August 13, 2025

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Colorado Springs narrowly passes resolution on marijuana funds, opponents say it’s political football

Colorado Springs City Council passed a resolution Tuesday recommending that the mayor allocate funds from the marijuana sales tax toward PTSD recovery. It passed by a 5-4 vote. It’s the first time the council utilized a controversial new ordinance that included a veto override. The new ordinance codified a pathway to make formal recommendations to

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Crypto

Cryptocurrency ATMs target “unbanked” in Colorado, as do scammers

COLORADO SPRINGS — Betty Kerwin remembers the “heightened feverishness” — and the fear. In February, the 91-year-old spent hours on the phone with anonymous men impersonating the Geek Squad at Best Buy, demanding she send them cash. By the time she hung up, she’d fed $8,000 into a cryptocurrency ATM: all the money in her

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