Here’s a rundown of the biggest stories of the day for Friday, June 27, 2014. Download our , and apps for breaking news throughout the day.
1. GROUP SUES COLORADO OVER $1B CUT TO SCHOOL FUNDING
Attorney Kathleen Gebhardt was among a group that . The suit argues that Colorado violated a constitutional provision passed by voters, known as Amendment 23.
2. EIGHTMILE FIRE AT 700 ACRES, NO EVACUATIONS YET
The Eightmile Fire, burning about six miles northeast of Cañon City, has grown from one acre Thursday evening to 700 acres and .
3. FIGHT FOR OIL & GAS MEASURES HITS GROUND RUNNING
A group backing two ballot measures to provide more local control over oil and gas development in the state said Friday it .
3. CU GETTING ITS JOURNALISM SCHOOL BACK (KIND OF)
Three years after shuttering its journalism school, the University of Colorado regents , catering to film, journalism, arts, public relations, advertising and other like-minded students.
4. NEW BATCH OF DENVER POLICE OFFICERS SWORN IN
After weeks of grueling training, 43 new Denver police officers are ready to patrol the city’s streets. The freshly minted cops are.
5. HICK ENLISTS JOHN Q. PUBLIC FOR LATEST AD CAMPAIGNS
Governor John Hickenlooper. The best of the “testimonials” will appear in one of Hickenlooper’s campaign videos.
6. NUGGETS GM LOOKING TO THE FUTURE WITH DRAFT PICKS
It’s been less than five years since Bosnian Jusuf Nurkic picked up a basketball for the first time, but the 6-11, 280-pounder quickly made his way to the 16th pick in the NBA Draft. And Nuggets GM Tim Connelly is .
7. A THUNDEROUS START TO A HOT, DRY WEEKEND
Thunderstorms will rumble across northeastern Colorado this afternoon and evening, but the weather is expected to .
8. BOULDER COUNTY EXPANDS SAME-SEX MARRIAGE LICENSES TO LONGMONT, LAFAYETTE
Same-sex couples , two days after Boulder County began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in Boulder.
9. AURORA NIXES PLAN FOR LATE-NIGHT EVENTS CENTER NEAR HOMES
Aurora City Council shot down plans from a developer who wanted to turn a derelict hotel into a night club that would host events until 2 a.m. The .
10. SOCCER BOOSTED IN THE USA BY YOUNG, INFORMED FANS
It’s not just at Denver’s Three Lions pub that soccer fever is catching on among American sports fans. The rise of social media, plus the first wave of soccer kids growing up into young adults, .
11. WE HAVE BECOME THE NEWS
In very meta news, the space in which this very newsletter is being written is . Imagine Communications will be taking over the sixth floor of the building, while the newsroom (and your humble newsletter writer) will be moving on up to the eighth floor.
12. TRACK AMELIA EARHART’S FLIGHT LIVE
Former Denver media personality Amelia Earhart may be on the ground in Miami today, but she’ll be taking off again in the morning on her around-the-world trip. .
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