Caitlyn Kim
@caitlynkim.bsky.social
Colorado Public Radio DC-based Reporter. Spent some time editing with NPR's Washington Desk. Former NPRWeekend, WNYC, WNPR, KQED, & WAMC. Always public radio.
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A federal judge in Denver today ruled that ICE agents have routinely carried out illegal arrests in Colorado, and ordered the agency to better document detentions so their legality could be monitored // Story by @sethklamann.bsky.social
Federal judge orders ICE agents in Colorado to follow law, stop ‘pattern’ of illegal arrests
The 66-page decision came three weeks after four immigrants testified that ICE agents had arrested them without warrants and without first checking to see whether they were likely to flee.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
A federal judge in Denver today ruled that ICE agents have routinely carried out illegal arrests in Colorado, and ordered the agency to better document detentions so their legality could be monitored // Story by @sethklamann.bsky.social
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Robert Dear died Saturday at the United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Missouri.
Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood accused shooter dies in custody
Robert Dear died Saturday at the United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Missouri.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Robert Dear died Saturday at the United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Missouri.
More than half the water use in the Rio Grande River Basin is unsustainable www.cpr.org/2025/11/25/u... via @krccnews.bsky.social
More than half the water use in the Rio Grande River Basin is unsustainable
Researchers say Colorado lost 18 percent of its farmland in the Rio Grande Basin between 2000 and 2019
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November 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
More than half the water use in the Rio Grande River Basin is unsustainable www.cpr.org/2025/11/25/u... via @krccnews.bsky.social
Trump administration policy makes a dent in number of international students on Colorado campuses www.cpr.org/2025/11/25/t... via @jennybrundincpr.bsky.social #copolitics
Trump administration policy makes a dent in number of international students on Colorado campuses
The new rules on visas turns off the tap of students from other countries coming to Colorado for college.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Trump administration policy makes a dent in number of international students on Colorado campuses www.cpr.org/2025/11/25/t... via @jennybrundincpr.bsky.social #copolitics
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"I'm still scared. This is a beautiful world. But this isn’t all there is."
A Colorado man’s final days show how patients are using — and struggling with — the right to die
Colorado legalized medical aid in dying a decade ago, but patients like Tim Hartley still navigate a restrictive landscape.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"I'm still scared. This is a beautiful world. But this isn’t all there is."
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene retirement launches speculation about congressional pensions. Here are the facts:
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene retirement launches speculation about congressional pensions
WASHINGTON — Georgia Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s upcoming resignation from Congress set off a series of questions and misinformation about what health care and pension benefits lawma...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene retirement launches speculation about congressional pensions. Here are the facts:
story by @jennifershutt.bsky.social
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Sen. Mark Kelly has released a statement.
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Sen. Mark Kelly has released a statement.
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
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The Pentagon says it's opening an investigation into Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly in the wake of a video of Democratic lawmakers urging servicemembers not to comply with 'illegal orders." n.pr/480zD6s
Pentagon investigates Democrat senator for telling troops to refuse 'illegal orders'
The Pentagon says it's opening an investigation into Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly in the wake of a video of Democratic lawmakers urging servicemembers not to comply with 'illegal orders."
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November 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The Pentagon says it's opening an investigation into Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly in the wake of a video of Democratic lawmakers urging servicemembers not to comply with 'illegal orders." n.pr/480zD6s
Thousands of undocumented immigrants in Colorado lose health care subsidies www.cpr.org/2025/11/24/u...
Thousands of undocumented immigrants in Colorado lose health care subsidies
The state is cutting the number of people who can receive free insurance from 12,000 to 6,700 because of changes in the Big Beautiful Bill.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Thousands of undocumented immigrants in Colorado lose health care subsidies www.cpr.org/2025/11/24/u...
What happens to people charged with starting wildfires? It’s complicated www.cpr.org/2025/11/24/w...
What happens to people charged with starting wildfires? It’s complicated
High-profile wildfires often lead to some punishment … but most fires don’t get the investigative resources to determine their exact cause and origin.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
What happens to people charged with starting wildfires? It’s complicated www.cpr.org/2025/11/24/w...
Freshmen Rep. Jeff Hurd steps into a high-wire policy push with bill to extend ACA tax credit www.cpr.org/2025/11/24/h... #copolitics
Freshmen Rep. Jeff Hurd steps into a high-wire policy push with bill to extend ACA tax credit
The Western Slope freshman is part of a bipartisan push to keep enhanced tax credits from expiring, something many Republicans oppose.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Freshmen Rep. Jeff Hurd steps into a high-wire policy push with bill to extend ACA tax credit www.cpr.org/2025/11/24/h... #copolitics
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New story from me this morning:
Republicans passed $50B for hospitals to offset their painful Medicaid cuts. MAHA has seized it as an opportunity.
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Republicans passed $50B for hospitals to offset their painful Medicaid cuts. MAHA has seized it as an opportunity.
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Republicans passed $50B for hospitals to offset their painful Medicaid cuts. MAHA has seized it as an opportunity. - The Boston Globe
Although they welcomed the relief, even supporters acknowledged the money would not be enough to completely compensate for the breadth of cuts coming to Medicaid.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
New story from me this morning:
Republicans passed $50B for hospitals to offset their painful Medicaid cuts. MAHA has seized it as an opportunity.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/24/n...
Republicans passed $50B for hospitals to offset their painful Medicaid cuts. MAHA has seized it as an opportunity.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/24/n...
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President Donald Trump’s directive to change the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War could cost as much as $2 billion, according to six people with knowledge of the potential cost. NBC News’ Gordon Lubold reports.
November 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
President Donald Trump’s directive to change the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War could cost as much as $2 billion, according to six people with knowledge of the potential cost. NBC News’ Gordon Lubold reports.
In the latest Purplish episode @bentebirkeland.bsky.social & I revisit redistricting (w/ special guest @npr.org’s Larry Kaplow). Other blue states want Colorado to join the fray, but redrawing lines mid-cycle is easier said than done. www.cpr.org/podcast-epis... #copolitics
Will Colorado join the redistricting war? | Colorado Public Radio
Other blue states want Colorado to join the fray, but redrawing lines early is easier said than done.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
In the latest Purplish episode @bentebirkeland.bsky.social & I revisit redistricting (w/ special guest @npr.org’s Larry Kaplow). Other blue states want Colorado to join the fray, but redrawing lines mid-cycle is easier said than done. www.cpr.org/podcast-epis... #copolitics
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The EPA is moving forward with approvals for pesticides containing “forever chemicals” as an active ingredient, dismissing concerns about health and environmental impacts raised by some scientists and activists.
Here’s what to look out for:
Here’s what to look out for:
EPA just approved new ‘forever chemical’ pesticides for use on food
Critics warn the EPA’s approvals of new PFAS pesticides could expose more Americans to “forever chemicals” through their food.
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November 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The EPA is moving forward with approvals for pesticides containing “forever chemicals” as an active ingredient, dismissing concerns about health and environmental impacts raised by some scientists and activists.
Here’s what to look out for:
Here’s what to look out for:
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“Big Dreams in Denver’s Little Saigon” documents the area of West Denver along Federal Boulevard between Alameda and Mississippi avenues from the 1980s through today.
‘Hiding all this inside my heart:’ the collective story of Denver’s Little Saigon
"Big Dreams in Denver’s Little Saigon” is now showing at History Colorado. It’s powered by community oral historians who gathered stories from their friends and family.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
“Big Dreams in Denver’s Little Saigon” documents the area of West Denver along Federal Boulevard between Alameda and Mississippi avenues from the 1980s through today.
‘Animal House’ in the House? A week of censure resolutions and expulsion threats has lawmakers looking for a different way www.cpr.org/2025/11/22/c...
‘Animal House’ in the House? A week of censure resolutions and expulsion threats has lawmakers looking for a different way
Colorado lawmakers say they’d support making it harder to formally rebuke colleagues, to reduce partisanship in the process.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
‘Animal House’ in the House? A week of censure resolutions and expulsion threats has lawmakers looking for a different way www.cpr.org/2025/11/22/c...
HOW TO FIX A TYPEWRITER AND YOUR LIFE www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How to Fix a Typewriter and Your Life (Gift Article)
This is the story of how a man traded steady, grinding corporate security for a dying craft and, in the process, found his soul.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
HOW TO FIX A TYPEWRITER AND YOUR LIFE www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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JUST IN: Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has paused a ruling that blocked Texas' new congressional maps. https://cnn.it/4oe38GJ
November 22, 2025 at 2:08 AM
JUST IN: Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has paused a ruling that blocked Texas' new congressional maps. https://cnn.it/4oe38GJ
Rate hikes likely for Xcel Energy customers after utility files request to recoup expenses www.cpr.org/2025/11/21/x...
Rate hikes likely for Xcel Energy customers after utility files request to recoup expenses
The Public Utilities Commission will soon weigh whether or not Xcel can bill back certain expenses to consumers over the next few years.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Rate hikes likely for Xcel Energy customers after utility files request to recoup expenses www.cpr.org/2025/11/21/x...
A request from the Trump administration to transfer former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters from state to federal custody is opposed by state officials including the Republican DA who prosecuted the case & clerks across Colorado from both political parties. www.cpr.org/2025/11/21/t... #copolitics
Prosecutor, attorney general urge Gov. Polis to ignore requests to aid Tina Peters
The convicted former Mesa County Clerk has been trying for months to get released.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:47 PM
A request from the Trump administration to transfer former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters from state to federal custody is opposed by state officials including the Republican DA who prosecuted the case & clerks across Colorado from both political parties. www.cpr.org/2025/11/21/t... #copolitics
AmeriCorps program matches older people who need a helping hand with an older volunteer looking to help www.cpr.org/2025/11/20/a...
AmeriCorps program matches older people who need a helping hand with an older volunteer looking to help
Pairings can lead to special connections and friendships
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November 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
AmeriCorps program matches older people who need a helping hand with an older volunteer looking to help www.cpr.org/2025/11/20/a...
#CO03 Rep. Jeff Hurd is part of bipartisan group that's intro'd a bill to extend the enhanced premium tax credits for 2 years, w/ new income caps & guardrails against fraud. #copolitics
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November 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
#CO03 Rep. Jeff Hurd is part of bipartisan group that's intro'd a bill to extend the enhanced premium tax credits for 2 years, w/ new income caps & guardrails against fraud. #copolitics
As federal support wanes, Colorado’s nonprofits contemplate a rocky future www.cpr.org/2025/11/21/c... #copolitics
As federal support wanes, Colorado’s nonprofits contemplate a rocky future
"This is a new reality, a new dynamic that nonprofits are going to have to adapt to."
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November 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
As federal support wanes, Colorado’s nonprofits contemplate a rocky future www.cpr.org/2025/11/21/c... #copolitics