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Fall enrollment up by 20% at Aims Community College
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Fall enrollment up by 20% at Aims Community College

By BizWest Aims Community College has registered 20% more students this year than last with 8,271 students for the fall 2024 semester. The growth is aided by the college’s lower tuition rates, its policies on inclusivity and accessibility, and being a place in which high school students can gain college credit in concurrent enrollment, according to an Aims news release. Aims officials are working to become a Hispanic Serving Institution and a Military Friendly School, said Larry Pakowski, vice president for student engagement, inclusion and success, in the news release. READ THE FULL STORY AT BIZWEST
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Aurora, Adams County, Westminster select new leadership
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denvergazette.com, Local

Aurora, Adams County, Westminster select new leadership

By Kyla Pearce | Denver Gazette The Aurora City Council picked the city's current chief of public safety to fill its open city attorney position following the former city attorney's retirement in June.  Pete Schulte, whose selection will go to a formal vote at Monday's council meeting, follows former City Attorney Dan Brotzman, who retired earlier this year. Schulte has worked for the city of Aurora since September of 2021. He is a licensed attorney in Colorado, Texas and Wyoming. He will be sworn into office at the following regular council meeting on Oct. 14. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Cañon City to hold meeting Wednesday on three ballot questions related to pool plans
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Fox21, Local

Cañon City to hold meeting Wednesday on three ballot questions related to pool plans

By Dara Korn | Fox 21 News On the November ballot, Cañon City voters will decide on three questions about replacing Icabone Pool, which closed in 2023. The city will hold an informational meeting about the new community pool proposal on Wednesday, Sept. 25, at 6 p.m. A year-round pool facility concept was developed for the original Icabone Pool site. The site’s history and concept renderings can be viewed here, along with a guide to questions and answers about the project. Three tax questions on the November ballot address the construction and maintenance of a community pool. All must pass for the pool to be built and operated. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 21 NEWS
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Loveland residents may create new sales tax to replace tax they cut last year
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Loveland residents may create new sales tax to replace tax they cut last year

By Dillon Thomas | CBS Colorado Less than one year after Loveland residents overwhelmingly voted to eliminate sales tax on most groceries, a shortfall in the city's budget has now led to some residents asking for a new sales tax to be created. The tax cut, which only applied to groceries purchased for at-home consumption, has now resulted in the city losing millions of dollars in revenue. As CBS News Colorado reported in the fall of 2023, the city warned residents that approving the tax cut would force funding to city services to be cut. The city's planners forecasted that the budget lost would not be deducted from public safety services like police and fire. However, they predicted that entities like the city's parks and recreation and libraries could face cuts. Now, less than a ...
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Paul Andrews, president of the National Western Stock Show, to retire
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Paul Andrews, president of the National Western Stock Show, to retire

By Bizwest National Western Stock Show and Complex CEO Paul Andrews will retire  after the 2025 National Western Stock Show in January 2025. Andrews, who has worked for the group since late 2010, “will continue as a consultant to the organization after a new president and CEO has been selected,” National Western said in a news release. He previously held a number of roles at Kroenke Sports & Entertainment LLC. READ THE FULL STORY AT BIZWEST
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Krannawitter: Business owners are not guilty
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Krannawitter: Business owners are not guilty

By Thomas L. Krannawitter, Ph.D. | Commentary, tkrannawitter.substack.com The title of this piece is not a verdict in a criminal trial. It is a reminder to business owners experiencing feelings of guilt—those who think they need to “give back,” as if they stole something or committed some wrong simply by running a successful business: You’re not guilty. This may seem obvious to some business owners, yet for far too many, it is not. Every time a successful entrepreneur, investor, business owner, or CEO expresses a desire to donate to a charitable cause in order to “give back,” he is, knowingly or not, implying that he has taken something that does not rightfully belong to him. In a society that values freedom—including free markets for businesses—this mistake might be trivial ...
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Pueblo City Council meets for proposed abortion ordinance
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Fox21, Local

Pueblo City Council meets for proposed abortion ordinance

By Carolynn Felling | Fox 21 News The topic of banning abortion centers in Pueblo was back at the center of a heated discussion during a Pueblo City Council meeting on Monday, Sept. 23. In the meeting, three presentations were given touching on different abortion related topics. One of which is Amendment 79, a ballot measure that would create a right to abortion in Colorado and repeal the State Constitution’s ban on government funds for abortion. “I want to start by saying the only reason that we’re here having this hearing is because people’s feelings are hurt, that they can’t control women’s choices and bodies,” said City Council woman Sarah Martinez, District 3. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 21 NEWS
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‘It does not bring back our loved ones’: Family members of King Soopers shooting victims react
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‘It does not bring back our loved ones’: Family members of King Soopers shooting victims react

By Grace Kraemer | CBS 11 News After three and half years, 11 News is hearing from those at the center of the mass shooting at a Colorado King Soopers. Monday afternoon, Ahmad Alissa, was convicted of killing 10 people inside and outside that store. Alissa is now preparing to serve 10 life sentences plus another 1,300 years in prison without parole. Before that sentencing, more than a dozen victims and family members spoke about the impact of this terrible tragedy, including how they are working to move forward. Afterwards, some said while they were very happy with the outcome, it will never take away the pain. “Your honor, I have to live the rest of my life without my dad. The defendant has deprived my family of something precious,” said Madeline Talley, the daughter of Eric Talley....
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