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Democrat Jessica Killin’s internal poll shows dead heat with U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank in Colorado’s 5th CD
Jessica Killin, the Democratic nominee in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District, is in a statistical tie with Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank, according to an internal poll released this week by Killin’s campaign. The poll of likely general election voters, conducted earlier this month by Democratic firm Global Strategy Group, found Killin trailing Crank 44%-45%, with…
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Small Colorado town grapples with ICE detention center opening
Thirty miles northeast of downtown Denver — where the Front Range loosens its grip, subdivisions give way to open fields and pickups outnumber Teslas — is the town of Hudson. Population 1,652. Hudson still feels like the kind of place where everybody knows the restaurant they’ll meet at for dinner. But it’s not at the…
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Gov. Polis celebrates Colorado’s first-place education ranking by U.S. News
Colorado officials said they have something to celebrate this week, in addition to the state’s sesquicentennial birthday on Saturday. U.S. News & World Report on Tuesday gave Colorado its top ranking for education efforts from pre-K to postsecondary, though it didn’t fare well in other areas, such as health access and crime. Gov. Jared Polis…
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Colorado board permits state to appeal injunction against arthritis drug price cap
A Colorado board voted Friday to allow the Attorney General’s Office to fight an injunction against a price cap on a drug that treats arthritis. A U.S. district court judge had granted the company Amgen a preliminary injunction, temporarily blocking Colorado from imposing a price cap on Enbrel, an injectable commonly used to treat arthritis.…
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Busy wildfire season tests US fire bosses as they juggle resources to stay ahead | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
NEW MEXICO Wildfires challenge resources ALBUQUERQUE — It’s already been a deadly year for firefighters, and authorities have been putting resources where they can more quickly pounce on wildfires before they get out of hand and increase the possibility of additional loss of life and property. Fire managers try to anticipate nature’s next move, placing…
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Planning Commission rejects resident appeals to stop proposed data center
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect comment from District 11 clarifying that it has not conducted a financial review of Project Taurus. The Colorado Springs Planning Commission rejected appeals Thursday night against a proposed artificial-intelligence data center off Garden of the Gods Road. The vote of the commission was 6-2, but residents…
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New wolf pack confirmed in Eagle County, marking 4th Colorado pack with pups this year
A new gray wolf pack has formed in Eagle County, Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced on Wednesday. Known as the Piney Ridge Pack, it is the fourth pack of gray wolves in the state to have produced pups this year. According to CPW, the average litter size for wolves is four to six pups. More…
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Forward Party nominee for Colorado’s U.S. Senate seat puts $1.1 million into his campaign
Bob Chew, the Colorado Forward Party nominee for the seat held by Democratic U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper, plans to report donating $1.1 million to his campaign and raising an additional $20,000 in the most recent quarter, his campaign told Colorado Politics Tuesday. The 67-year-old Boulder resident, a Navy veteran and founder and former CEO of…
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Colorado joins multistate antitrust lawsuit to block Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a multistate antitrust lawsuit on Monday — with Colorado joining — to block the proposed merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery. The Colorado Attorney General’s Office said it joined the suit because the $110 billion acquisition would eliminate competition between the companies and cause “substantial harm” to…
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Q&A: From grassroots underdog to national spotlight — Colorado democratic socialist Melat Kiros on her path to Congress
Melat Kiros, the 29-year-old Democratic Socialist who unseated a 15-term incumbent in Colorado’s 1st Congressional District primary on June 30, frames her victory as a mandate for structural political reform rather than a rejection of her predecessor, Diana DeGette. In this extensive Q&A with Colorado Politics, Kiros outlines a campaign rooted in confronting corruption, rejecting…