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🌱 What state investigators decided about campaign ads targeting Greeley’s Catalyst project

Greeley, Colorado Patch AM: a 5 min read

Good morning Greeley! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What state investigators decided about campaign ads targeting Greeley’s Catalyst project
  • Why a party near Greeley ended with prison time
  • How JBS’s Greeley plant connects to a ‘local’ meat brand

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Hot, with a high of 92 and low of 55 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 88, low: 48.
  • Friday: Very warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 86 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. State of Colorado upholds one complaint linked to Catalyst foes, dismisses others (greeleytribune.com) — State election officials have upheld one campaign‑finance complaint tied to advertising that supported a petition drive against Greeley’s proposed Catalyst entertainment district, while dismissing several other allegations. The ruling focuses on disclosure violations by a California‑based foundation backing Greeley Deserves Better, amid ongoing clashes between groups such as Greeley Forward, Greeley Demands Better, and We Are Greeley over zoning and financing for the Catalyst and Cascadia developments.
   

2. Man shot by Weld deputy after shooting rounds into the air sentenced to 3 years in prison (greeleytribune.com) — A Weld County man has been sentenced to three years in state prison after deputies say he fired multiple shots into the air at a party near Greeley in October 2024 and then pointed his gun toward a responding deputy. Prosecutors say he pleaded guilty to three counts of menacing, while other charges were dropped in a plea deal, and the shooting by the deputy was ruled justified.
   

3. When Your 'Local' Meat Market is Actually Owned by JBS (sentientmedia.org) — Greeley readers may be surprised to learn how JBS’s local plant, where workers process more than 400 cattle an hour and recently staged a major strike, fits into a much larger global meat empire. The story unpacks how JBS’s Wild Fork Foods storefronts market themselves as small, high‑quality meat shops while critics argue they extend corporate control from feedlot to retail counter.
   

4. Colorado lawmakers consider worker safety amid rollback of federal protections (kunc.org) — Worker experiences at the JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley are helping drive a new Colorado bill that would require large meatpacking plants to pay for protective gear and guarantee bathroom access. Lawmakers are weighing this and other worker-safety measures as federal enforcement wanes, leaving Greeley workers watching closely to see whether state rules will better protect them on the job.
   

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