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Colorado’s election system was ‘scanned’ by Russians but not breached, DHS tells state
DENVER – Russians scanned Colorado’s election system for possible points of weakness in the weeks before last year’s election but were not able to penetrate it, the Department of Homeland Security told the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office Friday.
Colorado was one of 21 states DHS informed Friday were “impacted” by Russian activity in the run-up to the election. But the secretary of state’s office maintains it was not breached, as it has for months now. Continue reading
Sen. Michael Bennet says it would be ‘a shame’ if Graham-Cassidy prevails over bipartisan talks
DENVER – As Senate Republicans try to get another measure to the floor to repeal the Affordable Care Act with the Graham-Cassidy amendment, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., sat down to discuss the measure and bipartisan health care reform discussions he’s been a part of in recent weeks.
Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, said Friday he couldn’t “in good conscience” vote for Graham-Cassidy, and Sen. Ron Paul, R-Ky., has also said he wouldn’t support the bill. Continue reading
Colorado Hospital Association opposes Graham-Cassidy as another analysis shows losses for state
DENVER – The Colorado Hospital Association said Thursday that the latest effort by Senate Republicans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act “has the potential to have a significant and harmful impact on the health of all Coloradans” as another nonpartisan analysis found the measure could cost Colorado billions in federal health care dollars.
The hospital association says that forecasted Medicaid cuts under the latest Republican proposal, Graham-Cassidy, “will likely impact hospital’s ability to provide care for Colorado’s most vulnerable patients.” Continue reading
Graham-Cassidy analysis shows billions in federal funding losses for Colorado’s health care programs
DENVER – Senate Republicans’ latest effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act would quickly cost Colorado at least $6 billion in federal funds, and could end up taking $78 billion from the state in the long-term, according to new analysis out Wednesday.
The Graham-Cassidy amendment, named after its writers, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., has until Sept. 30 to pass the Senate with a simple majority vote.
Afterward, due to parliamentary rules, the Senate would need 60 votes to pass a repeal-and-replace measure. Continue reading
Rep. Mike Coffman asks feds to consider fixes for DACA wind-down
DENVER – U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman and one of his Democratic fellow members of Congress are asking the Department of Homeland Security to give some Dreamers leeway to get their immigration statuses in order as DACA is wound-down over the next six months.
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced on Sept. 5 that he was ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program by next March, and gave only some DACA recipients only a month to apply to renew their status. Continue reading
Colorado authorities try to find ‘serial pooper’ caught defecating in people’s yards
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The “Mad Pooper” of Bob’s Burgers lore might be more than cartoon fiction, according to Colorado Springs police who say a woman has repeatedly done her businesses in people’s yards over the past several weeks.
A witness snapped photos of the female runner, who has apparently been caught treating people’s yards as toilets on several occasions since July. Continue reading
Record low uninsured rates prop up Obamacare in Colorado as Senate GOP tries another repeal
DENVER – Colorado continues to have record-low percentages in the number of uninsured people, and programs under the Affordable Care Act have led to more Coloradans being insured than ever, according to a new biannual study released Tuesday.
The report comes in the midst of a last-minute push by Senate Republicans to try and repeal the Affordable Care Act, which the survey shows has benefited Colorado across much of the state. Continue reading
Documents reveal police told Grandview HS of sex allegations involving guard year before his arrest
AURORA, Colo. — A newly released report shows Aurora police had received a complaint alleging a Grandview High School security guard was having sex with students more than a year before he was arrested on sexual assault charges, and that the school was made aware of the allegations at the time but didn’t act.
Officials at the school, which is part of the Cherry Creek School District, maintain they didn’t know about the allegations from March 2016 when they made the controversial decision not to tell parents about the May 2017 arrest of the guard, Broderick Lundie, citing a belief that the alleged abuse was not widespread. Continue reading
Study uncovers 48 cases of possible improper voting in Colorado in 2016, just 0.001% of total vote
DENVER – A five-state study that included Colorado, which looked at possible improper voting in 11.5 million voter records, uncovered 112 possible instances—48 of which happened in Colorado.
The study looked at 11.5 million voter records from Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Delaware and Maryland. The first three states are mail-in ballot states, while Delaware and Maryland voting is conducted at polling places. Continue reading
Ingrid LaTorre will get time to make family arrangements before deportation, ICE says
DENVER – Ingrid LaTorre, the Peruvian national whose plea for a pardon from Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper was denied Thursday, will get around a month to make arrangements for her family before she is deported.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed Friday to Denver7 it was working with LaTorre’s attorneys regarding her departure since she now has a final order of removal. Continue reading