Colorado Supreme Court bars proposed ban on gender-affirming care for minors, clears way for primary election revamp

PLUS | Mandatory evacuation notice for Middle Creek Canyon as Oak Ridge fire grows in Pueblo County and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening! Today is Monday, June 24, 2024. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [Colorado Supreme Court bars proposed ban on gender-affirming care for minors, clears way for primary election revamp]( The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday confirmed a proposed ballot initiative to ban gender-affirming care for children will not appear on the November ballot, while another measure that would revamp the state's primary elections and implement ranked-choice voting remains eligible. [Read More]( [23-year-old identified as victim in fatal motorcycle crash on Nevada Avenue]( The motorcyclist who died in a crash last Tuesday night has been identified by the El Paso Country Coroner's Office as Kelly Rehm, 23. Rehm died in a crash involving two other motorcyclists and another vehicle on June 18. just east of Penrose Hospital. [Read More]( [7 fun-filled water parks to visit in Colorado this summer]( Much of our nostalgia lingers on sunny days at the pool, splashing, sliding and cannonballing before a sweet treat back with Mom. You might’ve grown up and put those places in the past. But those places still very much exist around Colorado’s biggest cities. And if you’ve got kids of your own now, it’s time to go make some new memories. [Read More]( [Lake Pueblo State Park shooting victims identified; no suspect in custody]( The victims of the double homicide at Lake Pueblo State Park have been identified as Pueblo locals. On June 21, Dustyn Courtney, 29, and Trevion Lucas, 20, were shot and killed near Sailboard Beach just after midnight by an unidentified male suspect, Colorado Bureau of Investigation announced today. [Read More]( [Inside Lost Canyon: A look at Castle Rock's largest-ever open space addition]( Pronghorn prance in the prairie atop the mesa. A bear’s paw is imprinted in the dirt. Turkey vultures encircle the sky ahead, in the direction that Justin Spring and Jeff Brauer walk now. In a matter of steps they are immersed in a ponderosa pine forest. They stop at the edge of a cliff, high above the canyon’s verdant floor. [Read More]( [Colorado's jobless rate mirrors U.S. rate change; wages on the rise]( Colorado’s unemployment rate edged up a tenth of a percentage point in May to 3.8%, according to a report Monday by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. [Read More]( [Mandatory evacuation notice for Middle Creek Canyon as Oak Ridge fire grows in Pueblo County]( Residents in Middle Creek Canyon are under a mandatory evacuation notice as the Oak Ridge fire in Pueblo County reached 170 acres as of Monday afternoon. Residents are being told to leave now. [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]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903