 Marijuana-legalization initiative needs line-by-line review
 The petition signatures of a campaign seeking to legalize limited possession of marijuana in Colorado will need a line-by-line review, the Secretary of State's office announced today. Earlier this month, the campaign turned in nearly 160,000 signatures in an effort to put the measure on the 2012 ballot. Former Montrose County DA Myrl Serra sentenced to 1 year in prison, 4 years of sex offender probation
Disbarred former Montrose County District Attorney Myrl Serra today was sentenced to a year and prison and four years of sex-offender probation related to charges that he demanded sex from three women who worked in his office. Owner of Jensen Farms fined for failing to provide migrant workers suitable housing
The Colorado cantaloupe grower connected to last year's multistate listeria outbreak has been fined for failing to provide suitable housing for migrant workers. Unemployment claims at 352,000, fewest since 2008
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits plummeted last week to 352,000, the fewest since April 2008. The decline added to evidence that the job market is strengthening. |
 Feds shut down file-sharing website
 One of the world's largest file-sharing sites was shut down Thursday, and its founder and several company executives were charged with violating piracy laws, federal prosecutors said. An indictment accuses Megaupload.com of costing copyright holders more than $500 million in lost revenue from pirated films and other content. Apple starts selling interactive iPad textbooks
Apple Inc. on Thursday launched its attempt to make the iPad a replacement for a satchel full of textbooks by starting to sell electronic versions of a handful of standard high-school books. Merrill Lynch announces its Heartland Market will be headquartered in Denver
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management announced today that its Heartland Market will now be headquartered in Denver. |
 Perry says he's dropping out of presidential race
 Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday dropped out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination and endorsed Newt Gingrich, adding a fresh layer of unpredictability to the campaign two days before the South Carolina primary. DeGette announcing re-election campaign
Democratic Colorado congresswoman Diana DeGette is announcing her re-election campaign for a ninth term. Ex-wife says Gingrich wanted "open marriage"
Dredging up a past that Newt Gingrich has worked hard to bury, the GOP presidential candidate's second ex-wife says Gingrich asked for an "open marriage" in which he could have both a wife and a mistress. |
 Valor Christian kicked out of football league, forced to go independent
 Valor Christian will now be an independent in football, too. The school was kicked out of the proposed Pioneer League at CHSAA's legislative council meeting today. Beckham signs new 2-year deal with LA Galaxy
Resisting the lure of Paris for the sake of his family, David Beckham pledged his future to America's Major League Soccer on Wednesday by signing a new two-year contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy. Broncos cheerleaders ranked top 5 in the NFL
The Broncos cheerleaders are among some of the most successful squads in the NFL. They came in fifth in a new poll by CNBC.com. |
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