At-large-councilwoman Allison Hiltz, who first ran as a Democrat but is now unaffiliated, also decided not to go for a second term. She recently gave birth to her first child and plans to spend time focusing on her son, she says.
Nicole Johnston, who represents Ward II and held the mayor pro tem title for a year, also decided not to run again so that she could spend more time with her family. (She, too, ran as a Democrat but is now unaffiliated.) In fact, Johnston is resigning in June in order to move to Colorado Springs so that her kids can be closer to their father.
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Bipartisan lawmakers are hoping to push a bill through the Colorado House of Representatives that would expand the Colorado Department of Local Affairs’ Peace Officer Mental Health Grant program, which helps to fund initiatives like Summit County’s SMART team.
After facing some opposition from community members, bill sponsors Rep. Julie McCluskie, of Dillon, and Rep. Hugh McKean were able to work with concerned stakeholders to add amendments that ultimately allowed the bill to pass through the House Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Committee. McCluskie said getting over the first hurdle gave her confidence the bill would stand a good chance of eventually becoming law.
Immigrant advocates and lawyers have long decried conditions at the Aurora ICE facility, pointing to instances of medical neglect, forced-labor allegations and infectious-disease outbreaks as examples of the sub-standard quality of care there. The facility currently houses around 200 ICE detainees, as well as a few dozen U.S. Marshals detainees. But the facility has space for over 1,500 ICE detainees, a capacity that it got close to reaching in the summer of 2019, during a season of increased border crossings. Proponents of using private prisons typically argue that they keep costs down; opponents say that s at the cost of human rights.
The Biden administration has already issued an executive order instructing the Department of Justice to stop renewing contracts with private prison companies. So far, however, Biden has not ordered the Department of Homeland Security to cut ties with private prison companies, such as the GEO Group, much to the dissatisfaction of immigrant-rights advo
add a new section, section 14-75, pertaining to prohibiting keeping, owning, or possessing pit bulls and other restricted breeds of dogs in the City. The ordinance became effective November 26, 2005.
May 8, 2009, the 10th Circuit Court upheld section 14-75 of the City Code in the case of Am. Canine Foundation v. City of Aurora, 618 F. Supp. 2nd 1271 (D. Colo. 2009). The Court determined the City had a legitimate purpose in enacting pit bull and restricted breed ban ordinance that was the protection of the health and safety of the public and upheld the ordinance.
May 9, 2011, City Council approved Ordinance 2011-11 amending the restricted breed ordinance
Aurora s mayor went undercover as a homeless person, upsetting some local leaders
Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman said he hoped to gain insight about the issue. Local leaders are calling his actions a publicity stunt. Author: Janet Oravetz (9News), Ryan Haarer Published: 2:42 PM MST January 7, 2021 Updated: 10:21 PM MST January 7, 2021
AURORA, Colo. Local leaders, including one who was homeless for years, are calling Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman s decision to spend a week undercover as a person experiencing homelessness last month a publicity stunt. I m actually quite livid about it. He should issue a formal public apology, said John Stone, Englewood councilmember at-large. What I want to come from this is for us to come together and do something productive from this, it has generated a lot of attention, clearly, that was the intent.