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Colorado Republicans call meeting to rein in chair Brita Horn, but state GOP says plans are ‘illegal’
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 hours ago
They’re at it again. For the second time in as many years, a group of Colorado Republicans are planning to convene a meeting of the party’s state central committee despite the state GOP insisting that the proposed meeting would be...
Trump nominates former New Mexico lawmaker to lead Bureau of Land Management | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
The Associated Press
the-associated-press@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 days ago
MONTANA Trump nominates BLM chief BILLINGS — President Donald Trump nominated a former lawmaker from New Mexico on Nov. 5 to oversee the management of vast public lands that are playing a central role in Republican attempts to ramp up...
Washington says ‘no’ to sending wolves to Colorado
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 hours ago
Washington’s Fish and Wildlife Commission on Saturday said “no, not now” to sending wolves to Colorado, after a hearing in which the state’s residents vigorously argued against it. The commission voted 8-1 to send a letter to Colorado stating that...
Awards prove the spirit of giving is alive and well | NONPROFIT REGISTER
Joanne Davidson Special to Colorado Politics
joanne-davidson-special-to-colorado-politics@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
ASSOCIATION OF FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONALS Denver News: If 10 words were to sum up the “Why” for all who were honored at the 2025 National Philanthropy Day in Colorado Luncheon, it would be these: “We don’t ask anything in return. We just do it.” Yes, they all could have said it. But it was members...
Significance of Democratic triumph still unknown | SONDERMANN
Eric Sondermann
eric-sondermann@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 days ago
Excuse the truism, but winning sure beats losing. Rarely has a political party needed a victory as badly as Democrats did in the off-year elections two weeks ago. Theirs was a party in despair, struggling to come to terms with...
The rise of Indigenous comic books
Colorado Network
colorado-network@gazette.com
Updated 7 hours ago
By Katie Chicklinski-Cahill, Durango Herald Arts & Entertainment editor Kayla Shaggy, one of the artists featured in a new exhibit on Indigenous comic book art in Durango, said she sees the genre becoming more and more popular – and there...
Colorado sends notices to ACA enrollees as premiums set to double
Nico Brambila
nico.brambila@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 days ago
Without the enhanced federal subsidies that reduce payments when Americans buy health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, Colorado premiums are expected to double. And if not for supplemental money Colorado lawmakers approved during special session, the 101% average increase...
Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices
Will Weissert
will.weissert@associatedpress.com
Updated 2 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday to get rid of tariffs on a broad swath of commodities, including beef, coffee and tropical fruits. It’s part of a response to pressure from consumers who complain prices...
With all traces removed from Capitol grounds, fate of Union soldier statue remains uncertain
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 days ago
More than five years after it was vandalized and removed, the pedestal that formerly held a bronze statue intended to commemorate Colorado’s role in the Civil War has been taken away from the west side of the state Capitol. The...
Appeals court reinstates felony charge, reverses Denver judge’s sanction on prosecution
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 days ago
Colorado’s second-highest court ordered a Denver judge on Thursday to reinstate a defendant’s felony charge, finding she improperly reduced the severity as a sanction for an officer’s deletion of his body-worn camera footage. Prosecutors charged Russell K. Barnes with vehicular...