EDITORIAL: Am. 86’s hedge against gerrymandering
Colorado U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd has a novel idea: Politicians shouldn’t get to redraw their districts whenever it suits them. Last week, the Republican joined Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed Case of Hawaii to introduce the Transparent Redistricting Under Stable Timelines (“TRUST”) Act — part of a bipartisan package of four bills from the centrist House […]
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Two men are facing charges after a violent road rage incident in a Douglas County school drop-off line. Authorities said Jacinto Lois Herrera, 39, and John Larranaga, 45, are facing multiple charges stemming from an August assault in which one person was stabbed. Herrera and Larranaga were involved in a violent dispute on Aug. 13 […]
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Owner of Linger, El Five to open another restaurant in LoHi The employee-owned restaurant group behind Linger, El Five, Vital Root, BeatBox Farms and Root Down is opening another dining establishment. Edible Beats announced it plans to open a sister restaurant to El Five called Pip Food + Drink at 2930 Umatilla St., the former […]
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is issuing Fort Lupton a $24 million loan for a wastewater infrastructure project that will connect the city’s system to an existing regional treatment plant. “This project demonstrates what can be accomplished when local communities and USDA work together to address critical infrastructure needs to strengthen long-term rural resilience,” said […]