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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 6h

Congress has just one week to break the stalemate and fund the government before active duty military members miss their first paycheck of the shutdown.
By @jennifershutt.bsky.social

Shutdown day eight: Congress standoff unchanged as first missed federal payday nears | Colorado Newsline

Congress has one week to break the stalemate and fund the government before active military members miss their first paycheck of the shutdown.

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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 10h

Commentary: The Denver mayor must not muzzle watchdogs to balance the budget

The Denver mayor must not muzzle watchdogs to balance the budget | Colorado Newsline

In the Denver mayor’s scramble to balance the books, he has made a dangerous misstep that needs to be called out.

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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 12h

Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty to two felony charges Wednesday in federal court in Virginia, in response to an indictment that followed an extraordinary pressure campaign from President Donald Trump.
By @ashleymurray.bsky.social

Former FBI Director Comey pleads not guilty to criminal charges demanded by Trump | Colorado Newsline

Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty to two felony charges Wednesday in federal court in Virginia.

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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 14h

ICYMI: Colorado businesses, universities and state agencies say they have been left in the dark about the Trump administration’s cancellation of half a billion dollars in federal clean energy grants following the federal government shutdown.

Colorado businesses, universities impacted by Trump's 'politically motivated' grant terminations | Colorado Newsline

Colorado is set to lose over half a billion dollars in federal clean energy grants as the Trump administration eliminates already-awarded funding.

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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 16h

US prison population rises for second straight year. Colorado sees 1.7% prison population increase from 2022 to 2023.

US prison population rises for second straight year | Colorado Newsline

The nation’s prison population grew for the second consecutive year in 2023, reversing more than a decade of steady decline.

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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 1d

Democratic leaders, health care providers and consumer advocates praised a Colorado board’s decision last week to cap the price of a prescription drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases, the first action of its kind in the country.
By @sarawilson.bsky.social

Colorado becomes first state to cap price of prescription drug | Colorado Newsline

Advocates praised a Colorado board’s decision last week to cap the price of a prescription drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis.

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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 1d

Attorney General Pam Bondi aimed heated rhetoric at Democratic senators on Capitol Hill Tuesday as she faced questions over the administration’s surge of federal agents to blue cities, as well as a litany of controversial issues surrounding the Department of Justice.
By @ashleymurray.bsky.social

A combative AG Pam Bondi confronts US Senate Judiciary over Trump crackdown | Colorado Newsline

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi aimed heated rhetoric at Democratic senators on Capitol Hill Tuesday during an oversight hearing.

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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 1d

Supreme Court justices skeptical of free speech limits in Colorado conversion therapy case
By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social

Supreme Court justices skeptical of free speech limits in Colorado conversion therapy case | Colorado Newsline

Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical of a Colorado law banning conversion therapy for minors based on the First Amendment.

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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 1d

A trial began Tuesday in a class-action lawsuit alleging Colorado is failing to comply with a 2018 constitutional amendment that banned involuntary labor in state prisons.
By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social

Colorado trial over coerced prison labor begins in Denver | Colorado Newsline

The lawsuit alleges Colorado prisons violate the law by punishing incarcerated people who refuse to participate in mandatory work programs.

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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 1d

The Trump administration may try to interpret a law enacted during his first term in office differently than it did following the last government shutdown, potentially denying back pay to hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers.
By @jennifershutt.bsky.social

Trump floats plan to deny back pay to furloughed federal workers after shutdown | Colorado Newsline

The Trump administration may try to interpret a law such to potentially deny back pay to hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers.

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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 1d

Colorado businesses, universities and state agencies say they have been left in the dark about the Trump administration’s cancellation of half a billion dollars in federal clean energy grants following the federal government shutdown.
By @sarawilson.bsky.social

Colorado businesses, universities impacted by Trump's 'politically motivated' grant terminations | Colorado Newsline

Colorado is set to lose over half a billion dollars in federal clean energy grants as the Trump administration eliminates already-awarded funding.

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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 1d

Conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ minors goes before the Supreme Court. Oral arguments are taking place this morning in this Colorado case.

Conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ minors goes before the Supreme Court | Colorado Newsline

The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on Tuesday in a case that could reverse or solidify state laws across the country that ban conversion therapy, a controversial counseling practice...

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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 2d

President Donald Trump sent mixed messages Monday about whether he would negotiate a deal with Democrats to extend the enhanced tax credits for people who get their health insurance from the Affordable Care Act Marketplace, one of the main issues that led to the government shutdown.

Government shutdown enters day six with talks over health care at an impasse | Colorado Newsline

The Senate deadlocked for a fifth time on short-term government funding bills, voting 45-50 on Democrats’ proposal and 52-42 on a House-passed Republican stopgap spending bill.

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday is scheduled to hear oral arguments in a case challenging a 2019 Colorado law that bans “conversion therapy” for children and teens.

Conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ minors goes before the Supreme Court | Colorado Newsline

The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on Tuesday in a case that could reverse or solidify state laws across the country that ban conversion therapy, a controversial counseling practice...

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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 2d

ICYMI: Trump cancels blue-state projects, trolls Dems on social media as shutdown drags on

Trump cancels blue-state projects, trolls Dems on social media as shutdown drags on | Colorado Newsline

Trump administration officials defended the decision to cancel federal projects in regions of the country that have voted for Democrats

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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 2d

The U.S. Supreme Court Friday again allowed the Trump administration to strip temporary protections for more than 300,000 Venezuelans, opening them up for quick deportations as the president continues with his plans for mass deportations.

Deportation protections for 300,000 Venezuelans denied again by US Supreme Court | Colorado Newsline

Conservative justices granted the Trump administration’s request to pause a lower court’s ruling that it lacked the authority to revoke TPS protections.

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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 2d

Some Democratic-led states pledged to help fund family planning services. It’s not always enough.

Some Democratic-led states pledged to help fund family planning services. It’s not always enough. | Colorado Newsline

Hope Broussard’s intrauterine device should have brought relief from her severe periods. But at 17, it started causing debilitating pain.

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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 2d

An estimated 1.4 million immigrants who are in the country legally but are not citizens stand to lose their government-subsidized health care coverage under the sweeping tax and spending bill President Donald Trump signed into law this summer.

1.4M lawfully present immigrants could lose subsidized health coverage | Colorado Newsline

1.4 million immigrants who are in the country legally but are not citizens stand to lose their government-subsidized health care coverage.

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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 4d

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from federalizing and deploying Oregon National Guard troops to Portland following a challenge from the state and the city of Portland.
By @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social @oregoncapitalchronicle.com

Federal judge blocks Trump from deploying Oregon National Guard to Portland | Colorado Newsline

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from federalizing and deploying Oregon National Guard troops to Portland.

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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 5d

Trump administration officials on Friday defended the decision to cancel federal projects in regions of the country that have voted for Democrats. More $550 million was meant for Colorado.
By @jennifershutt.bsky.social

Trump cancels blue-state projects, trolls Dems on social media as shutdown drags on | Colorado Newsline

Trump administration officials defended the decision to cancel federal projects in regions of the country that have voted for Democrats

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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 5d

Commentary: There's no reason to believe Jeanette Vizguerra is a flight risk — her past suggests the opposite. Or a danger to the community — she’s famous as a pillar of the community. Her detention serves no judicial imperative — in fact, it undermines the moral foundation of American justice.

It's time to set Jeanette Vizguerra free | Colorado Newsline

There is strong evidence that authorities targeted Jeanette Vizguerra because of her criticism of the government. It's time to set her free.

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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 5d

Republican governor candidates oppose military troops in Colorado cities
By @sarawilson.bsky.social

Republican governor candidates oppose military troops in Colorado cities | Colorado Newsline

Republican hopefuls for Colorado governor met for one of the first candidate forums at the Denver Press Club on Thursday.

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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 5d

A state program to incentivize electric vehicle purchases will offer more generous rebates in the absence of federal benefits repealed by President Donald Trump’s administration, Colorado officials announced Thursday.
By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social

Colorado increases EV trade-in incentives after Trump's repeal of federal rebate | Colorado Newsline

To continue to spur EV adoption, Colorado will boost the incentives offered through its two-year-old Vehicle Exchange Colorado program.

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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 5d

The vast majority of Americans, including Republicans and those who identify as strong supporters of Trump, want Congress to renew the enhanced tax credits for people who buy their health insurance from the ACA marketplace, according to a poll released Friday.
By @jennifershutt.bsky.social

Renewal of health subsidies backed by big majorities in poll, including Trump supporters | Colorado Newsline

WASHINGTON — The vast majority of Americans, including Republicans and those who identify as strong supporters of President Donald Trump, want Congress to renew the enhanced tax credits for people who...

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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 5d

Providers work to overcome difficulties for reproductive health care access in rural Colorado
By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social

Providers work to overcome difficulties for reproductive health care access in rural Colorado | Colorado Newsline

Planned Parenthood is working to reopen its Durango clinic amid a difficult landscape for reproductive health providers in rural communities.

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