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Will votes for Trump count in Colorado’s upcoming presidential primary?

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, in Durham, N.H. (AP Photo/Reba Saldanha)Reba Saldanha…

March 3, 2024

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Colorado’s medical aid-in-dying residency requirement won’t be lifted

BIll 68 was also changed to shrink the waiting period for people seeking medical aid in dying to seven days…

March 2, 2024

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What is a ‘red flag warning?’

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald<br><br>The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for the Mancos area Monday and Tuesday.du1-i-syn “There…

March 2, 2024

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Lawmaker didn’t attend a Colorado House floor debate in person until 45 days into session

Elisabeth Epps said she had an ‘extended health condition,’ but didn’t elaborate

March 1, 2024

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Colorado conservatives want a property tax cap. The state’s bipartisan tax commission hates the idea

Policymakers are trying to mitigate sticker shock for homeowners without harming public services like schools and emergency responders

February 29, 2024

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Lauren Boebert’s son arrested in western Colorado in connection with string of vehicle break-ins

Congresswoman: ‘It breaks my heart to see my child struggling and in this situation’

February 28, 2024

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Banning books may become harder in Colorado

Opponents argued bill would interfere with local control rules

February 28, 2024

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Climate change is erasing decades of air quality improvements. It’s also making Colorado’s air worse

Seen from Red Rocks Ampitheatre, the sun rises over Denver and the Plains as smoke from western wildfires continues to…

February 28, 2024

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Nikki Haley came to Colorado. Here’s how her visit went

Republican said she’d be a better candidate than Trump against Democratic President Joe Biden

February 28, 2024

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A week out from the primary, presidential hopeful Nikki Haley is visiting Colorado

candidate trying to rally support in a state where party apparatus is already fully behind her opponent

February 27, 2024

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Colorado’s public defenders say they need 230 more attorneys to provide effective counsel

Biggest factor driving need is a 4,500% increase in volume of evidence in the digital age

February 26, 2024

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State launches first-ever firearm data dashboard to help residents understand gun violence, prevention

hub is known as the Colorado Gun Violence Prevention Resource Ban

February 25, 2024

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As deaths from fentanyl continue, Colorado pushes for action

launches Voices for Awareness Foundation in Grand Junction

February 25, 2024

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Mileage goals, pollution fines, drilling pauses: Colorado Democrats unveil ambitious package to cut ozone

“pause” for oil and gas drilling, caps on driving miles, bigger fines for repeat offenders like Suncor are in the…

February 24, 2024

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Trans rights bills advance in Colorado House

Colorado State Rep. Brianna Titone makes a point before Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs legislation that forces manufacturers to provide…

February 24, 2024

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Postal Service floats idea of driving Western Slope mail to Denver and back before delivery

customers, including county clerks, mayors and city managers, say proposal to modernize Grand Junction processing and save money spells trouble

February 24, 2024

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Grand Junction Council rejects tent ban, citing lack of alternatives for unhoused people

September, city leaders abruptly closed a downtown park commonly used for camping

February 23, 2024

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Mesa County passes resolution declaring itself a ‘non-sanctuary county’

‘I want to point out this is not intended to be cruel to immigrants,’ commissioner says

February 23, 2024

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The Blotter, Feb. 16-20

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February 21, 2024

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None of the above? Some Colorado Democrats eye ‘noncommitted’ option

Concerns about Biden’s age and handling of war in Gaza prompt hope for alternative at national convention

February 19, 2024

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What killed a 1980s program to kick-start a green home revolution in Colorado?

houses were once the federal government's answer to the energy crisis

February 19, 2024

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After getting dinged for lack of transparency, state lawmakers setting up new rules for themselves

Legislative leaders say they’re trying to clarify the line between informal conversations and official business.

February 19, 2024

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Ski resorts’ long history of immunity threatened by Colorado Supreme Court case

involves a teen who was paralyzed after a fall from a chairlift

February 18, 2024

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Bereft of Boebert, 3rd Congressional District Republicans chart new path

Mesa County is part of the 3rd Congressional District, in which incumbent Republican Loren Boebert is in a race that’s…

February 17, 2024