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Western Slope counties weigh treating some Colorado laws as ‘unfunded mandates’

Colorado counties on the Western Slope wrote to state leaders expressing their intention to treat enforcement of certain state laws optional under a provision in Colorado statutes that…

August 5, 2025No CommentRead More

Colorado Dems say Trump’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ just blew billion-dollar hole in state’s budget

Colorado Senate President James Coleman, left, House Speaker Julie McCluskie, center, and House Majority Leader Monica Duran, right, speak to governor’s office analysts during a meeting of the…

July 31, 2025No CommentRead More

Trump administration moves to scrap EPA finding that climate change poses danger to human health

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, center, announces his agency’s plans for deregulation from an Indianapolis trucking facility on Tuesday. At left is Indiana Gov. Mike Braun and at right…

July 30, 2025No CommentRead More

One Big Beautiful Bill ‘exacerbates climate crisis’ on public lands, conservationists claim

After a proposed provision in the recent Republican tax break and spending cut law that would have opened up millions of acres of federal lands for sale was…

July 27, 2025Comments Off on One Big Beautiful Bill ‘exacerbates climate crisis’ on public lands, conservationists claimRead More

Trump’s mass deportations catching smaller percentage of criminals than Biden administration

Despite Trump administration rhetoric accusing Democrats of protecting violent criminals and drug-dealing immigrants, the administration’s arrests have been catching a smaller share of criminals overall, and a smaller…

July 24, 2025Comments Off on Trump’s mass deportations catching smaller percentage of criminals than Biden administrationRead More

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Western Slope counties weigh treating some Colorado laws as ‘unfunded mandates’

Colorado Dems say Trump’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ just blew billion-dollar hole in state’s budget

Trump administration moves to scrap EPA finding that climate change poses danger to human health

One Big Beautiful Bill ‘exacerbates climate crisis’ on public lands, conservationists claim

Trump’s mass deportations catching smaller percentage of criminals than Biden administration

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