Crime and Courts
Authorities raid 247 Colorado homes, seize more than 800 marijuana plants in years-long operation targeting black market pot
State and federal officials said the nearly three-year investigation showed that illegal marijuana trafficking mushroomed after voters approved recreational use in 2012
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While the Trump administration backtracks, Colorado is plowing forward on transgender rights
By Jennifer Brown Health Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado joins 19 other states in suing to stop Trump administration rule allowing health care workers to refuse abortions
By The Colorado Sun Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado’s consumer protection laws are getting much tougher — and that could help with the state’s opioid lawsuit
By Jesse Paul Business Primary category in which blog post is published
Did the Colorado Supreme Court just throw the state’s marijuana-legalization regime into question? The chief justice seems to think so.
By John Ingold Crime and Courts Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado’s 20,669 gun deaths since 1980, explained in five charts
In 2018, 885 people died by firearm in Colorado
Denver authorities might be instructed to look the other way on magic mushrooms, but they remain illegal
The mushroom remains a federal Schedule 1 controlled substance, prohibited under state and federal law
Austin Eubanks, Columbine school shooting survivor who became advocate for fighting addiction, found dead
Austin Eubanks was shot in the hand and knee in the Columbine attack that killed 12 classmates and a teacher
The school at the center of Colorado’s latest mass shooting is a refuge for gifted, tech-savvy kids who sometimes didn’t fit in elsewhere
Parents are fiercely protective of STEM School Highlands Ranch and fighting back against a narrative that it was a pressure cooker headed toward violence
16-year-old charged as an adult in STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting
Alec McKinney's attorneys immediately launched an effort to return the case to juvenile court
“There wasn’t a whole lot that was going through my mind”: Teen called mom while subduing Highlands Ranch school shooter
Joshua Jones, an 18-year-old senior at STEM School Highlands Ranch, said during a news conference Tuesday he was watching "The Princess Bride" in his British literature class when a classmate pulled a gun and told everyone to stay still
This is not Parkland: Douglas County, divided on guns but eager to prevent another school shooting, tries to find its voice
STEM students are searching for “one voice” on mental health, moms against gun violence are standing up 100-fold and a petition for metal detectors is now 20,000 strong
Should it be illegal for Colorado’s elected officials to block someone on social media? This lawsuit may provide a definitive answer.
State Sen. Ray Scott, R-Grand Junction, blocked a constituent on Twitter and Facebook. The ACLU has sued him, hoping to set legal precedent amid a growing debate on the issue in Colorado.
