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1. POLL: TIGHT RACE FOR COLORADO GOVERNOR
Gov. John Hickenlooper’s job approval ratings plunged in a new poll that shows Republican challenger Bob Beauprez beating the Democratic incumbent by 1 percentage point. The latest poll shows Beauprez at 44 percent and Hickenlooper at 43 percent, which means .
2. AG SUES FORECLOSURE LAW FIRMS FOR FRAUD
Colorado’s largest foreclosure law firms — The Castle Law Group and Aronowitz & Mecklenburg — who say the lawyers operated a multi-million-dollar scheme that defrauded tens of thousands of homeowners, banks, investors and, ultimately, taxpayers.
3. AUDIT SLAMS CHILD WATCHDOG
State auditors and said the office’s perceived lack of independence is a hinderance.
4. DENVER GETS PROJECTS
Millions of dollars in casino taxes that fund historic preservation projects across Colorado have been , according to an audit released Tuesday.
5. UDALL TURNS HOBBY LOBBY BILL INTO WEAPON VS. GARDNER
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote Wednesday on a bill that takes direct aim at the U.S. Supreme Court and — less overtly — Republican hopes of capturing a Colorado Senate seat. Its chances of passing, however, are approximately zero — .
6. DARK DAYS DURING DENVER STOP
Jeffrey “Gator” Harris pulled into Colorado on Saturday night to help his sister and her 19-month-old boy, who had been stranded in town through a run of bad luck. But soon after, he said his van was rammed, and his nephew was attacked by a pit bull. ” ,” said Harris.
7. COOLEST FOOD COURT IN TOWN
. It’s also the site of four full-service independent restaurants from some of the city’s best chefs.
8. HARDROCK 100 RUNNER NEARLY STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
“Next thing we know, we hear this incredibly loud cracking sound and saw this vivid white light,” Canadian ultrarunner Adam Campbell recalled. “And ‘”
9. FALLING BAROMETER CAN PROVIDE GOOD FISHING
Summer in Colorado means monsoons. Meteorology aside, there are many who believe .
10. BRONCOS DEFENSE HEALTHIER, MORE TALENTED
In seven days, Broncos players will report to their construction-strewn Dove Valley headquarters for the start of training camp. Hard hats will mix with a new, blue-collar attitude. For the first time since perhaps their Orange Crush era in the late 1970s, .
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