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Monday
A few isolated thunderstorms developing during the afternoon under partly cloudy skies. High 81F. NW winds shifting to ENE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Monday night
Isolated thunderstorms during the evening, becoming clear overnight. Low near 55F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
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- Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet played a key role in getting the immigration bill passed in the Senate this week. Now the legislation heads toward the Republican-led House where it faces much opposition. Supporters rallied at the University Of Denver campus on Sunday calling on the House to follow the Senate’s lead. They say the bill impacts real lives.(AP)
- Frontier Airlines will soon be flying from its Denver hub to Montego Bay, Jamaica, making it Denver International Airport's ninth country with nonstop access.(AP)
- The University of Colorado is now considering the end of live animal experiments in undergraduate classrooms. The move to review their program comes after animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) filed a complaint against the university. “It is an important goal to be able to teach our young people how to be the doctors and researchers of the future,” CU spokesperson Bronson Hilliard said. The latest complaint filed against CU last fall has triggered a new argument on ethics.(KCNC)
- Starting today, Boulder shoppers will need to pay 10 cents for disposable paper or plastic bags at city grocery stores, convenience stores and big-box retailers like Target.(Daily Camera)
- The man accused of shooting an AR-15 at a Longmont police officer will appear in court on Monday. The shooting happened last month after a traffic stop. Investigators say Jonathan Shank started firing at the officer. The officer took cover behind his car and fired back. Shank was hit three times and has been in the hospital ever since. Doctors now say he has recovered enough to be arrested and go to court. Shank is charged with attempted first-degree murder.(Times Call)
- As you get ready for Fourth of July cookouts and family gatherings, consider this roundup of laws starting Monday in Colorado. Thanks to a busy legislative session that saw Democrats pass a flurry of legislation, there’s an unusually long list of changes:
- MAGAZINE LIMITS: A law limiting most ammunition magazines to 15 rounds goes into effect July 1. House Bill 1224 grandfathers existing magazines, but newly produced clips will have to be date-stamped and in compliance with the ammunition limit.
- RENEWABLE ENERGY: A new law requiring rural electricity co-ops to double the amount of electricity they get from renewable sources by 2020. The change – from 10 percent to 20 percent – likely won’t bring any immediate changes for rural power customers.
- MARIJUANA SAFETY: Colorado has the nation’s first recreational marijuana regulation law. House Bill 1317 took effect in May, but July 1 marks a major deadline in the law. The state Department of Revenue, which will oversee pot regulation, must release detailed regulations on the how the drug is grown and sold. One major detail the Department must announce by Monday is how the newly legal drug should be tested for safety and potency before going on sale to the public Jan. 1.
- CRIMES AGAINST PREGNANT WOMEN: Colorado joins other states with a felony crime of unlawful termination of a pregnancy. House Bill 1154 details how to punish people who harm pregnant women, resulting in the loss of a fetus.
- JOB-SEEKER CREDIT PROTECTION: Colorado employers face new limits on accessing the credit history of job applicants. Senate Bill 18 prohibits an employer’s use of consumer credit information for employment purposes if the information is unrelated to the job.
- CAREER ASSISTANCE: Another Democratic-sponsored plan to boost the state workforce is a new “career pathways program.” House Bill 1004 sets up a three-year grant program and a study of current labor pool requirements and qualifications.
- TOBACCO TAXES: Cigarette taxes aren’t going up. But they’re not going down, thanks to House Bill 1144, which makes permanent the state sales tax on tobacco. Sales taxes on tobacco are separate from excise taxes, but Colorado actually charged no statewide cigarette sales tax before 2009.
- GOVERNMENT LIABILITY: Suing Colorado for wrongdoing? You could be eligible for more if your claim stands up in court. Senate Bill 23 raises state liability limits from $150,000 for a single occurrence to $350,000 for a single occurrence.
- HELP FOR SENIORS: Starting Monday, Colorado tax payers will spend more on a fund to help the elderly with things like nutrition, transportation and legal services. Senate Bill 127 increases the amount of state sales tax that goes to the Older Coloradans Cash Fun from $8 million a year to $10 million a year.
- THE OL’ SUNSET EXTENSION: It’s a perennial quirk of state lawmaking: Politicians set up programs, giving the programs a sunset date to assure skeptical colleagues that the program won’t go on forever. Then, a few years later, the Legislature quietly extends the sunset they made a few years back, if not removing it altogether. Several sunset extensions take effect Monday, including extensions for pedestrian boards like the Water and Wastewater Facility Operators Certification Board (Senate Bill 150) and the Board of Mortgage Loan Originators (Senate Bill 156). (AP)
- Madison Bumgarner scattered four hits over seven innings, Hunter Pence hit a two-run homer and the San Francisco Giants ended their longest losing streak in three years with a 5-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.(AP)
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