Denver’s proposed ordinance, brought by its three most progressive council members, goes beyond what a state court ruling mandates by also changing the sentences for low-level, municipal-only crimes.

“I’m probably going to vote no matter what. But (the spending) has me more cynical. This campaign has just become about the money,” said Zach Robertson, who lives in Denver’s Uptown neighborhood.

“I never expected to shrink my city,” Centennial Councilman Don Sheehan said about the ceding of 18 acres from the city to allow Regis Jesuit High School consolidate its campus in Aurora.

Jeffco Public Schools is now calling on Colorado leaders — Gov. Jared Polis, Attorney General Phil Weiser and state education Commissioner Susana Córdova — to jump into the fray

Outside groups have now spent a combined $3 million, all in the past month, in an effort to influence voters. About $2.3 million of that has been spent in support of DeGette and about $670,000 has been spent in support of Kiros.

The Religious Liberty Commission draft report is open for public comment for 15 days.

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