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GEO group sues Colorado; Tornado sirens sound in Denver; Boulder Valley Schools to weigh closures
KGNU News
KEYWORD SCORE: 85.60. boulder, boulder valley school district, budget, bvsd, city council, colorado, colorado supreme court, morning magazine, phil weiser
Headlines Wednesday, June 10, 2026 *GEO group sues Colorado* GEO Group, the corporation that operates immigrant detention facilities nationwide and in Colorado, has sued the state over a new law requiring health and safety inspections. GEO group says Colorado’s law is unconstitutional because it infringes on federal immigration authority and violates the supremacy clause, and that the activities of the The federal government is free from regulation by any state. GEO is asking the courts to block the law. Governor Jared Polis recently signed the bill into law. Backers of the law say they have h
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CEO group sues Colorado; Tornado sirens sound in Denver; Boulder Valley Schools to weigh closures
KGNU News
KEYWORD SCORE: 85.60. boulder, boulder valley school district, budget, bvsd, city council, colorado, colorado supreme court, morning magazine, phil weiser
Headlines Wednesday, June 10, 2026 GEO group sues Colorado GEO Group, the corporation that operates immigrant detention facilities nationwide and in Colorado, has sued the state over a new law requiring health and safety inspections. GEO group says Colorado’s law is unconstitutional because it infringes on federal immigration authority and violates the supremacy clause, and that the activities of the The federal government is free from regulation by any state. GEO is asking the courts to block the law. Governor Jared Polis recently signed the bill into law. Backers of the law say they have hea
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Are there fewer students at No Kings Rallies?
KGNU News
KEYWORD SCORE: 70.48. boulder, kgnu news, morning magazine, students, turnout, walkout
Listeners: Top listeners: KGNU Broadcast Live On-Air 9:30 am - 12:00 pm 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Are there fewer students at No Kings Rallies? KGNU News Demonstrators are expected to gather in communities across the country on June 14 for a new round of No Kings events for a special No Kings livestreamed show.The actions come three months after No Kings demonstrations drew millions of people nationwide.But while turnout has been strong overall, some organizers say young people, and college students, have been less visible in recent protests.For Rocky Mountain Community Radio, CU Bo
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The Bronx Is Codifying Community Power in Economic Development
Next City
KEYWORD SCORE: 67.36. budget, city council, city government, co-op, comprehensive plan, covid-19, development, economic justice, housing, housing cooperative, infrastructure, mayor, pandemic, public works, racial justice, redevelop, regional planning, shelter, small business, sustainable
[image: The Bottom Line] Sandra Lobo, executive director at Our Bronx, welcomes attendees at the opening of the inaugural Bronx Economic Development Summit at the Andrew Freedman home. (Photo by Muneeba Hassan) The Bronx gave the world salsa. It gave the world hip-hop. Now the Bronx is staking its claim as the birthplace of a new economic development paradigm. It’s a paradigm rooted in decades of organizing around projects like the Kingsbridge Armory and the former Lincoln Recovery Center, both of which will soon be transformed under hard-fought community ownership. It builds on what Bronx res
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L.A. Is Building for the 2028 Olympics. These Organizers Want To Stop It.
Next City
KEYWORD SCORE: 62.95. apartment, bicycle, bike, black, budget, buses, city council, city government, city staff, development, eviction, housing, housing crisis, infrastructure, latino, low-income, mayor, monthly rent, police, public health, scooter, tenant, traffic, transit
The Olympic cauldron is lit at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum ahead of the launch of ticket registration for the 2028 Summer Olympic Games, Jan. 13, 2026, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Damian Dovarganes /AP) Cerianne Robertson spent years watching a city change as it prepared to host the Olympics. While living in Rio de Janeiro and working as a journalist, Robertson says she and her team saw the displacement happen. From 2014 to 2018, she reported on evictions that helped make way for the Olympic park and related transit infrastructure. About 77,000 people were displaced from their homes — most
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A Community Land Trust Is Purchasing Commercial Property in NYC for the First Time
Next City
KEYWORD SCORE: 59.11. affordable housing, apartment, black, city council, cooperative housing, covid-19, development, diversity, hispanic, housing, housing cooperative, housing crisis, housing option, inequality, infrastructure, low-income, market-rate, mayor, mixed-use, pandemic, purchase land, zoning
Members of East New York Community Land Trust gather outside of the building they’re set to purchase in the next few weeks, which will be transformed into the East Brooklyn Liberation Center. (Photo courtesy ENYCLT) New York City’s growing community land trust movement will hit a new milestone next month, as the East New York Community Land Trust is set to become the first in city history to purchase a commercial property off the private market. The CLT will turn a vacant, two-story brick building into the “East Brooklyn Liberation Center,” a headquarters for the nonprofit with affordable offi
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City Funded 2026 Immigrant Heritage Month and Juneteenth Celebration Events Announced
Boulder Colorado Release
KEYWORD SCORE: 59.02. black, boulder, city of boulder, civil rights, colorado, diversity, housing, human services, penfield tate, police, racism, refugee
City Funded 2026 Immigrant Heritage Month and Juneteenth Celebration Events Announced Newsroom_Boulder 1.jpg morsecasillasl… Wed, 06/10/2026 - 11:20 Jun 10, 2026 Learn more about city-supported events celebrating Immigrant Heritage Month and Juneteenth. This year the city’s Human Relations Fund (HRF), in collaboration with the Office of Arts and Culture, provided support to several organizations hosting events and celebrations that recognize Immigrant Heritage Month and Juneteenth. All events are free and open to the public. Immigrant Heritage Month events and celebrations honor and celebrate
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How This Cultural District in St. Paul Is Fighting Displacement
Next City
KEYWORD SCORE: 46.66. black, development, housing, low-income, refugee, small business, transit, transportation
One of the many food vendors at the Little Mekong Night Market in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by jpellgen / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Sponsored content from National CAPACD. Sponsored content policy *This piece is part of our Stories of Belonging series, which **highlights people who have stepped up to protect their communities from displacement — of residents, small businesses, and the culture that makes a place home**.* For most of the 20th century, St. Paul’s Rondo neighborhood was home to a thriving Black community. Tucked into St. Paul’s Summit-University district, Rondo’s religious institutions,
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Xcel’s rate hike runs into consumer opposition in Colorado
Colorado Public Radio
KEYWORD SCORE: 38.98. boulder, colorado, commission, infrastructure, low-income, marshall fire, petition, public utilities commission
Xcel Energy’s proposed deal to raise average residential energy bills by nearly 6% is running into a wall of opposition from Colorado consumer and environmental groups. The proposed residential rate increase would be among the largest ever in the state, according to the Colorado Office of the Utility Consumer Advocate (UCA), which advocates for customers and is opposed to the deal. In November, the state’s largest utility petitioned state regulators at the Public Utilities Commission to let it increase how much it charges for electricity . Xcel hadn’t requested a major price hike to its custom
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District to sell Council Tree Library to NoCo Foundation
BizWest
KEYWORD SCORE: 38.09. boulder, colorado, library district
Poudre River Public Library District is moving forward with the sale of its Council Tree Library... FORT COLLINS — Poudre River Public Library District is moving forward with the sale of its Council Tree Library property in southeast Fort Collins to the NoCo Foundation, the district announced Tuesday.The organizations are under contract and plan to finalize the sale of the property at 2733 Council Tree Ave., Suite 200, later this year. The district will use proceeds from the sale as part of its funding for its portion of the Southeast Community Center project.The seven-member Library Board of
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How this year’s legislative session let down workers
KGNU News
KEYWORD SCORE: 37.33. colorado, kgnu news, morning magazine
Listeners: Top listeners: KGNU Broadcast Live On-Air 9:30 am - 12:00 pm 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm How this year’s legislative session let down workers KGNU News On today’s Morning Magazine, Kjersten Forseth and Robert Lindgren of KGNU’s Labor Exchange discuss how labor policy fared during Colorado’s recently ended legislative session.Kjersten Forseth is a lobbyist with the Colorado chapter of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), the largest federation of unions in the country.Earlier this week, Forseth joined host Robert Lindgren on KG
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City Welcomes Goats Back to South Boulder for Weed Management and Beloved ‘Meet and Bleat’ Event
Boulder Colorado Release
KEYWORD SCORE: 37.11. boulder, city of boulder, colorado, south boulder
City Welcomes Goats Back to South Boulder for Weed Management and Beloved ‘Meet and Bleat’ Event Goats-at-Harlow-Platts-Park_2022_25.jpg hernandezk@bou… Wed, 06/10/2026 - 08:13 Jun 10, 2026 Community members are invited to the annual "Meet and Bleat" event on Saturday, June 13, from 9 a.m. to noon. The City of Boulder is welcoming back its favorite four-legged landscapers to Harlow Platts Community Park this week. Beginning Thursday, June 11, approximately 300 goats will arrive at the park to help manage invasive and noxious weeds through Tuesday, June 16. To celebrate their return, community
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The Subway That Could Fix L.A.'s Most Infamous Traffic Bottleneck
Governing
KEYWORD SCORE: 36.52. budget, development, heavy rail, lawsuit, low-income, sales tax, traffic, transit, transportation
Editor's Note: This article appears in Governing's Q2 2026 Magazine. You can subscribe here. Bob Anderson’s relationship with the 405 freeway goes back more than 50 years. In the early ’70s he and three co-workers piled into his red Chevrolet Corvair for a 25-minute commute from West Los Angeles to their aerospace jobs in the San Fernando Valley. The Corvair, a 1964 model from his college days, was never meant to have air conditioning, but that didn’t matter. The windows opened and the car was moving. A Southern California breeze flowed through. There’s scant joy in such a commute in 2026. It
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Fifty for 150: 6-year-old JonBenét Ramsey found dead in upscale Boulder home in 1996
Colorado Newsline
KEYWORD SCORE: 34.58. boulder, boulder county, boulder police department, colorado, enforcement, police
JonBenét Ramsey's gravesite sits in Marietta, Georgia. (Courtesy of Denver Public Library Special Collections, RMN-030-8564) *Editor’s note: This story contains a description of violence against a child.* JonBenét Ramsey was found dead in her family home in Boulder on the morning of Dec. 26, 1996. The family had reported her missing earlier in the day, but her father eventually found her body in the basement. *This story is part of **Colorado at 150**. Each Fifty for 150 story focuses on an event that helped define Colorado over 150 years of statehood. Newsline is publishing one Fifty for 150
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Manufacturers embrace growth, plan for potential downturn
BizWest
KEYWORD SCORE: 34.56. boulder, budget, colorado, development, employment, students, tenant
It’s called the “dismal science” for a reason, and manufacturing executives who attended... FORT COLLINS — It’s called the “dismal science” for a reason, and manufacturing executives who attended Tuesday’s BizWest CEO Roundtable held at Eldon James Corp.’s facility in Fort Collins grappled with the prospect of a major economic downturn in just a few years.Doug Rhoda, chairman of Vectis Automation LLC, a robotic welding firm based in Loveland, raised the prospect of not a recession but of a potential depression as soon as the next decade.Citing a report from the Institute of Trends Research, he
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Race and recorded calls
SCOTUS Blog
KEYWORD SCORE: 34.30. black, enforcement, housing, petition, police, safe streets
*The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here.* Since our last post, the Supreme Court has been rather restrained at working through relists. This week, the justices acted on only one relisted petition, *Walters v. Coleman*, in which the Commonwealth of Virginia seeks reversal of a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit granting habeas relief to a prisoner. The court made short work of the petition: the justices granted, vacated, and remanded for further con
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Mystery remains 35 years after Denver’s infamous Father’s Day bank massacre
Denver Westword
KEYWORD SCORE: 31.70. apartment, boulder, city council, civil rights, colorado, employment, enforcement, police, tenant
[image: Law enforcement officials wheel out a covered dead body in the aftermath of the Father's Day bank massacre.] "Sometimes a guilty man does walk free." The post Mystery remains 35 years after Denver’s infamous Father’s Day bank massacre appeared first on Denver Westword. Hot times ahead: A dozen free things to do in Denver (and beyond) this weekDenver Public Library Special Collections, WH2129Audio By CarbonatixScott McCarthy wasn’t supposed to be at United Bank on the day of his murder.The 21-year-old new hire didn’t have a security guard uniform. He wasn’t even on the bank’s payroll ye
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Despite dry winter, Boulder Reservoir levels expected to remain normal this summer
Boulder Reporting Lab
KEYWORD SCORE: 31.44. boulder, boulder county, city of boulder, colorado
Despite record-low winter precipitation and ongoing drought conditions, Boulder Reservoir is expected to maintain normal water levels throughout the summer, according to reservoir manager Stacy Cole. “Our levels will be normal all summer,” Cole said. The outlook contrasts with nearby Union Reservoir, which recently announced its swim beach will be limited to wading this season because of low water levels. Cole said Boulder Reservoir could see an increase in visitors as a result. In addition to recreation, Boulder Reservoir supports irrigation for farmers in unincorporated Boulder County and pr
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Things to do in Denver this week, June 8-14
Denver Westword
KEYWORD SCORE: 29.36. black, boulder, boulder airport, budget, cars, colorado, lgbtq
[image: The Denver Gay Men's Chorus.] Pride Month events are heating up. The post Things to do in Denver this week, June 8-14 appeared first on Denver Westword. Hot times ahead: A dozen free things to do in Denver (and beyond) this weekSeth McConnellAudio By CarbonatixIt’s Pride Month, and there are plenty of ways to celebrate in Denver, from watching a Denver Gay Men’s Chorus concert to attending a smutty scholastic book fair. Plus, the Colorado Renaissance Festival opens this weekend!This list is refreshed every Wednesday and Friday. Bookmark this page for weekly events in and around Denver.
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Bomb squad on scene at south Boulder structure fire after crews find 'suspicious package'
Denver 7 Front Range News
KEYWORD SCORE: 28.73. boulder, police, south boulder
Bomb squad and hazmat teams were on scene at the site of a structure fire in south Boulder after crews found a "suspicious package" during firefighting operations Wednesday evening, according to a post from Boulder Fire-Rescue. Boulder Fire-Rescue first posted about the fire in the block of 800 West Moorhead Circle around 7 p.m., and said around 8:30 p.m. that the fire had been extinguished, but that crews were staying on scene and the building remained fully evacuated due to the package. "There are no additional evacuation orders at this time," officials said in the post. Boulder Fire-Rescue
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Models of flying machines, drum playing wooden robots and more on display at the new da Vinci Museum in Pueblo
Colorado Public Radio
KEYWORD SCORE: 28.59. budget, city council, colorado, development, public hearing, redevelop, sales tax, students
Walk into a wing of the Pueblo Convention Center and you’ll enter into a world of ingenious machines crafted from rich wood and other natural materials, a library containing beautifully printed copies of codices or notebooks and more. It’s all at the new Leonardo da Vinci Museum of North America, just off the Historic Arkansas Riverwalk. The famed 15th-century artist Leonardo da Vinci designed sometimes functional, sometimes fantastical devices for theater, war, travel and more. “da Vinci did not separate art from other subjects if he was working in architecture or botany or whatever his subje
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ODOT re-writes history to hide its culpability for cost overruns
City Observatory
KEYWORD SCORE: 27.81. budget, commission, transportation
*The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is currently engaged in an audacious attempt to re-write history. In testimony to the newly formed Joint Transportation Oversight Committee, agency officials claimed that the staggering cost overruns on projects like the I-205 Abernethy Bridge were the result of “rushed” estimates forced upon them by the 2017 Legislature. The facts, however, tell a much different story of expensive, detailed planning followed by a complete collapse in fiscal accountability.* *The Myth of the “Slap-Dash” Estimate. ODOT Deputy Director Travis Brouwer recently impli
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Models of flying machines, drum playing wooden robots and more on display at the new da Vinci Museum in Pueblo
Colorado Public Radio
KEYWORD SCORE: 27.69. budget, city council, colorado, development, public hearing, redevelop, sales tax, students
Walk into a wing of the Pueblo Convention Center and you’ll enter into a world of ingenious machines crafted from rich wood and other natural materials, a library containing beautifully printed copies of codices or notebooks and more. It’s all at the new Leonardo da Vinci Museum of North America, just off the Historic Arkansas Riverwalk . The famed 15th-century artist Leonardo da Vinci designed sometimes functional, sometimes fantastical devices for theater, war, travel and more. “da Vinci did not separate art from other subjects if he was working in architecture or botany or whatever his subj
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The latest on tariff refunds
SCOTUS Blog
KEYWORD SCORE: 27.28. black, civil rights, mayor, petition, prison reform
As we noted in Monday’s newsletter, we are expecting 23 more opinions by early July. Compared to the past two terms, the court is actually ahead of schedule: At this point last year, there were 26 cases left to decide. And at this point in 2024, there were 27 cases awaiting a ruling. Plus, if you’d like to attend our term-in-review event at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, which will take place on July 8 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. EDT, don’t forget to register your interest here. The event will feature a fireside chat with the ACLU’s Cecillia Wang, who argued the birthright citizenship c
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Tavern at St. Michael’s gets new life in final hours
BizWest
KEYWORD SCORE: 25.56. boulder, colorado
Kevin Auldridge and his wife, Annie, on Monday reopened the Tavern at St. Michael’s Square in... Kevin Auldridge and his wife, Annie, on Monday reopened the Tavern at St. Michael’s Square in Greeley, which had closed briefly May 24 after more than a decade of operation. THIS ARTICLE IS FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Continue reading for less than $3 per week! Get a month of award-winning local business news, trends and insights Access award-winning content today! Login Processing your subscription now!If you canceled your payment, click here to close this window.If you processed a payment and this page
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Catalyst oversight panel to Greeley: Keep looking for partner
BizWest
KEYWORD SCORE: 25.03. boulder, city council, city manager, colorado, mayor
After six weeks of reviewing issues surrounding the proposed Catalyst entertainment district, the... After six weeks of reviewing issues surrounding the proposed Catalyst entertainment district, the West Greeley Citizen Oversight Committee recommended to City Council members Tuesday night that the city keep looking for a potential financial partner, adding that it would pause its work until the city finds one. THIS ARTICLE IS FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Continue reading for less than $3 per week! Get a month of award-winning local business news, trends and insights Access award-winning content today!
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Fort Collins shopping center sells for $12.15M
BizWest
KEYWORD SCORE: 24.69. boulder, colorado, tenant
Drake Crossing, a 56,214-square-foot shopping center in west Fort Collins, has sold for $12.15... FORT COLLINS — Drake Crossing, a 56,214-square-foot shopping center in west Fort Collins, has sold for $12.15 million.Chicago-based JLL Capital Markets (NYSE:JLL) represented the seller, Sun Valley, Idaho-based Alpine Investment Group LLC, in the off-market sale to Big Ben Funds and Capital Asset Management.The three-building shopping center at 2100 W. Drake Road is anchored by Safeway and Walgreens and is 96% leased to a diverse mix of local and national tenants including Subway, Joseph’s Hardwar
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‘Extremely unfavorable weather’ dampens Vail Resorts outlook
BizWest
KEYWORD SCORE: 24.55. boulder, colorado
Vail Resorts Inc. carved its fiscal 2026 earnings outlook after stumbling through a tough third... Vail Resorts Inc. carved its fiscal 2026 earnings outlook after stumbling through a tough third quarter. THIS ARTICLE IS FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Continue reading for less than $3 per week! Get a month of award-winning local business news, trends and insights Access award-winning content today! Login Processing your subscription now!If you canceled your payment, click here to close this window.If you processed a payment and this page does not reload in 10 seconds, please reach out to Bruce Dennis at
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Inaugural pizza fest set Sept. 5 in Longmont
BizWest
KEYWORD SCORE: 24.30. boulder, colorado
Several dozen Colorado pizzerias and breweries, along with a trio of bands, have signed on to... LONGMONT — Several dozen Colorado pizzerias and breweries, along with a trio of bands, have signed on to participate in the first-ever Colorado Pizza Festival, set for Sept. 5 in Longmont.Proceeds from pizzerias at the block party at Fourth Avenue and Kimbark Street in downtown Longmont will benefit Slice Out Hunger and Longmont Food Rescue. The eateries include Urban Field Pizza, Rosalee’s Pizzeria, Antonio’s Real New York Pizza, Slice House by Tony Gemignani, Audrey Jane’s Pizza Garage, GFL Pizza
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Gloo ups guidance as AI-for-churches firm ‘advances toward profitability’
BizWest
KEYWORD SCORE: 23.88. boulder, colorado
Gloo Holdings Inc., a Boulder-based company that provides artificial intelligence and technology... Gloo Holdings Inc., a Boulder-based company that provides artificial intelligence and technology platforms for faith-based organizations, improved its top and bottom lines in the first quarter of its fiscal year, raising its full-year sales expectations to $195 million. THIS ARTICLE IS FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Continue reading for less than $3 per week! Get a month of award-winning local business news, trends and insights Access award-winning content today! Login Processing your subscription now!If
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Tying the noodle? Broomfield fast-casual chain adds wedding catering
BizWest
KEYWORD SCORE: 23.13. boulder, colorado
Broomfield-based pasta chain Noodles & Co. recently began offering catering services for... BROOMFIELD — Do you love Noodles & Co. (Nasdaq: NDLS) so much that you can’t imagine walking down the aisle without the scent of roasted garlic cream tortellini wafting toward the altar? Well, you’re in luck. The Broomfield-based pasta chain recently began offering catering services for weddings and other events. “We’re seeing couples move away from one-size-fits-all celebrations and create experiences that feel more personal to them,” Noodles communications director Danielle Moore said in a prepared st
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The Fairer Deal That Counties With Vast Federal Lands Deserve
Governing
KEYWORD SCORE: 22.23. budget, land use
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the federal Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program, which has supplied counties with annual payments based on the federal lands within their borders since 1976. Congress designed PILT to provide counties with funding for basic services like roads and public safety, recognizing that they could not collect property taxes on federal lands and needed an alternative source of funding for these services. When the U.S. government began to restrict uses of federal lands instead of selling or conveying them to states and homesteaders in the early 1900s, Congres
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80-year-old Boulder woman scammed out of life savings: 'How do I live?'
Fox31 Denver KDVR
KEYWORD SCORE: 21.25. boulder
Leslie Frisbie bakes banana bread to try to cope with an uncertain future after losing her life savings.
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