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Aurora OKs police raises on McClain anniversary

Council members apologized after realizing vote's timing.

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Elijah McClain&#x27;s 2019 death exposed systemic failures across Aurora&#x27;s public-safety agencies, launching a reckoning the city continues to navigate.Why it matters: Council members appeared to realize only at the last moment Monday night that they were about to approve <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="police and firefighter" data-vars-click-url="https://www.auroragov.org/common/pages/GetFile.ashx?key=lj1GAS%2fD" data-vars-content-id="f6fca2cd-3c69-404b-bd0b-92240980ce55" data-vars-headline="Aurora OKs police raises on McClain anniversary" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.auroragov.org/common/pages/GetFile.ashx?key=lj1GAS%2fD" target="_blank">police and firefighter</a> raises exactly <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="seven years" data-vars-click-url="https://www.auroragov.org/residents/public_safety/commitment_to_progress/the_elijah_mc_clain_case" data-vars-content-id="f6fca2cd-3c69-404b-bd0b-92240980ce55" data-vars-headline="Aurora OKs police raises on McClain anniversary" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.auroragov.org/residents/public_safety/commitment_to_progress/the_elijah_mc_clain_case" target="_blank">seven years</a> — almost to the hour — after Aurora police <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="stopped and restrained" data-vars-click-url="https://www.denverpost.com/2019/08/30/elijah-mcclain-aurora-police-death/" data-vars-content-id="f6fca2cd-3c69-404b-bd0b-92240980ce55" data-vars-headline="Aurora OKs police raises on McClain anniversary" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.denverpost.com/2019/08/30/elijah-mcclain-aurora-police-death/" target="_blank">stopped and restrained</a> McClain during the encounter that led to his death.

Career classrooms become hot ticket

Students are lining up for career-focused classes.

Aerospace

About 20 years ago, Megan Trail&#x27;s high school counselor asked why such a promising student was choosing a construction job over a college education.Zoom in: Today, Trail leads three new HVAC classes at Cherry Creek Innovation Campus in Centennial, where enrollment has more than tripled in seven years and the school&#x27;s finishing a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="$100 million expansion" data-vars-click-url="https://ccic.cherrycreekschools.org/ccic-20" data-vars-content-id="697766f8-14e2-4155-9253-ec80f126267e" data-vars-headline="Career classrooms become hot ticket" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://ccic.cherrycreekschools.org/ccic-20" target="_blank">$100 million expansion</a>.

Arapahoe County's road-preservation race

Preventive road work could save millions in Arapahoe County

Neighborhoods

Arapahoe County is saving its good roads before they become teeth-rattling, budget-busting rebuilds.Why it matters: The needs outpace funding. Preserving healthy pavement can curb backlogs and costs, road and bridge infrastructure manager Doug Stern says.

Laubacher dominates Colorado's 4th Congressional District Democratic primary

The Democrat advances to face Lauren Boebert in November.

Democrat Eileen Laubacher defeated write-in candidate Jenna Preston on Tuesday, setting up a November showdown with Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado&#x27;s 4th Congressional District.The big picture: Laubacher handily won, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="according to the Colorado Secretary of State&#x27;s office" data-vars-click-url="https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/126592/web.345435/#/summary" data-vars-content-id="47483943-7c3f-40d3-a782-4a0175d18f3a" data-vars-headline="Laubacher dominates Colorado&#x27;s 4th Congressional District Democratic primary" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/126592/web.345435/#/summary" target="_blank">according to the Colorado Secretary of State&#x27;s office</a>.

County Lines: Death's last witness

She's helped families find answers after death.

Election

Kelly Lear has spent her career speaking for the dead.The latest: The Arapahoe County coroner retires next month after a dozen years in the elected position.

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What we know and don't know about Victor Marx

Denver

Democrats think they can win all GOP seats in Colorado

4 numbers to know in Colorado's governor's race

Weiser taps Lesley Dahlkemper for lieutenant governor

Phil Weiser is poised to be Colorado's accidental governor

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What we know and don't know about Victor Marx

Democrats think they can win all GOP seats in Colorado

4 numbers to know in Colorado's governor's race

Weiser taps Lesley Dahlkemper for lieutenant governor

Phil Weiser is poised to be Colorado's accidental governor