The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel: An environment of fear in our schools
While it’s natural for the subject of school shootings to be on everyone’s lips in the wake of the recent massacre in Florida, School District 51 appears to be caught in the clutches of escalating paranoia.
The district’s communications team has seemingly been working overtime this week to quell fears about an uptick in reports of students making threatening statements.
10th Circuit tosses Pueblo County sheriff defendants’ appeal in fatal shooting lawsuit
Michael Karlik
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Updated 54 minutes ago
The Denver-based federal appeals court rejected an attempt from Pueblo County sheriff’s employees on Wednesday to rely on their own version of the facts to escape liability for fatally shooting an unarmed man outside a middle school. A trial judge...
Backers of Colorado road-funding initiative reject withdrawal deadline, negotiations with lawmakers continue
Marissa Ventrelli
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Updated 1 hour ago
The standoff over Colorado’s road‑funding initiative will continue after supporters declined state lawmakers’ request to withdraw the measure, while both sides signaled they are still willing to pursue a broader agreement ahead of the fall deadline. Initiative No. 175, backed...
US primed for summer of unpredictable gas prices as Iran war rages on: ‘Living this uncertainty’
Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner
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Updated 10 minutes ago
The war with Iran has made summer gas prices unpredictable, as President Donald Trump’s shifting messaging on hostilities keeps the energy markets in limbo. There’s little concrete direction on where gas prices could go in the coming months, an expert...
USPS to stop delivering mail-in ballots in states that don’t hand over their voter rolls
Molly Parks, Washington Examiner
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Updated 17 minutes ago
The Postal Service proposed a new rule pushing states to turn over their mail-in and absentee voter rolls to the agency, a move in line with President Donald Trump’s March executive order tightening regulations on mail-in voting in federal elections....
Colorado justices uphold strict interpretation of consumer protection law against debt collector
Michael Karlik
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Updated 4 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court concluded last month that a debt collector failed to comply with state law by suing a woman for an unpaid credit card debt without documentation that it owned her account. Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC filed a...
The Latest: US military launches strikes against Iran in response to downing of American helicopter
The Associated Press
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Updated 22 hours ago
The U.S. military announced that it has begun strikes against Iran following the crash of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter off the coast of Oman. In a statement posted to social media, U.S. Central Command said the strikes would be...
Colorado governor signs bill requiring pollution controls, cost reporting for extended coal operations
Scott Weiser
scott.weiser@gazette.com
Updated 23 hours ago
Gov. Jared Polis signed into law a bill in reaction to orders from the U.S. Department of Energy to keep older coal units online. The federal government’s instructions applied to Craig Unit 1 in Colorado, one of five coal units...
Mental Health Colorado names 2026 legislators of the year
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 22 hours ago
Six state lawmakers have received recognition from the advocacy organization Mental Health Colorado for their work during the 2026 legislative session. “Mental Health Colorado’s work to pass laws, change practices, and build a movement depends on courageous advocates and bipartisan...
Colorado justices say judges can nearly eliminate parenting time without it being a ‘restriction’
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 21 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court concluded last month that judges can reduce the number of days a parent spends with their child post-divorce to just above zero without it rising to the level of a “restriction” that requires more rigorous justification...
Geo Group sues Colorado over new immigration detention facility inspection law
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 22 hours ago
The private prison company that operates the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement center in Aurora has filed a lawsuit against Colorado to stop the enforcement of a new law requiring additional health and safety inspections of immigration detention facilities. The...
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Antwan Wilson, a former Denver educator who served for the past year as chancellor of the high-profile Washington, D.C. school district, was forced to resign Tuesday. According to the Washington Post, Wilson skirted Washington, D.C.’s competitive school lottery process so his oldest daughter could transfer to a high-performing high school. “I wish I could go […]
The Pueblo Chieftain: County notices essential for an informed public
The public’s right to know would be diminished if government lobbyists succeed in getting the Colorado Legislature to pass a bill phasing out the legal requirement that public notices of county salaries and monthly county financial reports be published in a newspaper. Senate Bill 156 has passed the State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee and […]