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Strengthening Colorado’s mental-health workforce | GUEST COLUMN
Colorado Politics
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Updated 6 hours ago
By Kyle Brown and Lindsay Gilchrist More than 1.2 million Coloradans live with a diagnosed mental health condition, and in 2023, one in five people seeking care were unable to get the treatment they needed. Overwhelmingly, insurance delays and inadequate...
Trump’s meeting with Xi comes with much fanfare in China, but major breakthroughs may be elusive
Aamer Madhani
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Updated 5 hours ago
BEIJING (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday kicks off the busiest portion of his China visit, a summit expected to be long on pageantry and symbolism but unlikely to feature major breakthroughs on key issues like trade, U.S. relations...
Colorado legislature wraps up tough budget year
Thelma Grimes
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Updated 5 hours ago
Colorado lawmakers are wrapping up their work on Wednesday, closing out a year defined by the lack of fiscal flexibility, woes over Medicaid spending and a staccato of action on a host of issues, ranging from artificial regulation to a...
Colorado legislature wraps up tough budget year
Thelma Grimes
thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 hours ago
Colorado lawmakers are wrapping up their work on Wednesday, closing out a year defined by the lack of fiscal flexibility, woes over Medicaid spending and a staccato of action on a host of issues, ranging from artificial regulation to a...
Colorado legislature wraps up tough budget year
Thelma Grimes
thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 hours ago
Colorado lawmakers are wrapping up their work on Wednesday, closing out a year defined by the lack of fiscal flexibility, woes over Medicaid spending and a staccato of action on a host of issues, ranging from artificial regulation to a...
Colorado legislature wraps up tough budget year
Thelma Grimes
thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 hours ago
Colorado lawmakers are wrapping up their work on Wednesday, closing out a year defined by the lack of fiscal flexibility, woes over Medicaid spending and a staccato of action on a host of issues, ranging from artificial regulation to a...
10th Circuit again dismisses ex-prison employee’s challenge to workplace DEI training
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 hours ago
The Denver-based federal appeals court dismissed a second lawsuit on Monday brought by a former Colorado Department of Corrections employee who was offended by an equity training module and had alleged it created a hostile work environment. In 2023, U.S....
AI’s rapid growth spurs regulatory reaction in Colorado
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 7 hours ago
The 2026 legislative session was marked by a major push to regulate artificial intelligence, a technology advancing at breakneck speed. Colorado is at the forefront of AI policy, becoming the first state to pursue regulation on “algorithmic discrimination” by passing...
As Colorado’s federal judges churn through immigration petitions, Domenico’s cases sit undecided
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 9 hours ago
Colorado’s U.S. District Court judges have spent months pushing out decisions in hundreds of immigration detention cases and largely siding with detainees, but one judge has barely touched his caseload. Chief Judge Daniel D. Domenico has only issued orders in...
Bill on firearm barrel sales withdrawn after veto threat from Colorado governor
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 hours ago
A bill that would require firearm barrels to be sold in person by a federally licensed firearms dealer was pulled by its sponsors, who said they were all but told that Gov. Jared Polis would veto the measure. Sponsored by...