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Homeland Security Pulls Down List of 'Sanctuary Jurisdictions' After Sheriffs Object

Homeland Security Pulls Down List of ‘Sanctuary Jurisdictions’ After Sheriffs Object

Posted on June 3, 2025June 3, 2025 by Post Contributor

National Sheriffs’ Association President Sheriff Kieran Donahue slammed the list as an “unnecessary erosion of unity and collaboration with law enforcement…”

Posted in News/Politics
Colorado Leaders Fear Health Care Consequences from Federal Spending Bill

Colorado Leaders Fear Health Care Consequences from Federal Spending Bill

Posted on June 2, 2025June 2, 2025 by Colorado Newsline

Lawmakers passed an ultra-tight budget this year that already required about $1 billion in cost-saving measures to absorb the cost of the state’s Medicaid program…

Posted in News/Politics
EDITORIAL: Our Financialized, Fossilized Housing Systems, Part Four

EDITORIAL: Our Financialized, Fossilized Housing Systems, Part Four

Posted on May 30, 2025June 2, 2025 by Bill Hudson

“At what point do we really try to help communities build this affordable housing, instead of continually putting obstacles in their way?…”

Posted in News/Politics
Proposal to Control Methane Emissions in Colorado Landfills

Proposal to Control Methane Emissions in Colorado Landfills

Posted on May 30, 2025May 30, 2025 by Post Contributor

Buried food scraps and yard waste at 51 dumps across Colorado generate an amount of methane equivalent to driving 1 million gasoline-powered cars for a year…

Posted in News/Politics
PAWSD Board to Hear New Reservoir Proposal Tonight

PAWSD Board to Hear New Reservoir Proposal Tonight

Posted on May 29, 2025May 29, 2025 by Bill Hudson

The 5pm presentation tonight is open to the public…

Posted in News/Politics
New Dashboard Will Track Oil & Gas Leasing

New Dashboard Will Track Oil & Gas Leasing

Posted on May 29, 2025May 29, 2025 by Aaron Weiss

Currently, House Republicans are looking to advance their agenda of offering up the vast majority of our national public lands to oil and gas corporations…

Posted in News/Politics

Public Lands Advocates Fear for Colorado’s National Parks

Posted on May 29, 2025May 29, 2025 by Colorado Newsline

“There’s this temptation for us to believe that our public institutions are impervious to public opinion, and that they will simply ignore the views of the American public…”

Posted in News/Politics
Colorado Democrats in Washington Decry ‘Monstrosity of a Spending Bill'

Colorado Democrats in Washington Decry ‘Monstrosity of a Spending Bill’

Posted on May 23, 2025May 23, 2025 by Colorado Newsline

U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, a Denver Democrat, said the “One Big, Bogus Bill” will lead to millions of people losing access to health care…

Posted in News/Politics
Front Range Cities Sue Colorado Over Housing Policies

Front Range Cities Sue Colorado Over Housing Policies

Posted on May 22, 2025May 22, 2025 by Colorado Newsline

The 86-page lawsuit filed in Denver District Court Monday says Colorado courts have established that matters of land use and zoning are “core matters of local concern…”

Posted in News/Politics
Health Professionals Fighting to Prevent Medicaid Cuts

Health Professionals Fighting to Prevent Medicaid Cuts

Posted on May 21, 2025May 21, 2025 by Colorado Newsline

“There’s kind of a passion, or a fire, that this lit up in all of us,” Lord said. “We’re not going to give up easily….”

Posted in News/Politics
Colorado Governor Questions Use of National Guard for Immigration Enforcement

Colorado Governor Questions Use of National Guard for Immigration Enforcement

Posted on May 20, 2025May 20, 2025 by Colorado Newsline

The Colorado Army National Guard and Colorado Air National Guard comprises about 5,500 people who serve part-time under the governor’s direction…

Posted in News/Politics
Town of Pagosa Springs Initiates a Strategic Planning Process

Town of Pagosa Springs Initiates a Strategic Planning Process

Posted on May 20, 2025May 20, 2025 by Post Contributor

Vision 2050 will help Town staff and elected officials set yearly goals and make decisions that stay true to the big-picture vision…

Posted in News/Politics
COLORADO V CALIFORNIA: Two Approaches to AI Legislation

COLORADO V CALIFORNIA: Two Approaches to AI Legislation

Posted on May 19, 2025May 19, 2025 by Colorado Newsline

“The polling is very clear that people are really worried about artificial intelligence,” Le said…

Posted in News/Politics
READY, FIRE, AIM: Non-Coding DNA

READY, FIRE, AIM: Non-Coding DNA

Posted on May 19, 2025May 19, 2025 by Louis Cannon

During the 20th century, scientists tried to get a handle on the genetics question, mostly by studying fruit flies…

Posted in News/Politics
Supreme Court Appears Split in Trump's 'Birthright Citizenship' Case

Supreme Court Appears Split in Trump’s ‘Birthright Citizenship’ Case

Posted on May 16, 2025May 16, 2025 by Colorado Newsline

“Since the 14th Amendment, our country has never allowed American citizenship to vary based on the state in which someone resides…”

Posted in News/Politics

Archuleta County YouTube Channel Temporarily Unavailable

Posted on May 16, 2025May 16, 2025 by Ashley Springer

“We understand that many of our constituents rely on the County’s YouTube channel for access to public meeting recordings…”

Posted in News/Politics

18 Attorneys General File Lawsuit Challenging Executive Orders Limiting DEI Program Funding

Posted on May 16, 2025May 16, 2025 by Post Contributor

“The Trump administration’s efforts to unwind the progress we have made towards advancing equal opportunity for all Americans is a government-sanctioned intimidation campaign…”

Posted in News/Politics
Colorado Congressman Gabe Evans Criticized for Vote to Cut Medicaid Funding

Colorado Congressman Gabe Evans Criticized for Vote to Cut Medicaid Funding

Posted on May 15, 2025May 15, 2025 by Colorado Newsline

Evans didn’t speak at any point during the Energy and Commerce Committee’s lengthy hearing on the bill, which dragged on as Democrats introduced a series of unsuccessful amendments…

Posted in News/Politics
Businesses and Organizations Called to Shape Historic America 250 – Colorado 150 Celebration

Businesses and Organizations Called to Shape Historic America 250 – Colorado 150 Celebration

Posted on May 14, 2025May 14, 2025 by Post Contributor

Organizations across Colorado are encouraged to get involved by launching internal programs, initiating commemorative projects or hosting community events…

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