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Good morning. This is Melanie Asmar with Chalkbeat Colorado.

Three votes. That was the margin between passing and failing as of Friday for a $73 million tax increase to benefit Jeffco Public Schools, which has said a failure could mean more school closures and staff layoffs.

We’ve also got news about the passage of Amendment 87, an overhaul of the state’s tax code that will boost funding for K-12 and early childhood education.

And please take a moment to help us remember our colleague Mónica Rohr, who died after a battle with cancer. “She had an incredible gift for demanding excellence while honoring the writer’s voice,” Chicago bureau chief Becky Vevea said. “And somehow she added a bit of magic to every story she touched.”

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Colorado voters approved two measures targeting transgender youth. What comes next?, Colorado Public Radio

District 11 bond on pace to be largest in El Paso County history, Colorado Springs Gazette

Phantom K9 dogs working in Denver schools receive training on weapons detection, CBS Colorado