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LOCAL NEWS

Colorado’s Health Department Found Deleting Emails
Colorado’s health department has been deleting emails regarding the coronavirus pandemic, despite a request by the state archives that agencies save all documents related to their management of the pandemic. Other state offices have been found to regularly delete emails despite calls for transparency. (Denver Post)

Colorado Republicans Quiet on Election Issues
Colorado’s congressional Republicans have stayed mum on President Donald Trump’s election fraud assertions.

Moffat County Worker Fraud Shakes Human Services Department
Moffat County’s human services director has left their job after an investigation revealed a case worker had fraudulently reported visits, including home visits that never happened.

Boulder Names New City Attorney
Boulder voted to give deputy city attorney Nancy Rodgers the top job as city and county attorney. (Daily Camera)

Open Access to National Parks
Veterans and Gold Star families will have free access to national parks for life.

NATIONAL NEWS

SCOTUS to Decide on Obamacare
The U.S. Supreme Court seemed likely to uphold Obamacare during its oral arguments yesterday.

Klobuchar Expected to be in Biden’s Cabinet
Sen. Amy Klobuchar might be in line to be Joe Biden’s attorney general.

Lawyer Sentenced to Prison
A Connecticut lawyer was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for swindling $1.4 million from a Connecticut veterans charity.

Justice’s Bad Behavior
A Kentucky attorney said a newly appointed state justice had bad behavior on the bench and “loudly slammed his hand on the bench” and “screamed” at a defendant.

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