Judicial discipline commission wants former Supreme Court Chief Justice Coats censured for role in contract scandal

PLUS | Housing bill wins back key provisions in Colorado House, faces trouble in Senate; Rock-throwing teens slapped with 13 charges each and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening. Today is Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [Judicial discipline commission wants former Supreme Court Chief Justice Coats censured for role in contract scandal]( In an unprecedented flexing of its authority, the Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline late Tuesday requested a public censure of former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan "Ben" Coats for his role in a multi-million dollar contract that was awarded to a former employee who faced firing. [Read More]( [Teen accused of planning Colorado Springs school shooting scheduled for court hearing]( A 19-year-old who was arrested in March and accused of planning a mass shooting at schools in Colorado Springs is scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing Wednesday afternoon. [Read More]( [Letecia Stauch trial: Forensic psychologist explains 'unusual' not guilty by reason of insanity plea]( As the end of Letecia Stauch's trial draws near, the jury will soon be forced to answer the question of her sanity, and will have two drastically different reports to contend with. [Read More]( [Housing bill wins back key provisions in Colorado House, faces trouble in Senate]( House Democrats late Tuesday night restored substantial portions of what had been gutted out of Gov. Jared Polis' housing proposal by the Senate, despite sources indicating the changes could doom the bill to failure. [Read More]( [University of Colorado at Colorado Springs lifts COVID vaccine requirement]( Students at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs will no longer be required to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, the university announced in a news release Wednesday. The requirement will end on May 15 for all students, faculty and staff. [Read More]( [Second person arrested in connection with 2022 Colorado Springs homicide]( A second person has been arrested in connection with the 2022 shooting death of a convicted sex offender, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department. [Read More]( [Rock-throwing teens slapped with 13 charges each]( Two weeks after they went on a rock-throwing spree which proved fatal, three teenagers accused of killing a 20-year-old Arvada woman were in the same room Wednesday for the first time since their arrest. Nicholas Karol-Chik, Zachary Kwak and Joseph Koenig — handcuffed, wearing orange jumpsuits and plastic clogs — took their seats in a Jefferson County courtroom and did not look at each other. [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up [here.]( Engage in the conversation in [today's eEdition]( Interested in podcasts? Check out ours [here]( Already subscribed? [Log in.]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903