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  NARAL President Backs Jared Polis as Fight to Save Choice Comes to States

  July 20 at 9:38 a.m.

  NARAL Pro-Choice America president Ilyse Hogue spoke to Westword about gubernatorial candidate Jared Polis and his Republican opponent, Walker Stapleton, who's publicly pledged to protect the rights of the "born and unborn" but typically tries to skirt the subject.

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  Stapleton Calls Dems' Infrastructure Plea a "Fabricated Political Stunt"

  July 20 at 9:22 a.m.

  Treasurer and gubernatorial candidate Walker Stapleton says he has a reason for not funding high priority construction and maintenance projects in the state, but he does an about-face almost as soon as he utters the words.

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  Aurora Theater Shooting Survivor Grapples With Trump's Travel Ban

  July 20 at 8 a.m.

  Zara Ahmed survived the Aurora theater shooting. But as a Somali-American, she must now confront the Trump administration travel ban.

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  Tay Anderson Steps Down at Never Again Colorado

  July 20 at 5:31 a.m.

  The young activist who caught Denver's attention with his 2017 school board run says he needs to take time to focus on school and family, but that he's thinking of running for school board again.

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  Denver FUGLY Founder Brad Evans Vying for RTD Board Seat

  July 19 at 5:01 a.m.

  The man behind Denver FUGLY and Denver Cruiser Ride is known as an elaborate prankster, but this year, he is trying to run as a first-time candidate for RTD's board of directors.

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  Hickenlooper Signs Executive Order That Regulates Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells

  July 18 at 3:15 p.m.

  Governor John Hickenlooper calls on the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to eliminate its backlog of orphaned wells, which pose an environmental risk of soil and groundwater contamination to the state.