Last year saw an overactive president untamed by an underactive Congress.
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Weld County Sheriff Warns That the Public’s Lack of Respect for ICE Could Damage Trust in Local Police
As public outcry against ICE rises following the shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, a Colorado sheriff and prominent Republican in the state fears that the public’s perception of the way ICE officers are conducting themselves could hurt the reputation of local police and sheriff’s departments like his own.
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Did Pressure From Journalists Prompt an Anschutz-Owned Newspaper To Publish a Disclosure, Albeit a Weak One?
After being called out by journalists for failing to disclose ties between Phil Anschutz’s family and a key player in a story covered by the Denver Gazette, which Anschutz owns, the Denver Gazette included the following disclosure in its Jan. 9 and Jan. 21 articles about a campaign to change a near-final plan for lane modifications along Alameda Avenue in Denver.
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New Colorado Group Aims To Be ‘Public Face’ for Non-Religious Homeschoolers
“Secular homeschooling embraces mainstream science, including evolutionary biology, and is inclusive of people of whatever background, sexual orientation, gender expression, or neurodiversity,” reads the homepage of Secular Homeschoolers of Colorado (SHOC).
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Anti-Abortion Activists Talk Strategy, Policy at National Pro-Life Summit
Since its founding in 2006, Students for Life and its annual National Pro-Life Summit have become driving forces in the anti-abortion movement. This year, the event brought in over 1,000 people, largely college-aged young people, for a day of speeches and workshops from voices and groups driving anti-abortion policies. Panelists from the Heritage Foundation, authors of Project 2025, the Alliance Defending Freedom, the legal architects behind the Dobbs decision and dozens of anti-abortion, anti-LGBTQ lawsuits working their way through the courts, and other think tanks and nonprofits shared their victories and plans for the future during the 2026 National Pro-Life Summit.
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In the Streets: Upcoming Political Protests and Events in Colorado
Below are protest and political events scheduled across Colorado over the next week. If you know of any upcoming public events, please let us know at [email protected].
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DAVIS: Free and Fair? Experts Say Not So Fast
Will the November midterm elections be free and fair? That’s the question I asked a number of political scientists over the last week, and their answers did not necessarily make me feel better. And, to be clear, even asking the question gives me heartburn. Half a decade ago, a lot of my work revolved around understanding and explaining exactly why the Republican conspiracy theories about a stolen election were false. Now, in another reality, I find myself trying to understand and explain how America’s vaunted electoral system might not be as resilient as we should hope.
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Rally Signals Support for Starbucks Workers and the Colorado Labor Movement
Workers from a variety of unions and their allies rallied today in Civic Center Park in support of Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) and Colorado’s labor movement.
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Many Conservatives Now Cheer the Jackbooted Thugs They Once Warned Against
Many of the conservatives who warned me my entire life about the coming of the "jackbooted thugs" now stand on the sidelines and cheer as federal agents murder citizens in cold blood in the streets of America.
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Climate Change Has Cost Colorado Billions. Here’s What You Should Know.
Climate disaster is upon us, and it has never been more apparent.