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Colorado ‘is not going to be a sucker’ around Colorado River issues, says Attorney General Weiser, as Gov. Polis attends negotiation in DC
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (998+ words) Governor Jared Polis expressed optimism about Colorado River talks after a key meeting with federal officials on Friday, while Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said this week that the state wouldn't back away from legal fights to resolve water disputes....
Science-based vaccine policy passes first hurdle in the state legislature
3+ hour, 15+ min ago (370+ words) A proposal to defend science-based vaccine recommendations in Colorado, and push back against new federal vaccine standards to reduce the number of recommended childhood immunizations, passed its first hearing at the statehouse on Thursday. For decades, Colorado has relied on…...
Friday demonstrations have started in Denver as part of national ICE OUT protests
6+ hour, 41+ min ago (270+ words) Protests are expected in the Denver metro today. Some businesses and school districts have closed around the state as part of national "ICE OUT" demonstrations against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) that include "no school, no work and no shopping....
Colorado power providers challenge Trump order blocking coal plant closure
7+ hour, 26+ min ago (265+ words) It's not just environmental groups and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser challenging a Trump administration order to keep an aging coal-fired power plant running in northwest Colorado." Utilities and power providers operating Craig Unit 1 also want the facility shut down....
As pro rodeo considers moving HQ to Wyoming, conservative lawmakers question incentives
8+ hour, 15+ min ago (612+ words) By Mead Gruver, Associated Press There's just one possible hitch: Conservative state lawmakers in Wyoming who balk at government funding for private enterprise. Enough of them could scuttle a $15 million state enticement for the PRCA to seal the deal. Just…...
Jan. 30, 2026: Talk of another government shutdown; Tina Peters clemency; Challenger's 40th anniversary
9+ hour, 28+ min ago (361+ words) As some Coloradans halt work to protest'today,'Congress is at work-- to avert a shutdown.'The future of ICE is central to both. Then, "I'll consider her case--as I would any other." The governor has said that repeatedly -- when…...
How the Challenger explosion forty years ago changed space flight
9+ hour, 34+ min ago (618+ words) Andrea Dukakis is a producer/reporter/host for Colorado Matters on CPR News. She has produced and reported for CPR for nearly two decades. Prior to joining CPR, Andrea worked at NPR and ABC News. Education: Bachelor's degree in English,…...
Colorado lawmakers want to help parents who feel ‘ghosted’ by the federal Office for Civil Rights
12+ hour, 39+ min ago (874+ words) By Jason Gonzales, Chalkbeat Two Colorado Democratic lawmakers plan to file two bills they hope will help Colorado make up for the void left behind by the Trump administration's cuts to the federal Office for Civil Rights. State Reps. Jacque…...
Jan. 30, 2026: General strike, congressional hecklers, prison funding reversal, ideas to increase teacher diversity
14+ hour, 18+ min ago (172+ words) Jan. 30, 2026: General strike, congressional hecklers, prison funding reversal, ideas to increase teacher diversity'cpr.org On Friday, teachers in Denver and other districts are expected to join the general strike against the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. It's another sign that Colorado's…...
What Polis’ clemency history suggests about future actions
19+ hour, 32+ min ago (1164+ words) In the seven years Gov. Jared Polis has held pardon and clemency powers, he's wiped away thousands of marijuana convictions, shortened the sentence of a truck driver who killed four people and even offered a clean slate to the parents…...