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New COVID-19Caraveo restrictionswins will prohibit gatherings closeindoor dining, personal Coloradans vote

race in Colorado’s new 8th District

Thornton pediatrician first Latina to represent Colorado in Congress

to cut income taxes, limit liquor chains BY MARK HARDEN ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

BY JESSE PAUL AND SANDRA FISH THE COLORADO SUN

Coloradans gave themselves a tax break in the Nov. 8 election, while Democrat Yadira Caraveo will also blocking a proposal to let liquorbe the first representative in store operators add more locations. Washington from Colorado’s new Voters also agreed to raise taxes 8th Congressional District after on high-income Coloradans to supshe beat Republican state Sen. port free school meals, refused to Barbara Kirkmeyer in a very relax rules for charity bingo games close race. and raffles, and expanded property Caraveo, who works as a pediatax exemptions for the surviving trician, will be the first Latina to spouses of fallen military service represent Colorado in Congress. members. The 8th District’s population is By nearly a 2-1 margin, Colorado nearly 39% Latino. voters approved Proposition 121, Caraveo, a state representareducing the state income tax rate tive, was leading Kirkmeyer, from 4.55% to 4.4%. The measure is a state senator, by less than 1 projected to reduce state tax revenue percentage point and fewer by $412.6 million, a cut of about 2.4% than 500 votes when Kirkmeyer to the state’s general fund, while savconceded Wednesday night at ing the average Colorado taxpayer about 6 p.m.”While this is not the $119 in fiscal-year 2023-24. outcome we hoped for, I am proud And nearly two-thirds of voters of our team and our campaign,” opposed Kirkmeyer posted on Twitter. Proposition 124, which would have Caraveo’s win also gives let retail liquor chains grow from a State Rep. Yadira Caraveo, D-Thornton, makes a stop as part of her campaign to limit of three stores statewide now SEE 8TH DISTRICT, P4 PHOTO BY JESSE PAUL, THE COLORADO SUN represent Colorado’s 8th Congressional District. to a maximum of eight, and then to 13 in 2027,is20 in 2032 unlimcounty required to and followan based on the By Ellis Arnold ited number in 2037. Under existing A long line of cars outside the city of Brighton’s rapid testing site at severity of a county’s local virus spread. Colorado Community Media law, liquor chains will be allowed Riverdale Regional Park. The site has had to close early many days in recent The dial grew out of the state’s safer-ata four-store maximum in 2027 but weeks due to high demand. Adams County’s 14-day test positivity rate As Denver metro counties continue to nothome order —Colorado the policy that came after more. The Licensed inch closer to local stay-at-home orders Beverage the statewide stay-at-home order this was 15.9 percent, as of Nov. 17, according to Tri-County Health 18, outside Adams CityDepartment. High than their test scores” and that Association, representing REPORT under Colorado’s.. system coronavirus- independent spring and allowed types of School, rates 7201 Quebec Parkway. Brighton andSTAFF Commerce City’s test positivity were both higher than “legacy-making meansofstandliquornumerous stores,had saidInand May, Colorado State restrictions, the statestate announced Prop businesses to reopen. up against the unfair 124 would let big chains drive 13 percent. Forty-five people in Brighton 29 the in Commerce City have ing related The Adams 14 School District board education voted to accountability system.” of business. a new level of rules that prohibits indoor its members The state out recently switched to color died fromunion COVID-19 health issues. Toof limit the spread of COVID-19, teachers andrelated Together remove the district’s accrediThe statement said the dining and personal gatherings — a identifiers — levels blue, yellow and at least 15 counties to tighter restrictions that prohibits indoor and Colorado started amoved new comtation (since restored) and to system, as is, “penalizes 56 This story is from Rocky Mountain change that applies to the majority of the orange rather than numbered levels — to personalcampaign gatherings.to stop the munity begin the process of reorganizpercent of Adams 14 students PBS, a nonprofi t public broadcaster Denver metro area and many counties in avoid confusion. Until Nov. 17, level red reorganization of the school ing after several years of low who face the double challenge providing communityorder. stories across other regions. meant a stay-at-home Now, level district and to shift narratives standardized test scores. A of noy only being tested in Colorado over the air and online. The state’s COVID-19 dial, which has red — “severe risk” — is the secondaround the district. press statement said two WardEnglish while they are also Used by permission. For more, and to Photo bythe Belen been in effect since September, is the set support Rocky Mountain PBS, visit Part of the effort is a comorganizations shared a belief munity rally at 3:30 p.m. Nov. of differentSEE levels ofP2restrictions that each rmpbs.org. RALLY, that area students “are more Please see RESTRICTIONS, Page 2

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