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News from May 2023

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Charter Review Public Hearing Set for May 23

By East Arapahoe News Report | May 19, 2023

After receiving three new proposals for changes to the Aurora City Charter, the Aurora City Council’s Charter Review Ad Hoc Committee has scheduled an additional public hearing for 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 23.

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Feedback Wanted: MLK Jr. Library Remodel

By East Arapahoe News Report | May 18, 2023

The city of Aurora is offering residents and library patrons an opportunity to share what they want to see and experience in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library on East Colfax Avenue.

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Crow: “We need comprehensive immigration reform, and H.R. 2 isn’t it”

By East Arapahoe News Report | May 17, 2023

On May 11, 2023, Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06) released this statement following House passage of H.R. 2, the “Child Deportation Act,” which would enact strict anti-immigrant measures, including ending America’s decades old asylum system and creating more bottlenecks at ports of entry, permanently and indefinitely detaining asylum seekers, criminalizing non-profits and faith organizations trying to help asylum seekers, and providing no additional resources for Customs and Border Patrol officers at ports of entry

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Legislation would deploy equipment enabling electric school buses to send power back to the grid

By East Arapahoe News Report | May 17, 2023

On May 10, 2023, Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06) and U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO) introduced the Bus Integration Dedicated to Improving Resilience, Eliminating Congestion, and Triggering Innovation Over Numerous Applications and Localities (BIDIRECTIONAL) Act

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Crow: “Together we’ll find a cure”

By East Arapahoe News Report | May 17, 2023

On May 9, 2023, Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), co-founder of the House ALS Caucus, joined Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Terri Sewell (D-AL), and Ken Calvert (R-CA) to reintroduce a House Resolution designating May as ALS Awareness Month to bring attention to the thousands who suffer from Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and renew efforts to find a cure

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Apply Now to Serve on a City Board

By East Arapahoe News Report | May 15, 2023

The city of Aurora is accepting applications now for vacancies on the following boards listed below.

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East Arapahoe News area weekly mass times

By East Arapahoe News | May 13, 2023

The following parishes in the East Arapahoe News coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Arapahoe County home sales during week ending May 6

By East Arapahoe News | May 13, 2023

There were 46 reported residential sales in Arapahoe County in the week ending May 6, according to BlockShopper.com.

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Crow Secured Funding for First-of-its-Kind, School District-operated Mental Health Center

By East Arapahoe News Reports | May 10, 2023

On May 3, 2023, Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06) joined Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman, school district leaders, mental health providers, and local elected officials to present $1.5 million to construct Cherry Creek School District’s (CCSD) new mental health day treatment center, Traverse Academy

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Crow: “Now is the time to create a Space National Guard."

By East Arapahoe News Reports | May 9, 2023

On May 2, 2023, Representatives Jason Crow (CO-06), former Army Ranger, and Doug Lamborn (CO-05) reintroduced the Space National Guard Establishment Act alongside 10 of their bipartisan colleagues to create the Space National Guard by grandfathering in the existing seven states and one territory (CO, CA, HI, AK, NY, OH, FL, GU) of the Air National Guard that have space-related duties into a new Space National Guard

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Crow: “Congressional Republicans’ proposed solution would slash veterans benefits, reduce investments in clean energy, and slash food, health care, and education assistance for millions of Americans.”

By East Arapahoe News Reports | May 8, 2023

Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06) released this statement following House passage of the “Default on America Act,” Republicans' irresponsible budget proposal to temporarily raise the debt ceiling while capping government spending at Fiscal Year 2022 levels

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Crow: “I’m grateful for the safe evacuation of US embassy staff from Sudan.”

By East Arapahoe News Reports | May 7, 2023

Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability, released this statement on the successful evacuation of US embassy staff from Sudan

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Crow: “While this is a welcomed decision, women’s access to essential health care should never have been called into question.”

By East Arapahoe News Reports | May 6, 2023

Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), member of the Pro-Choice Caucus, released this statement following the Supreme Court’s decision to allow Mifepristone, a widely used abortion medication, to stay on the market while litigation continues in lower courts over the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of the drug

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Crow’s bill to help combat gun trafficking, promote safer business practices among firearm retailers

By East Arapahoe News Reports | May 5, 2023

Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), former Army Ranger and member of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, reintroduced the Firearms Retailer Code of Conduct Act, legislation to create a code of conduct for firearm retailers, prevent the diversion of firearms into the illegal market, and help promote safer business practices to keep illicit guns out of our communities

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The Great Outdoors of Aurora” Exhibit Opening

By East Arapahoe News Report | May 2, 2023

Swing, Ride, Cast, Swim and Play: Aurora History Museum Celebrates “The Great Outdoors of Aurora” Exhibit Opening

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120 homes sold in Arapahoe County with a median home sale price of $494,000 in April 2023

By East Arapahoe News | May 1, 2023

These are the top 100 home sales for Arapahoe County in April 2023, according to BlockShopper.com.

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Arapahoe County home prices fall in April 2023 compared to April 2022

By East Arapahoe News | May 1, 2023

In April 2023, the median sale price of a home in Arapahoe County fell by $24,300 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales decreased by 87.7%.

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Congressman Crow Statement on Department of Defense Announcing Civilian Protection Center of Excellence Director

By East Arapahoe News Reports | May 1, 2023

On April 18, Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), former Army Ranger, issued this statement following the Department of Defense announcing Michael McNerney as the first Director of the Civilian Protection Center of Excellence