Six Colorado News Outlets Sue Denver Public Schools For Executive Session Recording

board members discussed school safety plans and emerged with a new policy during the district board’s March 23 executive session recording.

‘It's Water Vapor': More GOP Climate Denial Precedes Colorado Greenhouse Gas Bill's Passage

Democrats in the majority are spending the final weeks of the legislative session passing bills aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Ag Leaders Lobby For Better Risk Management Programs At U.S. House Farm Bill Hearing

WASHINGTON — Commodity trade group leaders at U.S. House Agriculture subcommittee hearing advocated for bolstered risk management programs.

Biden Administration To Use Processing Centers In Latin America To Handle Migration

WASHINGTON — Biden administration announced use of processing centers in Colombia and Guatemala to create legal pathways for migrants.

Revived Push For Equal Rights Amendment Blocked By U.S. Senate Republicans

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate failed to advance a symbolic measure to enshrine in the Constitution equal protection on the basis of sex.

Asylum Limits, More Border Security Funds Proposed In U.S. House GOP Immigration Bill

WASHINGTON — The bill package appropriates millions for border security and imposes sweeping restrictions on asylum at U.S.-Mexico border.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis Signs Four Gun Control Bills Into Law

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed four bills into law Friday morning regulating firearms in the state.

🌱 Property Taxes Skyrocketing + Mayor Spends $500K On Int'l Travel

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Colorado Cities Denied Option Of Allowing Overdose Prevention Centers

The Senate Health and Human Services Committee at the Colorado Legislature voted 6-3 to postpone House Bill 23-1202 indefinitely.

U.S. House GOP Pushes Through Debt Ceiling Increase Coupled With Massive Spending Cuts

WASHINGTON — The measure potentially risks some veterans’ health benefits and impose more work rules on the nation’s safety net programs.

U.S. Senate Democrats Denounce Post-Dobbs Landscape Of State Abortion Bans, Restrictions

WASHINGTON — Multiple states and conservative-backed lawsuits are restricting access to reproductive care.

Here's Where Gas Prices Are Headed (For Now) And Why

Higher temperatures. Higher gas prices.

‘Drag Queen' Children's Book Draws Objections During Douglas County Library Board Meeting

Some attendees called the book “pornographic,” “nefarious” and “poison,” while others, in equal numbers, found no issues at all.

Congressional Farm Leaders Split Over Work Requirements For Food Aid, Climate Funds

WASHINGTON — Three of four top Congress agricultural leaders are emphasizing writing a farm bill that meets needs of all rural Americans.

🌱 Denver Adding 100 Police Officers + Suspects Arrested In Jeffco

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U.S. House GOP Plan Would Expand Work Requirements For Food Aid For Older Adults

WASHINGTON — McCarthy’s bill would expand the additional work requirements for certain SNAP recipients who do not have children.

‘Extreme Risk' Posed By Utah Oil Train Proposal, Colorado AG Weiser Warns Feds

Per Weiser, the Uinta Basin Railway “poses an extreme risk to Colorado’s most important water source and the surrounding environment."

Dangerous Conditions At Supermax Prison Cited As Colorado Lawmaker Tries To Boost Staffing

A Congress member from Colorado is concerned about understaffing creating dangerous conditions at the most secure federal prison in America.

Biden Administration Warns U.S. House GOP Debt Limit Bill Would Slash Education

WASHINGTON — “It would be taking us backwards,” U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said on a call with reporters.

Major Colorado Land-Use Reform Bill Stripped Of Upzoning Requirements

A Colorado legislative committee stripped the major provisions of a housing bill championed by Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday morning.

🌱 Gaylord Home Designated Landmark + Mayoral Candidates Make Promises

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‘Tennessee Three' Praised By Biden In White House Meeting

WASHINGTON — “You’re standing up for our kids, you’re standing up for our communities,” Biden told the Tennessee lawmakers at the meeting.

U.S. Interior Secretary Unveils $125 Million For Local Climate Projects

BOISE, Idaho — Interior Secretary Deb Haaland promoted several aspects of the Interior Department’s agenda during an annual conference.

These Bills Aim To Address Growing Wildfire Risks In Colorado

Experts agree that the wildfire season is longer and more intense in Colorado and the rest of the West due to the effects of climate change.

Bipartisan Bill Could Throw Wrench Into Colorado's Wolf Reintroduction Plans

Bill "could complicate a legal mandate the state faces to reintroduce gray wolves to parts of the Western Slope by the end of this year."

🌱 Auto Theft Recall Sought + Twin Dragon Closing + Standby Housing?

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Immigrants Report Dehumanizing Treatment At Aurora ICE Facility

Mateo Lozano was eight years old when his older brother Jaime was deported back to Colombia in 2012.

With Decarbonization, Advocates See A Bright Future For Nuclear After Decades Of Dormancy

IDAHO FALLS, Id. — The MARVEL project, expected to be built by the end of 2024, is part of a new wave of advanced nuclear technology.

City Leaders Remain Opposed To Colorado Land Use Bill Even After Amendments

Senate Bill 23-213 is a multifaceted proposal to reform Colorado’s zoning codes to promote density and encourage housing production.

🌱 Denver's Home Prices Up 200% + DUI Driver Hits Sleeping Homeless Man

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Colorado Newsline Wins 9 Awards In Society Of Professional Journalists Contest

The chapter’s 2023 Top of the Rockies journalism contest included more than 1,750 entries from more than 100 news outlets and freelancers.

A Pandemic Experiment In Universal Free School Meals Gains Traction In The States

WASHINGTON — A growing number of states are enacting universal school meal laws to bolster child food security and academic equity.

Abortion-Rights Attorneys Help Patients And Providers Navigate Legal Chaos

These days Kylee Sunderlin is often the first person people will talk to about terminating a pregnancy, even though she's a lawyer.

Magic Mushrooms Bill Meant To Help Colorado Agencies Efficiently Implement Legalization

Colorado Senate President Steve Fenberg introduced the bill to help state agencies more efficiently implement Natural Medicine Health Act.

U.S. Supreme Court Preserves Access To Abortion Pill As Lawsuit Continues

WASHINGTON —The court issued a stay that ensures access to mifepristone nationwidel

Colorado Adopts ‘Advanced Clean Trucks' Rule To Speed Transition To Heavy-Duty EVs

The move makes Colorado the eighth state to follow California’s lead in adopting the Advanced Clean Trucks rule.

After SCOTUS Ruling, Disappointed Abortion Foes Vow To Keep Attacking Abortion Pill

Anti-abortion groups are not giving up on trying to fast-track a national abortion ban.

After Shootings, Regulator Doesn't Recommend Additional Substation Security Standards

Jim Robb, CEO of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, told Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that cost was major concern.

🌱Fair Election Rethink? + Off Leash Dogs A Problem + Future of Denver

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U.S. House Approves Bill Banning Transgender Student Athletes In Girls Sports

WASHINGTON — Bill H.R. 734, which would apply to K-12 schools and colleges receiving federal funding, passed on party-line vote of 219-203.