DA: No charges against Aurora cops who chased, fatally shot Jor'Dell Richardson, 14

DA said Snapp was justified in chasing and tackling Richardson; Gruszeczka’s decision to pull the trigger was reasonable

https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/da-no-charges-against-aurora-cops-who-fatally-shot-jordell-richardson-14/

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PERRY: Game over. Time for Aurora to secure high school athletics against gun violence

High school football should be life-altering, not life-threatening.

https://sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/perry-game-over-time-for-aurora-to-secure-high-school-athletics-against-gun-violence/

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Coffman, proponents pull Aurora’s strong-mayor initiative from fall ballot

“This could be studied in a political science class on how absolutely not to do a strong mayor initiative”

https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/coffman-proponents-pull-auroras-strong-mayor-initiative-from-fall-ballot/

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Trump mugshot from speedy booking at Atlanta jail shows scowling former president

“If you challenge an election, you should be able to challenge an election,” Trump said

https://sentinelcolorado.com/nation-world/nation/mug-shot-of-donald-trump-during-speedy-booking-at-atlanta-jail-shows-scowling-former-president/

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PERRY: The cost of living in Aurora is a premium paid in missing sidewalks, lack of cops and narrow yellow lines

I know they’re doing 100 mph because I’m doing about 80 mph, and they’re blowing by me like I was doing the speed limit.

https://sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/perry-the-cost-of-living-in-aurora-is-a-premium-paid-in-missing-sidewalks-missing-cops-and-narrow-yellow-lines/

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Andrews drops out of Aurora mayoral race; Marcano now Dem frontrunner against Coffman

"I think this race is about what’s going to happen in the next four years of Aurora...I’m going to be a part of that in a different way.”

https://sentinelcolorado.com/orecent-headlines/andrews-drops-out-of-aurora-mayoral-race-leaving-marcano-as-dem-frontrunner-against-coffman/

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NEW: Opponents of Aurora’s strong-mayor campaign challenge validity of petition format and signatures

“It appears that there are several potential fatal flaws in the petition and signatures,” Richardson said.

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Opponents of Aurora’s strong-mayor campaign challenge validity of petition format and signatures

“It appears that there are several potential fatal flaws in the petition and signatures,” Richardson said.

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Toon in Thursday

A look at the world Thursday through the eyes of political cartoonists from across the globe

https://sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/toon-in-thursday-416/

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PERRY: Mayor Coffman caught underhanded in bogus scheme to crown himself mayor king

In effect, Coffman says those who feel they were suckered into signing on the false pretense of the whole term-limits thing have no one to blame but themselves for being suckers

https://ow.ly/8ic350PvOsy

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Coffman donated $10K to Aurora ‘strong mayor’ ballot prop; $144K came from Colo. Springs GOP dark money PAC

Colorado Dawn donated about $2 million to GOP candidates and causes, including a failed effort to recall state Sen. Kevin Priola

https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/coffman-donated-10k-to-aurora-strong-mayor-ballot-proposal-while-144k-came-from-colorado-springs-gop-dark-money-pac/

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Aurora council considers measure opposing mayor's ballot prop to change city government

One bill outright opposes the measure, insisting paid petition gatherers used “utilized deceptive practices to obtain signatures from the public.”

https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/aurora-council-considers-measure-opposing-mayors-ballot-prop-to-change-city-government/

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ARMENTANO: Cannabis laws are changing — drug testing must change, too

Adults who consume alcohol legally and responsibly outside of work aren’t penalized by employers. It should be no different for marijuana.

https://sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/columnists/armentano-cannabis-laws-are-changing-drug-testing-must-change-too/

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EDITORIAL: 2 years after Trump breaks the law, grand jury says he’s not above it

The indictment offers a sober well-documented explanation of how Trump knowingly violated laws to circumvent statute, the Constitution and even reality.

https://sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/editorial-2-years-after-trump-breaks-the-law-grand-jury-says-hes-not-above-it/

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Aurora mayor spars with council over economic development plan for the city

“It’s going to fail because of the outside pressures on the city council,” Coffman said. “There will be a vote. You will be held accountable.”

https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/aurora-mayor-spars-with-council-over-economic-development-plan-for-the-city/

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Opponents of Aurora’s strong-mayor ballot proposal begin scrutinizing signatures

By next week, opponents say they'll know if there are "substantive" bad signatures or if "there are petitions that have been mishandled."

https://ow.ly/wWXn50Po7rG

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BREAKING - Strong-mayor proposal clears 1st hurdle on path to Aurora ballot

“Many signers were misled to believe this was a term limits measure for city council, when in truth all the other language is an elaborate misdirection so that Mike Coffman can populate city government with some of the political friends he has accumulated over his 40 years in politics.”

https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/strong-mayor-proposal-clears-first-hurdle-on-path-to-aurora-ballot/

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House Republicans push through defense bill limiting abortion access and halting diversity efforts — COLORADO COMMENT

“We are continuing to block the Biden administration’s ‘woke’ agenda,” said Rep. Lauren Boebert

https://sentinelcolorado.com/nation-world/nation/house-republicans-push-through-defense-bill-limiting-abortion-access-and-halting-diversity-efforts/

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SMALL CLASS ACTS: Aurora, state get serious about pre-school

“It’s a very important part of education that has not been given the respect and credit its due"

https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/education/small-class-acts-aurora-state-get-serious-about-pre-school/

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