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Colorado Legislators Pass ‘Kidfluencer’ Protection Bill

Posted on March 3, 2026March 3, 2026 by Post Contributor

“My bipartisan bill requires parents to establish a trust for their child when videos earn thousands of dollars…”

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Report Report Offers Firsthand Stories of Conditions at Aurora ICE Facility

Posted on March 3, 2026March 3, 2026 by Colorado Newsline

Those detained in the facility on behalf of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement describe meals as overly processed, extremely low-calorie and lacking in nutrition…

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Lawsuit Will Challenge ‘Forced Labor’ by Inmates at Colorado ICE Facility

Posted on February 27, 2026February 27, 2026 by Colorado Newsline

A 2014 lawsuit led by Alejandro Menocal alleges private prison operator GEO Group unlawfully required people in custody to work without pay…

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Colorado Attorney General Defends Birthright Citizenship in Supreme Court Brief

Posted on February 27, 2026February 27, 2026 by Post Contributor

By Lawrence Pacheco Attorney General Phil Weiser joined a multistate coalition this week on a brief defending birthright citizenship at the U.S. Supreme Court, standing READ MORE

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Feds Have ‘Lost Credibility’ on Elections after FBI Call, Colorado Secretary of State Claims

Posted on February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 by Colorado Newsline

“It was deeply unsettling the DOJ and DHS refused to acknowledge that, according to the U.S. Constitution, states run elections in America…”

Posted in News/Politics
Governor Candidates Spar Over Affordable Housing Solutions

Governor Candidates Spar Over Affordable Housing Solutions

Posted on February 25, 2026February 25, 2026 by Colorado Newsline

“The reality is that people of my generation, and Phil’s generation, have benefited from a ridiculous increase in our asset prices…”

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Signatures Submitted for Anti-Trans Colorado Ballot Measure

Signatures Submitted for Anti-Trans Colorado Ballot Measure

Posted on February 25, 2026February 25, 2026 by Colorado Newsline

“This incredible effort gathering over a half-million signatures, nearly all from volunteers, is truly a historic event…”

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Lawmakers Aim to Reel In Wage Garnishments for Medical Debt

Lawmakers Aim to Reel In Wage Garnishments for Medical Debt

Posted on February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 by Post Contributor

“No one is saying, ‘Don’t get paid for your services.’ We’re saying getting health care should not lead to financial ruin for people…”

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Peace Campaigners Demand Congress Prevent War with Iran

Peace Campaigners Demand Congress Prevent War with Iran

Posted on February 20, 2026February 20, 2026 by Common Dreams

“We’ve seen this before in Iraq. We can’t let history repeat itself…”

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Wolf Creek Ski Area Sees 38 Inches of Snow from Latest Storms

Wolf Creek Ski Area Sees 38 Inches of Snow from Latest Storms

Posted on February 19, 2026February 19, 2026 by Post Contributor

Thanks to recent storm systems, the midway snow depth at Wolf Creek Ski Area is 70 inches…

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Small Businesses, Squeezed by Tariffs, Await Supreme Court Decision

Small Businesses, Squeezed by Tariffs, Await Supreme Court Decision

Posted on February 18, 2026February 18, 2026 by Colorado Newsline

“If they decide that the president’s policies are legal, then we’re stuck where we’re at…”

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Colorado Legislators Propose Tax Tweaks to Assist Working Families

Posted on February 18, 2026February 18, 2026 by Colorado Newsline

One of the bills, House Bill 26-1221, would end corporations’ ability to deduct up to $1 million from the salaries of top executives…

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Colorado Ballot Initiative Would Add Constitutional Right to Access Public Meetings

Colorado Ballot Initiative Would Add Constitutional Right to Access Public Meetings

Posted on February 16, 2026February 16, 2026 by Colorado Newsline

The Colorado Open Meetings Law, first passed in 1972, requires that most meetings of state and local governmental bodies are properly noticed and open to the public…

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OPINION: Colorado River is Not Interested in Our Agreements of the Past

OPINION: Colorado River is Not Interested in Our Agreements of the Past

Posted on February 13, 2026February 13, 2026 by Post Contributor

Do we align the rules with the river we actually have — or keep clinging to a past that no longer exists?

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TOWN WASTEWATER ALERT: Please Keep Conserving Water

TOWN WASTEWATER ALERT: Please Keep Conserving Water

Posted on February 12, 2026February 12, 2026 by Post Contributor

Crews are on site, and a bypass setup is being finalized. Additional backup equipment is also being brought in to strengthen system reliability…

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Attorneys General from Colorado, California, Illinois, Minnesota Sue the Trump Administration

Attorneys General from Colorado, California, Illinois, Minnesota Sue the Trump Administration

Posted on February 12, 2026February 12, 2026 by Post Contributor

“The President has repeatedly threatened to cut off federal funds to Colorado for purely political reasons…”

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Trump Administration Cutting Public Health Funding for Colorado

Trump Administration Cutting Public Health Funding for Colorado

Posted on February 11, 2026February 11, 2026 by Colorado Newsline

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has not received official notification…

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Colorado Sheriffs Seek Better Reimbursement for Holding People Sentenced to State Prison

Colorado Sheriffs Seek Better Reimbursement for Holding People Sentenced to State Prison

Posted on February 10, 2026February 10, 2026 by Colorado Newsline

The so-called jail backlog fluctuates as the Colorado Department of Corrections empties or fills available beds…

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Court Backs Trump’s Mass Immigrant Detention

Posted on February 10, 2026February 10, 2026 by Common Dreams

“This decision will wipe out the availability of release through bond for tens of thousands of people,” one critic noted…

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