🌱 CO Teacher Pay Lowest In U.S. + Lakewood Agents Exonerated

Hello there, Lakewood! I'm here in your inbox per usual to tell you everything you need to know about what's going on around town. Keep scrolling for the scoop...

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Tuesday's weather: A t-storm around in the p.m. High: 84 Low: 61.

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Here are the top stories in Lakewood today:

1. Lakewood agents cleared in shooting investigation. First Judicial District Attorney, Alexis King, released police body camera video, witness videos, audio files and other documents from the shooting rampage that killed five people, after determining that Lakewood agents involved in the shooting were justified in their actions. (FOX31)
2. Colorado teachers at the bottom of the pay scale. A recent study shows that the pay gap for teachers is the widest of any state – 36 percent less than other college-educated workers. That makes Colorado the worst the country when it comes to paying its teachers a living wage. (CO Sun)
3. Colorado DMV rolling out new ways to get your driver's license. The Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is putting its DMV2GO mobile office program on the road. This new program is part of the DMV's efforts to better serve the communities it serves. (Prowers Journal)
4. Transgender men speak out about abortion. A Lakewood therapist works primarily with transgender and nonbinary clients and develops systems to support their autonomy and their bodily choices. (PBS)
5. Satellite photos show how bad the water crisis in the West really is. We've known about the coming water crisis for decades, but these images, captured from space, show how the water that we thought we had stored, has been drained over the past few decades. (Fast Company)

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Today in Lakewood:

• Career Exploration: For job seekers and career changers. (9 a.m.)
• Baby Time: Lakewood Library. (9:15 a.m.)
• Summer 2022 Graduation Exhibition: RMCAD. (11 a.m.)
• Lunch 'n learn: Local Marketing 101. (Noon)
• How to use Google Docs: Golden Library. (2 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• National Public Lands Day 2022 Come and celebrate Jefferson County open space and help clean up nearly 22 miles of the Peak to Plains Trail along Clear Creek on Sept. 24. In the past, the clean-up day collected as much as 12,220 pounds of trash in a single day! (Jeffco)

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You're officially in the loop for today! I'll see you first thing on Wednesday morning with a brand-new edition of the Lakewood Daily. — Brad K. Evans

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