Colorado Supreme Court green lights $2 billion property tax relief measure for ballot

PLUS l Testing leads to confusion over toll fees between Monument, Castle Rock, Letecia Stauch transferred to prison outside of Colorado, and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Welcome to Tuesday. It’s Aug. 22, 2023. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. In today’s edition: - [Colorado Supreme Court green lights $2 billion property tax relief measure for ballot]( - [Testing leads to confusion over toll fees between Monument, Castle Rock]( - [Polis issues executive order to streamline housing grants in Colorado]( [Colorado Supreme Court green lights $2 billion property tax relief measure for ballot]( The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for a multi-year, multibillion-dollar property tax relief measure to appear on the November ballot, declining to address the argument from a group of largely Republican challengers that Proposition HH violates the state constitution's single-subject requirement. [Read More]( Did you miss these stories? [Federal law change lets Air Force Academy cadets keep parental rights, new parents pave the way before final policy released]( [Colorado counties awarded nearly $1M to boost election security]( [Congenital syphilis prevention planned for El Paso, Jefferson county jails]( [Local companies considering spending combined $30 million to expand in Colorado Springs]( Two local companies are considering investing nearly $30 million combined to expand operations in Colorado Springs and adding almost 700 new high-paying jobs to the community in the coming years. [Read More]( [Testing leads to confusion over toll fees between Monument, Castle Rock]( CDOT spokesman Tim Hoover said that not only have the tolls not been activated, but that final toll prices have yet to be decided upon. [Read More]( [Polis issues executive order to streamline housing grants in Colorado]( Gov. Jared Polis on Monday signed an executive order that he says will speed up the process for getting more affordable housing into the market. [Read More]( More Top Stories: Lewis-Palmer School District 38 revisited the idea of a [four-day school week schedule]( at Monday’s Board of Education meeting. The change is not yet certain, as it must first survive additional research and several rounds of stakeholder feedback. Letecia Stauch, the convicted killer of her 11-year-old stepson Gannon Stauch, [has been moved to an out-of-state prison facility]( after being found guilty of first-degree murder earlier this year, according to the Department of Corrections. The Colorado Springs Police Department announced Monday its selection of an independent consultant to audit its use of force and de-escalation tactics, a [next step toward implementing a series of reforms backed by a city law enforcement advisory commission.]( Before you go... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the morning. [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.]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903