Your daily resource for late-breaking news, upcoming events, the , , and the stories that will be talked about today, Friday, May 2, 2014.
1. TESTING, TESTING
For the first time, makers of marijuana-infused cookies, cupcakes and candies were required to submit samples to newly licensed independent labs for testing, starting Thursday. Here’s .
2. WHO STEALS “SMELLY” LACROSSE GEAR?
Colorado Mammoth goaltender . “I don’t know who, in their right mind, would want smelly lacrosse goalie gear,” Mammoth president Steve Govett said. “Now we’re up against a real deadline to try to find a solution and to give Dillon a chance to make his postseason debut.”
3. UNDER INVESTIGATION
Four area universities are among 55 schools nationwide being investigated for possible violations of federal law over . “We are making this list available in an effort to bring more transparency to our enforcement work and to foster better public awareness of civil rights,” Catherine Lhamon, assistant secretary for civil rights, said in a statement.
4. IS MENTAL HEALTH BILL A “GUN GRAB”?
Mass murders led Colorado’s governor to seek improvements in how the state handles potentially dangerous cases of mental illness, but Second Amendment advocates labeled the proposed legislation “another gun grab” and shrank its scope. But, a bill nearing a Senate vote .
5. 911 PROTOCOL SPIKED FOR DIGNITARIES
Denver officials have rescinded a policy that required 911 dispatchers to alert police patrol supervisors when elected officials or their staff sought out police response in Denver. Here’s .
6. “RACIST” COMMENT?
Sen. Mary Hodge’s comment about reparations for Native Americans has upset and political payback that hurts students.
7. TOYOTA TOYS WITH DENVER
Toyota said this week that it would move its U.S. headquarters — and 3,000 jobs — to Plano, Texas. The move, to be completed in 2017, will leave behind a 101-acre campus in the Los Angeles suburb of Torrance, Calif. But ?
8. YOUR WEEKLY GARDEN TO-DO LIST
Ready to battle some bindweed and prep your planting containers? Here’s for May 2 to 9.
9. SUMMER MOVIE PREVIEW 2014
It’s that time of year again: Summer movie season. A time when the A/C is frosty, popcorn is popping and filmakers are blowing stuff up. Without further ado, here’s .
10. ROCKIES GET JUAN IN THE WIN COLUMN
Juan Nicasio pitched seven scoreless innings with just three hits and added three RBIs at the plate to . Meanwhile, , and Tyler Chatwood got an update on his injured elbow.
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