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Selling dogs, cats in pet stores now banned in Colorado
Marissa Ventrelli
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Updated 13 minutes ago
Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill into law on Wednesday prohibiting pet stores from selling dogs and cats, which sponsors have nicknamed the “Pistol the Pomeranian Protection Act.” House Bill 1011, sponsored by House Majority Leader Monica Duran, D-Wheat Ridge,...
Colorado bill allowing THC beverages to be sold at grocery stores, restaurants pulled by sponsor
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 30 minutes ago
A Denver Democrat decided on Tuesday to pull a proposal that would have allowed beverages with tetrahydrocannabinol or THC to be sold at locations like grocery stores, restaurants, and entertainment venues. THC is the psychoactive substance in cannabis, the chemical...
Democrats ready to fight after Supreme Court strikes down voting rights case
Lauren Green and Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner
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Updated 23 minutes ago
The 2026 House map has been flipped upside down by a massive Supreme Court decision Wednesday to overturn the parts of the Voting Rights Act, as Democrats remain ready to fight. The Supreme Court dealt a blow to race-based redistricting,...
Blanche says Trump did not direct DOJ to indict Comey a second time
David Zimmermann Washington Examiner
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Updated 27 minutes ago
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday denied that President Donald Trump directed the Justice Department to indict former FBI Director James Comey for a second time, saying the investigation has been ongoing for almost a year. The two-count indictment...
Corrections officials may be sued for employee’s alleged abuse of detainee, federal judge rules
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
High-level corrections officials may be sued for their own alleged failures to prevent or respond to an employee’s sexual misconduct toward a detainee, a federal judge decided last month. Rajae Bouhamidi was incarcerated at the Denver Women’s Correctional Facility. In...
Supreme Court justices to hear arguments on ending legal protections for Haitian, Syrian migrants
Associated Press
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Updated 3 hours ago
The Supreme Court will weigh arguments Wednesday over the Trump administration’s push to end legal protections for Haitians and Syrians as migrants fleeing war and natural disaster. Haitians and Syrians were among those from 17 countries with Temporary Protected Status, which allows migrants already...
King Charles gifts Trump bell from British submarine namesake during state dinner
David Zimmermann Washington Examiner
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Updated 38 minutes ago
King Charles III bestowed a historical gift upon President Donald Trump during the White House state dinner on Tuesday night. The British royal gifted Trump a bell from a World War II British submarine named the HMS Trump. The vessel...
Hegseth will go before Congress for the first time since the Iran war started
Stephen Groves
stephen.groves@associatedpress.com
Updated 6 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will face questioning from lawmakers Wednesday for the first time since the Trump administration went to war with Iran, a decision that Democrats say has led to a costly conflict of choice waged...
Proposal exempting some IT equipment from Colorado’s ‘right to repair’ law fails
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 8 hours ago
A bill proposing an exemption to Colorado’s “right to repair” laws for “critical infrastructure” failed to pass its first committee in the House after clearing the Senate. Senate Bill 090 would have exempted information technology equipment considered “critical infrastructure” —...
Don’t upend Colorado’s ‘healthy balance’ on stream access | PODIUM
Colorado Politics
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Updated 16 hours ago
By Ashley House “The horizon is a perfect line between sky and water.” I heard this line of dialogue waft through my parents’ living room recently as they tuned into one of the newest Taylor Sheridan TV dramas, “The Madison.” As...