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Melton also serves as the vice chair of the Black Democratic Legislative Caucus.
“The Denver Post story is deeply disturbing and very serious,” the statement from House Speaker Crisanta Duran (D-Denver), Majority Leader KC Becker (D-Boulder) and Assistant Majority Leader Alec Garnett (D-Denver) reads. “We have spoken with Rep. Melton privately and encouraged him to resign.
"Ultimately it is Rep. Melton’s decision whether to step down. We recognize that the criminal justice system has not worked for far too many people of color and survivors. People should not necessarily be precluded from running for office because they have issues in their past. But we urge him to consider the seriousness of the story and the impact on the people of his district and on the public confidence in the legislature."
Both of his arrests took place before Melton was elected to represented House District 41 in Arapahoe County in 2012. He is running for reelection next month and is unopposed.
In a tweet, Melton did not acknowledge the calls for him to resign, but thanked the woman in the 2008 incident "for her forgiveness and for correcting the record on the events that took place that night."
This statement was issued following accusations from Republican leadership that the Democrats were covering up the allegations against Melton, Colorado Politics reports.
The next legislative session begins on Jan. 4.
Melton drew criticism from the GOP particularly in wake of the expulsion of then-Democratic Rep. Steve Lebsock earlier this year following claims he sexually harassed multiple women. On March 2, Melton told 9NEWS there is "no place" for that kind of behavior in the Capitol.
"We will not be able to truly bring about the real culture change that is needed in 2018, it amazes me that we are talking about this in 2018," Melton said at the time. "Let us look at the facts for what they are. Let us recognize that this is not the Colorado way to allow a member to continue serving in this ... body."
Becker told 9NEWS that she learned about Melton's arrests on Thursday and that it came from an "outside, third-party investigator." She said they scheduled a meeting with the representative and told him it would be best for him to resign -- though she conceded leadership can't necessarily force him to.
"I think it's going to be difficult with Rep. Melton, with this information out there, to continue to represent his district," Becker said.
Nevertheless, Becker - who called for Lebsock to expelled - said she would not call for a resolution to expel Melton should he opt not to resign.
"Other people may call for a resolution to expel, I am not calling for a resolution to expel Rep. Melton," Becker said. "I have sponsored a resolution to expel a member for workplace harassment, there is a policy for that, and certainly now after Rep. Lebsock, there is precedent for that, but those are not the allegations against Rep. Melton at this time."
9NEWS reached out by voicemail and text to Melton. We have not heard back as of 7:15 Wednesday night.
The government plans to sell a 51 percent stake in Sony, Chemelil, Nzoia, Muhoroni and Miwani to strategic investors and reserve another 24 percent for farmers and employees.
The government will then sell a remaining 25 percent stake in the milling companies in an initial public offering once the factories are profitable.
Farmers and political leaders in Sony, Nzoia and Chemilil had last year opposed the sale of these factories as they wanted them to be owned by growers.
The Privatisation Commission is scouting for a transaction advisor to evaluate five State-owned sugar millers in the latest attempt to sell the loss-making entities in the next 120 days.
The transaction advisor will assess the assets and liabilities of Sony, Chemelil, Nzoia, Muhoroni and Miwani companies and give the current position of their financial status in order to guide the price at which the factories will be sold to strategic investors.
The commission’s chief executive officer Joseph Koskey says the process to sell 51 percent stake to private investors is well on course, expressing optimism that it will be concluded in months.
“We are in the process of recruiting a transaction advisor who will guide us in the process. After that we shall open the bids to interested parties with hope of finalising the deal in the next four months,” said Mr Koskey.
The commission is riding on political good will following the recent deal brokered between former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and the governors from sugarcane growing zones, who had initially opposed the process of selling the factories to private investors.
Farmers and political leaders in Sony, Nzoia and Chemilil had last year opposed the sale of these factories as they wanted them to be owned by growers through their respective county governments.
The government plans to sell a 51 percent stake in Sony, Chemelil, Nzoia, Muhoroni and Miwani companies to strategic investors and reserve another 24 percent for farmers and employees.
Mr Koskey says the county governments have been tasked with the responsibility of identifying farmers who will benefit from the 24 percent shares.
Some of the millers are heavily indebted with others like Miwani are under receivership. Mr Koskey says the government will write off the debts to a certain level while the remaining amounts will be converted into equity. Kenya has been seeking more time on sugar safeguards from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) arguing that the country is yet to privatise the state-owned firms, hence asking for protection against cheap regional sugar.
Cane farmers have resolved to withhold supply of raw materials to the miller over a five percent cut in cane prices.
DVD of Democracy Now! daily show for Wednesday, February 14, 2001. For more daily shows, browse our archives. Show DVDs can be purchased from any show page by selecting Media Options > Get DVD.
With tax reform about to take hold, it is especially important to carefully review your 1986 tax strategy and take all the deductions you are entitled to, because many of the more popular deductions you are used to claiming are being eliminated, explained Richard J. Stricof, a tax partner with Seidman & Seidman/BDO, a national accounting firm.
Be sure to fund your individual retirement account with the maximum allowable amount by April 15, since you may not qualify for an IRA deduction after this year. But remember not to include the interest earned on your IRA as income.
If you made any major purchases in 1986, such as a boat or car, don't forget to deduct the sales tax paid on these items.
If your salary substantially increased in 1986, you may be able to benefit from income averaging for the last time. If you qualify, your income will be taxed as if it were spread over the last four years, which could result in a larger refund.
Remember to review a 1040 form and a Schedule A, even if you think you will be filing Form 1040EZ or 1040A. You may find that you more than exceed the amount of allowable deductions necessary to benefit from itemizing.
If you sold your primary residence during 1986 and reinvested in a new one--or plan to within two years of the sale--you do not have to report the gain as taxable income in 1986. In addition, if you or your spouse are 55 or over, you can claim a one-time-only $125,000 exclusion of the gain from your income, as long as you lived in the house for three or more years prior to the sale.
All business expenses not reimbursed by your employer are deductible. This includes organization dues, subscription costs, transportation costs to and from job-related courses, and travel to and from jobs, where you have more than one place of business.
Job-hunting expenses such as typesetting and printing a resume, postage, transportation for interviews and long-distance telephone calls are deductible.
Interest expense paid to the Internal Revenue Service on late payments is also deductible.
Remember to deduct all medical travel expenses.
Sheriff’s deputies on Monday arrested two High Desert men who are suspected of returning hundreds of dollars in stolen property to a Home Depot in Victorville.
Robby Lee Allen, 47, of Apple Valley and Walter Carroll Willis, 48, of Victorville, were booked into jail on suspicion of burglary, San Bernardino County sheriff’s officials said.
Deputies came to the Home Depot in the 15600 block of Roy Rogers Drive on a report of a burglary. Loss prevention officers said the suspects stole two contractor-grade nail guns. Willis tried to run when a deputy approached him, but he was captured.
Allen, the getaway driver, was also apprehended.
Deputies recovered the stolen nail guns, which were worth more than $400.
Sheriff’s officials say the men are suspected of returning more than $600 in stolen items to the same store.
When in search of a TV show to watch, we all have our go-to picks.
Maybe it's a show that makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside. Maybe it's a show that makes you laugh. Maybe it's a super intense drama about a meth-cooking high school chemistry teacher. To each their own.
What's undeniable? It takes a truly special show to be the one you can always turn to, a show you can watch over and over again without getting sick of it.
As we head into the holidays — the most binge-friendly time of the year — we asked Mashable staffers for their picks for not just the most bingeable shows of all time, but the ones you could binge for the rest of time. The most re-bingeable series ever, if you will.
"Warning: This is not the only show about a group of friends you'll see on this countdown, but what makes this one special is that it did dramatic as well as it did funny. You sometimes wanted to punch the main characters (looking at you, Barney), but also hug them when they needed it. They were complicated people who reminded you that it's okay to be complicated. Plus, it reminded you that Slap Bets, sword fights and inside jokes are the reason for living. Also, Barney and Robin forever; I don't care what you say, show." -- Sandra Gonzalez, senior TV reporter.
Did we miss something? Tell us in the comments.
The house lights dimmed in the Savannah Arts Academy Theatre, mournful music began to play, and the stage curtains rolled back, revealing beleaguered Cinderella, broom in hand, dancing gracefully on the tips of her toes.
Shaneteria Hall and a group of girls from Garrison Elementary School, who said they preferred basketball, squealed: "Oh my God!"
Many of the 500 middle and elementary school students who gathered for a sneak peek at the Arts Academy's first full-length ballet Friday had never seen such a spectacle.
"I've never been to a ballet before," said Ellis Elementary kindergartner Max Fairbairn. "It's a bunch of girls dancing in skirts. I like it."
View Spotted® photos from the ballet's opening night.
More than 100 girls, and two boys, danced in ornate costumes designed by Savannah College of Art and Design students for this production. Arts Academy Artistic Director Christina Powell even choreographed parts for elementary and middle school dancers from Gadsden, Bloomingdale and Shuman schools.
"I have always wanted to do a full-length ballet and thought it would give the kids some good experience," Powell said. "We have a lot of talent."
The cast has been practicing since September, and the performances were opened to the public.
"It's so exciting for the school to be reaching out to the young ones like this and inviting in the community," said Savannah Arts Assistant Principal Lynette Angeloni.
"The whole process has been an absolute dream," said Arts Academy student Judy Icovozzi, who dances the part of a winter fairy. "The first three months, we practiced an hour and a half every day, and in the last month four hours a day during and after school."
Shaneteria leaned out into the aisle so her view would be unobstructed. She giggled as Sheray Franklin, playing a not-so-graceful evil stepsister, put on her wig and tried on her dress for the ball.
"Being an evil stepsister is exciting," Sheray said. "I have to be very expressive and do lots of pantomiming. I even wear this wig that's like a foot tall and I have a hard time keeping it on."
Shaneteria applauded as fairies in beautiful gowns presented Cinderella with gifts so she, too, could attend the ball, and she gasped as shabby Cinderella, played by sophomore Angela Novelli, emerged from a dream sequence and hopped into her pumpkin carriage looking like a princess.
"The best part is having our own ballet at Savannah High and just being a part of it," Angela said. "You get nervous every show."
But she handled her jitters well enough to wow Shaneteria, who was nearly swayed to put down her jersey and pick up a tutu.
"It's good!" she said. "Very pretty!"
A man was arrested for allegedly shoplifting and beating down a Walmart security guard that attempted to stop him.
Initially identified over police radio as 26-year-old Joshua McElroy, 26, the man was arrested a short while later at 821 Orchard St. around 4:45 p.m.
Attempts to obtain information on the arrest from the Raynham Police Department were unsuccessful as of press time. The condition of the security guard who was attacked was not given.
Hallettsville ISD is a school district in Hallettsville, TX. As of the 2017-2018 school year, it had 1,119 students. The school received an accountability rating of B. 35.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 1.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
An average teacher's salary was $46,907, which is $6,427 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 15.6 years of experience. The average SAT score at Hallettsville ISD was 1055. The average ACT score was 21.9. In the Class of 2017, 98.8% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate was 0.5%.
Students in Hallettsville ISD are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 03. Students who started eighth grade in 2006 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.2 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher ed outcomes in Region 03.
LONDON (Reuters) - Iran’s armed forces condemned on Tuesday the United States’ designation of the Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
Iran’s most senior military body - which also oversees the elite Revolutionary Guards - said in a statement that it “will use all its means to fight” against United States Central Command (CENTCOM).
In response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to blacklist the Guards, Iran retaliated by designating CENTCOM as a terrorist organization in turn.
Each country in Latin America has an independent legal system. Nevertheless, these countries share a common legal culture and a comparable legal structure. In this seminar, we will analyze the formation of this legal culture and the central features of this legal structure. We will also analyze important problems in Latin American Law and society including legal pluralism, human rights, violence, corruption, transitional justice and ongoing processes of law reform. All required readings are in English. In addition, students may review and present elective readings in Spanish and Portuguese. The ability to read in these languages is appreciated but not required.
Add farm groups, including farm broadcasters and state agriculture departments, to the list of those concerned about the FCC's plan to reserve a second channel for unlicensed after the post-incentive auction repack, in this case the perceived threat to weather and commodities info critical to agricultural small businesses.
The FCC has proposed that after all the TV stations have been relocated, if there is a channel available in a market it should be reserved for unlicensed use. The auction already does not include licensed low power and translator stations, or provide for their protection in the repack. Reserving a channel would leave one fewer place for those translators and low powers to find a home, or for a new TV station to be built. It would also reduce the spectrum for potential new broadcast services.
In a letter to the FCC, most of a dozen groups including the National Association of Farm Broadcasting and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture told the FCC the second channel reserve could displace the translators that are critical to local TV service in rural communities. Translators extend full-power TV station signals to hard-to-reach places. "We are fearful that this proposal, coupled with the anticipated translator losses resulting from the spectrum auction, will disproportionately and unnecessarily harm rural television viewers," they told the commission.
They said that they were "puzzled" by a proposal that contemplates even more translator losses for the speculative gains from unlicensed devices.
The National Association of Broadcasters has pointed out that after years of available TV white spaces, there are few devices out there using all that white space. The agriculture groups agree, saying the benefits have "not yet materialized and may never materialize."
They said they found it "extraordinary" that the commission would consider displacing TV translators serving rural communities on the "gamble" that unlicensed would provide future benefit.
Congress provided no protection for low powers (with the exception of Class As) or translators, but Reps. Greg Walden (R-Ore.), Joe Barton (R-Texas) and Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) have registered their concern with the treatment of low powers and translators in the auction. Elsewhere a quartet of House Republicans have told the FCC they think incentive auction success means saving LPTVs and translators.
In the past 15 years, San Diego’s Citizens’ Review Board on Police Practices has been criticized by not one but two San Diego Grand Jury reports. Former member Jude Litzenberger believes strongly that the citizens’ review board can make a great contribution to public oversight of police work. Yet, she is one of the board’s severest critics. She discusses her experience in this video.
"I thought I was being murdered"
If someone nabs your shopping cart, let them have it and walk away.
Jeffrey Sakali returns to the Fry's parking lot where he had been in an physical altercation with two strangers, beaten by one of them, and then subsequently detained by Sergeant Kenneth Davis.
Since 1903, Gordon Brothers Group has been a leader in the excess inventory liquidation business, primarily catering to the retail industry.
Messaging application service and hosting provider Interliant Inc. this month launched its new managed firewall service, designed to help customers guard against infiltration.
A European Parliament Committee is expected to take up legislation in coming weeks that would require companies to include privacy-protection technology in their products.
Macromedia's ColdFusion 5.0 reduces amount of database connections, enhances users' productivity.
A dynamic Web site comprises a number of different elements, any one of which can act as a bottleneck and slow down or stop traffic.
The carnage of dot-coms across the Internet landscape, combined with the gloomy economic forecast, has many corporate executives scrambling to quantify what the true payoff is for e-commerce initiatives.
It's true that a market downturn can have positive effects, weeding out the weak companies or those with bogus business plans.
When PKI vendor Entrust Technologies Inc. went looking for a new CEO this spring, it didn't have to look far to find F. William Conner.
Holding a rocket with the Star of David on it in one hand and a microphone in the other, Netanyahu is shown in the cartoon saying: "Next year in Jerusalem."
German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung said it had ended its decades-long collaboration with cartoonist Dieter Hanitzsch after he depicted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu using "anti-Semitic cliches."
Editor-in-chief Wolfgang Krach said publishing the cartoon, carried in the May 15 issue of the daily, was a mistake and he apologized to readers.
Krach later said the cartoon used "anti-Semitic cliches" when it showed Netanyahu in the attire of Israeli Eurovision entrant Netta Barzilai, who won the 2018 contest on Saturday.
The 85-year-old cartoonist said he wanted to criticize Netanyahu's exploitation of the Eurovision contest for his own purposes and accused Netanyahu of abusing the singer's victory.

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