Author: Steven K. Paulson
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Colorado appeals court OKs firing for off-duty marijuana use
DENVER — People who test positive for smoking pot can legally be fired from their job, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled Thursday in deciding that there is no employment protection for marijuana users. In a split decision issued on Thursday, the court said marijuana use is still barred by the federal government, even though…
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Hickenlooper says give him time on his Cabinet
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER—Nearly three weeks into Colorado’s legislative session, some lawmakers are getting nervous: Major bills are speeding through Colorado’s divided Legislature, but first-term Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper’s Cabinet is just settling in. Republican Senate Minority Leader…
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Hickenlooper says give him time on his Cabinet
DENVER—Nearly three weeks into Colorado’s legislative session, some lawmakers are getting nervous: Major bills are speeding through Colorado’s divided Legislature, but first-term Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper’s Cabinet is just settling in. Republican Senate Minority Leader Mike Kopp said lawmakers need specifics from Hickenlooper and his advisers on major issues, including jobs and budget-making, to work…
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Court overturns block of school voucher program
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER — The Colorado Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court ruling blocking one of Colorado’s first school voucher programs, saying Douglas County’s Choice Scholarship Program does not violate the state Constitution. The Douglas…
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Court overturns block of school voucher program
DENVER — The Colorado Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court ruling blocking one of Colorado’s first school voucher programs, saying Douglas County’s Choice Scholarship Program does not violate the state Constitution. The Douglas County program offered up to 500 students $4,575 in state funds for tuition at private schools, including religious schools. Taxpayers…
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Colo. high court rules on trustworthy confessions
DENVER — The Colorado Supreme Court said Monday that prosecutors no longer need to prove a crime occurred if they can show a confession is trustworthy. The rule requiring proof of a crime using evidence other than a confession had been in effect for more than a century. The justices said the new rule will…
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First Denver bar slaying suspect appears in court
UPDATE DENVER — The first of three suspects accused in the killings of five people and a cover-up fire at a Denver bar has made his first appearance in court. Twenty-two-year-old Dexter Lewis stood silently, staring at the judge, on Thursday as he was advised of the potential charges against him. Lewis was led out…
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Feds say they control highways in Canyonlands, other national monuments
DENVER — The federal government said Wednesday it has control over highway access in national monuments even if no official notice was given, in a case that could affect highway rights of way on federal public land across the country. Aaron Avila, attorney for the U.S. Justice Department, told an appeals court panel Wednesday that…
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Suspect held in fatal shooting of Denver officer
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER — A 21-year-old man was arrested for investigation of first-degree murder after a veteran Denver policewoman who was raising her 12-year-old daughter alone was shot and killed during a free jazz festival, police said…
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Suspect held in fatal shooting of Denver officer
DENVER — A 21-year-old man was arrested for investigation of first-degree murder after a veteran Denver policewoman who was raising her 12-year-old daughter alone was shot and killed during a free jazz festival, police said Monday. Suspect Rollen Oliver was taken into custody late Sunday after witnesses gave a description of the gunman. Police also…