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Home rule vs. housing order: Colorado Springs challenges Polis directive

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – On Tuesday, the Colorado Springs City Council decided to roll the dice on roughly $20 million in funding, according to the city’s estimates.

It comes after Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed executive order D 2025 – 005, which includes blanket statewide housing requirements aimed at improving affordability.

The city claims that there are a handful of laws in the order that are not right for the Colorado Springs community. The only issue is that, as part of the executive order, not following these laws could put the city under noncompliance, which is a one-way ticket to getting those dollars pulled.

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Vote of no confidence for JeffCo Superintendent Dorland follows union letter calling it necessary

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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — Jefferson County Public Schools Superintendent Tracy Dorland was given a vote of no confidence by a teachers’ union during a meeting Thursday night.

Dorland has been in the position since April 2021, but last night the Jefferson County Public Schools teachers’ union said they’re not pleased with the overall direction the district is going.

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Multiple wolf attacks hit Western Slope ranchers—CPW accused of broken promises

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Ranchers are calling multiple wolf attacks on cattle over Memorial Day weekend in Pitkin County “devastating” and evidence Colorado Parks and Wildlife is failing to keep its promise to alert ranchers when wolves are in range of their livestock.  

The attacks occurred over three days on the Crystal River Ranch, in the Crystal River Valley, and on the Lost Marbles and McCabe ranches, in the Roaring Fork Valley.

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DOJ declined to indict, but questions mount over Colorado Springs mayor’s role in hoax

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A black media personality was convicted last week of faking a hate crime against Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade to gin up votes for him, with the ringleader Derrick Bernard testifying that Mobolade was in on the hoax, and the FBI testifying that the mayor misled agents about his contact with Bernard.

Mobolade, who is Nigerian, won the election as a left-leaning independent in the traditional Republican stronghold in 2023 after the n-word was scrawled on one of his campaign signs and a cross set ablaze in front of it. Video of the scene was sent to the media, resulting in a swell of sympathy.

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Flyover grounded, but Fort Morgan keeps faith with the fallen

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Cloudy skies didn’t stop more than 400 people from gathering at Riverside Cemetery on Saturday for Fort Morgan’s Memorial Day ceremony. Organized by American Legion Post 19 and joined by the 140th Fighter Squadron from Buckley Space Force Base, the event honored fallen service members.

American and service flags lined the grounds, shifting softly in the breeze. Many headstones were decorated with small flags – placed by family members and volunteers as quiet tributes.

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Police Chief Todd Chamberlain’s first 8 months bring sharp drop in Aurora crime

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The City of Aurora is seeing a significant drop in crime in 2025, a shift that many attribute to the leadership of Police Chief Todd Chamberlain. Since his appointment on September 9, 2024, Chamberlain has implemented a series of reforms aimed at targeting violent crime and increasing public trust.

Property crimes have fallen by 25% year-to-date as of May 18, according to an announcement on the Aurora Police Department’s X account.

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Denver Schools say lease-financing is lawful, critics say it skirts voter oversight

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In a motion to dismiss filed Friday in response to a lawsuit, Denver Public Schools (DPS) defended its use of lease-purchase agreements — a financing method critics say sidesteps required voter approval for public debt that could leave students without access to their schools if the district defaults.

“This allegedly unlawful ‘scheme’ is actually a common and completely legal method of financing projects for public entities in a manner that is authorized by statute and has been repeatedly ratified by Colorado courts,” DPS officials said in their filing.

As previously reported by The Denver Gazette, DPS has quietly taken on hundreds of millions of dollars in long-term debt through a controversial financing tactic that sidesteps the state’s constitutional ban on assuming debt without public approval.

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El Paso County defies state sanctuary push, gives deputies ICE powers

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On a day when the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office announced the transfer of 16 people to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, its sheriff, Joe Roybal, said Tuesday he intends to enter an agreement that will give his deputies specified powers of an ICE agent.

The 287(g) program authorizes ICE to delegate to state and local law enforcement officers the authority to perform certain immigration officer functions under the agency’s direction and supervision, according to the Immigration and Nationality Act. 

The program has three models that local law enforcement agencies can enter into, each that gives the agency distinct powers. A spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Office said they are not ready to comment on which model Roybal would enter into.

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Two CVRs, one pattern: Arapahoe County rewrote its election record, critics say–and no one’s accountable

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Arapahoe County quietly replaced its 2020 general election cast vote record (CVR) in early 2025 – years after the election was certified. The change came without public notice, audit, or oversight. The reason? A Yale professor raised concerns about a strange pattern in the data.

That pattern, according to a growing number of analysts and lawmakers, was more than just strange. It was statistically impossible.

“This is like flipping a coin 3,500 times and getting heads every time,” said Dr. Walter Daugherity, a Harvard-trained computer scientist who presented forensic findings at a press conference held Tuesday on the west steps of the Colorado Capitol. RMV covered the lead-up to the event in a story titled Analyst to reveal altered Arapahoe 2020 CVR at Tuesday Capitol press conference.

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RMV keeps expanding its mission to inform, empower–and engage

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At a recent Morgan County GOP gathering, RMV Ambassador Drake Hunter announced that Rocky Mountain Voice is expanding into Northeast Colorado with a new newsroom in Fort Morgan – part of a broader effort to support civic engagement and community journalism.

“Rocky Mountain Voice isn’t just growing – it’s reaching communities across Colorado to ensure local voices are heard,” said Hunter. “By establishing newsrooms and encouraging engagement, we’re creating a space where citizens can be informed, connected, and empowered.”

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