animal shelter ordered to surrender all dogs after license suspension

By Steve Staeger, Amanda Kesting | The Denver Gazette, via 9NEWS An Englewood animal shelter that made headlines after it euthanized 12 puppies following rabies exposure has had their license suspended by the state. Police on Friday served Moms and Mutts: Colorado Rescue for Pregnant and Nursing Dogs Inc. (MAMCO) with the suspension order. In December, the shelter had voluntarily entered into an agreement with the Colorado Department of Agriculture that placed their license on an 18-month probation after multiple violations of the Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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‘We’re freedom-loving Americans,’ former Sen. Lundberg said after Larimer Co. GOP meeting protested
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‘We’re freedom-loving Americans,’ former Sen. Lundberg said after Larimer Co. GOP meeting protested

By Brian Porter | Rocky Mountain Voice It quite possibly is the strangest conversation former Colorado Sen. Kevin Lundberg has had in a while. As he walked into the Larimer County Republican Party monthly meeting last week, Lundberg briefly stopped at the door to engage with protesters to the meeting he was about to attend. "There were 8-10 people holding signs," he said, retelling the story during his weekly call with grassroots conservatives. "I greeted them pleasantly." One protester was holding a sign which read, "please support the Constitution," which struck Lundberg as odd. The protestors were being allowed their First Amendment freedom to assemble at the entry to the meeting. He responded to that protester that he agreed, and it was a reason he was going in to do the...
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University of Colorado offering master’s in artificial intelligence program
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University of Colorado offering master’s in artificial intelligence program

By Sarah Horbacewicz | CBS Colorado As artificial intelligence learns more about us, University of Colorado Boulder students will be learning about AI in one of the first dedicated master's degree programs in the field set to start this fall. Teaching a course about something that's changing just about as fast as you can create assignments isn't exactly easy, but a handful of schools across the country are doing just that. And the courses, along with AI itself, all stem from network engineering, a field that's exploding across the country and filling classrooms at the university. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Harvest Farm in Northern Colorado helps men overcome addiction and homelessness
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Harvest Farm in Northern Colorado helps men overcome addiction and homelessness

By Dillon Thomas | CBS Colorado A farm in Wellington in Northern Colorado is celebrating its most impacting year of operation. The Harvest Farm, which is owned by the Denver Rescue Mission, helped a record number of men overcome addictions and find stable housing in 2024.  In 2024, 79 men graduated from the rescue mission's program. "Harvest Farm is a long term recovery program for men experiencing homelessness and battling substance abuse," said Kyle McPherson, program director. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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‘It’s government policy that is causing the problem in the first place’: Denver’s fix for restaurants criticized
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‘It’s government policy that is causing the problem in the first place’: Denver’s fix for restaurants criticized

By Deborah Grigsby | The Denver Gazette The Colorado Restaurant Association expressed skepticism of Denver Mayor Mike Johnston's proposal to tack a service charge onto local restaurant bills, while the Denver Chamber of Commerce argued that adding the fee — and thereby raising prices — would discourage sales.    On Monday, Johnston told City Cast Denver, a popular podcast, that a 20% service charge added to restaurant bills — and then taxing the total amount — could help local restaurants offset the city’s higher minimum wage and promote what he called pay equity among tipped and non-tipped employees. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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