Author: David Mullen
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PERSPECTIVE: Our TABOR — our refunds | Michael Fields
If you had hoped that liberal legislators had an honest change of heart regarding Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR), I’m sorry to be the one to disappoint you. Two months ago, our Facebook feeds, television news programs, and cellphones were littered with advertisements from liberal candidates championing the $750 checks that were sent to…
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Colorado Springs man who robbed several banks across Front Range sentenced to prison
A 46-year-old Colorado Springs man will spend the next 21 years in federal prison after he robbed four banks across the Front Range in 2020 and 2021. Jared L. Fitzgerald was sentenced in federal court on Wednesday after he previously pleaded guilty to four counts of bank robbery, including one with force, last December, according…
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Police tell community no ‘additional threats’ following death of 14-year-old in Colorado
DENVER • Under a canopy of trees near the visitor’s bench of the baseball field where Josiaz “Jojo” Aragon was killed, family and friends have left flowers and candles. A bright yellow poster board was attached to the backstop along with a row of multicolored magic markers in case people wanted to write messages. “Fly…
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Education trends were on the right track prior to pandemic
A plunge in the number of students participating in standardized tests during COVID-19 is complicating the state’s ability to gauge how well its schools are doing on student achievement. A long-term review of student test scores in Colorado shows a small but steady rise over the last six years until the pandemic hit, when scores…
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Jefferson County teachers union, district reach agreement
Jeffco Public Schools and its teachers union have come to a tentative agreement that would raise starting salaries to $50,000 a year. The district and the Jefferson County Education Association made the tentative agreement late Wednesday night after months of bargaining and just 13 days before school is slated to begin. The agreement still requires…
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Denver Public Schools settles misuse of funds lawsuit
Denver Public Schools has agreed to pay the federal government more than $2.1 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the district misused AmeriCorps funds. The agreement was announced Tuesday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado. As part of the settlement, the district paid $2,123,811 to the government and agreed to…
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Metro State University Denver locks tuition for undergrads as inflation rises
Metropolitan State University of Denver will keep tuition rates the same for undergraduate students under a tuition lock program the school unveiled this week. University officials said the move was spurred by skyrocketing inflation. “Our students are facing tremendous financial challenges right now,” university President Janine Davidson said in a news release. “Many are working…
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Metro State University Denver locks tuition for undergrads as inflation rises
Metropolitan State University of Denver will keep tuition rates the same for undergraduate students under a tuition lock program the school unveiled this week. University officials said the move was spurred by skyrocketing inflation. “Our students are facing tremendous financial challenges right now,” university President Janine Davidson said in a news release. “Many are working…
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Colorado sailor killed during Pearl Harbor attack to be buried at national cemetery
Eighty years after a World War II sailor from Colorado died at Pearl Harbor, his remains are finally being laid to rest. The life of Water Tender First Class Milo Phillips, who was killed in the infamous attack on Dec. 7, 1941, will be buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu…
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Colorado sailor killed during Pearl Harbor attack to be buried at national cemetery
Eighty years after a World War II sailor from Colorado died at Pearl Harbor, his remains are finally being laid to rest. The life of Water Tender First Class Milo Phillips, who was killed in the infamous attack on Dec. 7, 1941, will be buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu…