Opinion: Shockingly, free school lunch isn’t really free. Colorado could ask voters to foot the bill.

Opinion: Shockingly, free school lunch isn’t really free. Colorado could ask voters to foot the bill.

Subsidize something and you’ll get more of it. Tax it and you’ll get less. That’s Economics 101. It’s not surprising that nearly three years after Colorado voters approved a ballot measure to subsidize free lunches for all students, regardless of parental income, utilization rates are higher than proponents expected, and the program is coming up…

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Denver’s investigation of wage theft at strip clubs was a “reckless abuse of power,” lawsuit alleges

Denver’s investigation of wage theft at strip clubs was a “reckless abuse of power,” lawsuit alleges

Denver labor officials exhibited a “reckless abuse of power” that violated the constitutional rights of two city strip clubs during a wide-reaching wage theft investigation that led to nearly $14 million in restitution and fines, the businesses allege in a new federal lawsuit. Diamond Cabaret and Rick’s Cabaret, in a complaint filed Friday in U.S….

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Colorado avalanche experts worry Trump budget cuts will hinder life-saving forecasts

Colorado avalanche experts worry Trump budget cuts will hinder life-saving forecasts

LEADVILLE — Officials in the Western U.S. who warn the public about avalanches are sounding a different type of alarm. They say they’re worried that the Trump administration firing hundreds of meteorologists and other environmental scientists could hinder life-saving forecasts that skiers and mountain drivers rely on. The forecasting work is crucial for skiers and…

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Nuggets Podcast: The looming Nikola Jokic-Shai Gilgeous-Alexander MVP showdown and shifting Western Conference landscape

Nuggets Podcast: The looming Nikola Jokic-Shai Gilgeous-Alexander MVP showdown and shifting Western Conference landscape

In the latest edition of the Nuggets Ink podcast, beat writer Bennett Durando and sports editor Matt Schubert reconvene after a long road trip for Michael Malone’s bunch. Among the topics discussed: The Nuggets split a recent four-game swing through the Eastern Conference, winning in Indianapolis and Detroit and losing in Milwaukee and Boston. What…

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