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Denver council delays stadium rezoning, rejects Key Lime Air contract

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Denver’s dreams of a new women’s soccer stadium will have to wait a little longer as members of the city council voted Monday to delay...

Suddenly, Colorado has a private school choice program │ Vince Bzdek

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By Vince Bzdek When I was a kid going to St. John’s Catholic grade school in Denver, I remember asking my mom if she and...

Denver City Council to consider rezoning for NWSL stadium land deal

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The Denver City Council will hold a public hearing to consider rezoning for the Denver Summit FC stadium site in the Baker neighborhood. The hearing...

News Nuggets: Holiday light recycling, ugly sweater run

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RECYCLE HOLIDAY LIGHTS FOR FREE Don’t toss those tangled strings of old holiday lights. Recycle them for free. Drop off unwanted light strings and wires...

Trump pardons Tina Peters, but Colorado officials say he can’t reverse state convictions | TRAIL MIX

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Colleagues and friends remember former Colorado state lawmaker Lew Entz

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Treasury Secretary Bessent calls for looser regulations for the U.S. financial system

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Regulatory layers turn cost of doing business in Colorado into ‘death by a thousand cuts’ | FISCAL ROCKIES

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Denver’s minimum wage: Boon or bane? | FISCAL ROCKIES

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Colorado legislators review wolf program as funding challenges persist

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Trump says the US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela

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Federal Reserve cuts key rate but signals higher bar for future reductions

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Adams County officials call for resignation of county treasurer after ‘inappropriate behavior’

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Westminster swears in new mayor, searches for council replacement

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RTD’s changes to disability transport faces legal challenge

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A legal battle over access to public transportation for those with disabilities is again brewing in the very town where it and “The Gang of...

Trump says he’s fixing affordability problems. He’ll test out that message at a rally

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will road-test his claims that he’s tackling Americans’ affordability woes at a Tuesday rally in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania —...

Colorado vacancy panels face challenge: Replacing senator and representative from the same area

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Two vacancy committees that will convene in the next month or so will have an interesting challenge: Picking a new state senator and state representative...

Denver approves $30M shelter contract with Urban Alchemy

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With a 9-4 vote, Denver City Council members approved a new $30 million, three-year contract with Urban Alchemy, a San Francisco-based nonprofit, to run The...

Denver explores moving city to biennial budget

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Clash of the titans: Democratic race for governor pits two candidates similar in focus, but very different in style | Vince Bzdek

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Flags lowered, colors raised: Colorado leaders and friends celebrate Sen. Faith Winter’s life

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Denver to consider $27 million body camera contract, DPD overtime

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Denver mayor’s legal bill for sanctuary city hearing tops $1 million

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Outgoing CPW director Jeff Davis lands new role, same salary amid Colorado hiring freeze

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Judge denies motion from Gov. Jared Polis to dismiss ICE lawsuit from former state employee

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Coal-fired generator at Pueblo’s Comanche Power Plant gets a one-year extension on life

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Trump calls Jared Polis a ‘sleazebag’ for keeping ‘elderly woman’ Tina Peters in jail, governor responds

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Disaster drill tests Denver’s response to widespread power outage

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Once a step ahead, Colorado’s economy cools, burdened by rising costs and regulations | FISCAL ROCKIES

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Editor’s Note: Once among the nation’s fastest-growing economies, Colorado today confronts mounting challenges that threaten its momentum. This series reveals how a state once defined...

Council will consider $27M contract for Denver police body cameras, tasers

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It’s been close to 10 years since the Denver Police Department first donned body-worn cameras in January 2016, and technology has advanced since then. The...

Income tax overhaul in Colorado clears first hurdle, as revised estimate puts tax hike at $4 billion

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A state panel on Wednesday gave the go-ahead to a ballot measure that seeks to change Colorado’s flat rate of 4.41% to a graduated income...

Colorado Higher Education Director Angie Paccione to step down

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Angie Paccione, who has led the Colorado Department of Higher Education since 2019, is returning to the private sector, Gov. Jared Polis said. Paccione’s last...