Government
Taxpayers spending millions on homeless arrests
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During a recent span of five years, taxpayers spent nearly half a million dollars on jail and court costs on Denver’s ten most arrested people, all of whom were homeless or transient.
Read MoreGovernor Signs "Red Flag" Bill making it Law
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Colorado has become the 15th state to allow temporary removal of firearms from a person who is determined to be a threat to self or others.
Read More"Red Flag Law" Bill to be Introduced in Upcoming Legislative Session
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Incoming House Majority Leader says he will introduce a bill allowing involuntary treatment of mentally ill and temporary safekeeping of firearms. With Democrats now in control of both the House and Senate, Alec Garnett (D-Dist 2) believes the measure has necessary support to pass.
Read MoreState Audit Finds More Problems with System to Help Vulnerable Adults
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Colorado failed adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities thousands of times in fiscal year 2017, according to a new state audit.
Read MoreResults of the 2018 Midterm Election
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Here are the winners and losers in Colorado’s statewide races for the midterm election 2018:
Read MoreIn Colorado's Largest County, Voters Look Back as They Prepare to Vote
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Republicans and Democrats often don’t agree on much when it comes to politics, but in Las Animas County, a group of eight men and women came together for an "Insight" political round table. "Insight: The Voters" airs October 11 at 8:30pm on Rocky Mountain PBS.
Read MoreMeet the Candidates for Treasurer
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Colorado’s treasurer invests and manages more than $6 billion in tax dollars, oversees the public’s unclaimed assets, and sits on the board of the Public Employee Retirement Association, which manages pensions for more than a half million Colorado public employees, like teachers and police.
Read MoreNo Statewide Regulations To Limit How Close Homes Can Be Built to Wells
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Colorado regulators limit how close oil and gas wells can be drilled to developments like roads, schools, and businesses. The closest that a well can come to a home, for example, is 500 feet. But there is no statewide standard for how close new homes can be built to existing wells.
Read MoreAnadarko plans to test more frequently after equipment was “contributing factor” in deadly blast
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Who is responsible for a deadly house explosion in Firestone, CO? Rocky Mountain PBS investigates the disaster and the state regulations that have been in place for years.
Read MoreHost Home Bill Dies in Senate Committee
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A state Senate committee rejected a Democrat-sponsored bill aimed at increasing inspections and improving safety conditions at Medicaid-funded host homes for people with developmental disabilities.
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