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VOLUME 117 ISSUEWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 , 2020 Coloradans face ON A ROLL 48 THE SEASON FOR SHARING10-12 week wait

for unemployment pay

Axe Women of Maine Founder Alissa Weatherbee send teammate Hanna Roberge over in a log rolling competition July 20 during Frederick’s Chuckwagons and Chainsaws event in Centennial Park. The event ran through July 23. For the story, turn to page 12. Photo by Belen Ward

The statewide gun regulations adopted after Aurora theater shooting

No fewer than 10 statewide changes to gun policy have been adopted

BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

The 2012 Aurora theater shooting, which left 12 people dead and 70 others injured, prompted Colorado Democrats to immediately begin pursuing tighter regulations on firearms.

Since the attack 10 years ago Wednesday, no fewer than 10 statewide changes to gun policy have been adopted, making Colorado one of the nation’s most progressive states when it comes to firearm regulations.

Here’s a detailed look at how Colorado’s gun policies have changed over the past 10 years:

A 15-round gun magazine limit

Three big gun regulation changes were made during Colorado’s 2013 legislative session, the fi rst lawmaking term after the Aurora theater shooting.

The most controversial of the three was a bill imposing a 15-round limit on gun magazines.

The gunman in the theater shooting used a semi-automatic, AR-15style rifl e with a 100-round

SEE GUNS, P21

BY TAMARA CHUANG THE COLORADO SUN

It’s now taking 10 to 12 weeks for Coloradans to get new unemployment claims processed by the state Department of Labor and Employment.

There hasn’t been a sudden rise in new claims. Rather, said Philip Spesshardt, director of CDLE’s division of unemployment insurance, it’s the older pandemic claims that are “now being adjudicated.”

An executive order at the start of COVID-19 required the agency to pay benefi ts fi rst and review them later. As of Monday, there were 19,982 issues under adjudication. That’s down from more than 800,000 issues at the peak. There are usually multiple issues per claim leading Spesshardt to estimate that between 5,000 to 10,000 people may be impacted.

Issues could include investigating whether the individual was eligible, whether it was COVID-19 related or whether there was a protest by a former employer. The agency must sort out claims of those who lost a job due to COVID from those who didn’t, which could impact an employer’s future unemployment insurance premiums.

SEE BACKLOG, P29

Fort Lupton has plans for expanded rec center

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

There’s a wish list for an expanded Fort Lupton Recreation Center. Some of those items were part of a July 20 informational meeting at the rec center.

“Nothing has been set yet,” Fort Lupton Parks and Recreation Director Monty Shuman said by email. “We are still looking at options, but that seems to be the amount we are looking at to be able to get the fi tness, gym and pool done.” Whether those come to pass will depend on voter approval. The cost of the expansion could be close

SEE REC CENTER, P5

Every year before Thanksgiving, First United Methodist Church in Fort Lupton and the Fort Lupton Food and Clothing Bank provide community Evergreen Jazz Festival Dancers Welcome! Free Parking! members with food boxes. This will be the program’s 10th consecutive year. Above, Joe Hubert, left China Garcia and Sue Hubert with Change 4 Change, another organization that helps with the food drive. See more on Page 2. July 29, 30 & 31 EvergreenJazz.org

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