A crowd of more than 100 people stood outside the gates of an empty prison in Hudson on Saturday, protesting reported plans by the Trump administration to turn it into Colorado’s newest immigrant detention facility. By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social

ICE detention center could bring jobs, controversy to southern Colorado town By @sarawilson.bsky.social

NEW: Rep. Gabe Evans has mischaracterized the story of how his grandfather immigrated to America, according to documents obtained by Newsline. The Colorado Republican has repeated a false version of the story as part of his support of Trump's deportation policies. By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social

Programs at some Colorado museums and libraries were put in jeopardy after actions from President Trump to shutter the Institute of Museum and Library Services, threatening the federal funding the organizations often rely on to advance their operations and research. By @sarawilson.bsky.social

This is Javier Calzada, a Denver resident who immigrated from Mexico 27 years ago. He walked the line between riot cops and protesters throughout the night, urging people to keep the peace. "We don't support the attacks on our community," he told me. "We're here to protect ourselves."

BREAKING NEWS: The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.

Colorado Legislator Falsely Accused of Pedophilia Over Gun Bill Vote

anyways the painting is coming down tonight, per legislative leadership

Colorado media descending on the Trump portrait at the Capitol today

absolutely incredible news for me and bad news for my wallet that a Thai place is moving into the old señor burritos spot !!

SB3 will be heard in House Finance today, and opponents have been encouraging people to testify. Chair William Lindstedt said testimony will be limited to 4 hours, and will go down if it’s not related to the financial implications of the bill

Resettlement service agencies in Colorado are left to search for their own funding to continue helping newly arrived refugees after an executive order President Donald Trump signed on his first day in office stopped their funding. By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social

Colorado House Republicans have been speaking for an hour against a resolution condemning pardons for Jan. 6 charges. Senate had Republican opposition too but it got through that chamber without long debate coloradonewsline.com/briefs/color...

Happening now: Colorado House is debating a resolution to condemn the pardoning of Jan. 6 rioters. All House Republicans - who last year tried to impeach the Secretary of State over tweets because they allegedly undermined faith in elections - turned their back during the initial presentation.

Colorado lawmakers are running a bipartisan bill to set expectations for reporting misconduct in the state’s crime laboratories, an effort that comes in the wake of revelations that a former forensic scientist allegedly mishandled thousands of DNA tests over her career.

Tens of thousands of servers, bartenders and other tipped workers in Denver and Boulder could face a significant pay cut under a bill being advanced by Colorado lawmakers, who say the change is necessary to help a struggling restaurant industry.

“If visitation became a right … it would mean that (CDOC) can no longer use our family and friends as a carrot to dangle in front of an already fragile spirit. It would mean freedom for us.” — Christopher McGuffie, who is currently incarcerated and shared his thoughts (via his mother) for this story

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📸 some snaps from the Capitol today before my fingers got cold and the camera died

Thousands of people are protesting at the Colorado Capitol in Denver today against Republican President Donald Trump and his administration's deportation efforts. Photos by @sarawilson.bsky.social

Aurora's Buckley Space Force Base is serving as a staging ground and detention center for ICE, military officials confirmed Tuesday, as President Donald Trump’s administration moves forward with plans for an unprecedented campaign of mass deportations.

Now: A 19 person vacancy committee selected Jamie Jackson to replace Sen. Iman Jodeh in the Colorado House. Jackson is the COO of The Naloxone Project. #copolitics

Kansas House speaker bans reporters from chamber floor, doesn’t say why | via @journalist-sherman.bsky.social #ksleg

Put my photog hat back on today for the first day of the Colorado Legislative session! Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives Julie McCluskie pictured here with several reps’ kids, who led the chamber in the Pledge of Allegiance this morning

Six Colorado House members voted against certifying their own election in November: Bottoms, Bradley, DeGraaf, Luck, Suckla, Weinberg

Happy first day of session! coloradonewsline.com/2025/01/08/h...

at least the waiting is giving me time to catch up on my cross stitch project

And that's a wrap. John Carson wins the Senate District 30 seat in Douglas County with 71 votes out of 136 cast. Story to follow with vote tally.

Attorney General Phil Weiser is the first major candidate to formally enter Colorado’s wide-open 2026 governor’s race.

I’ve spent a significant amount of the past four months digging into CBZ, which has an extensive legal history in Aurora in particular. The absolute constant is delay and obfuscate, obfuscate and delay. Officials in Denver and Aurora have lost patience with that approach, belatedly. AG has now, too.

Insane stat from the Colorado Joint Budget Committee this morning, as it weighs how to fill a big ol’ budget gap: 70% of the state’s general fund Medicaid expenditures go to caring for the elderly or for people with disabilities. The next-largest group is children.

romance = my boyfriend and I donating to each other’s nonprofits for CO Gives Day 💘

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BREAKING: Supreme Court justices Tuesday appeared generally willing to limit a key federal environmental law in a case brought by Coloradans against a Utah oil-train project—but they struggled to reach a consensus on exactly how to define new limits they might impose. By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social

this statement from House GOP came late in the day. Frizell: “This audit was about more than one incident—it was about identifying recurring problems and ensuring they are corrected.” Frizell mentioned some today, incl. password breach & accidental registration mailer to non-citizens last year

A bill set to be introduced in the next Colorado leg session would allow counties to propose sales and excise taxes for unincorporated areas. With voter approval, that could mean taxes on anything from recreation companies to delivery services. #copolitics #coleg www.summitdaily.com/news/colorad...

Pueblo County Sheriff David Lucero filed a lawsuit in Denver District Court seeking a declaration that a Colorado law allowing county employees to collectively bargain does not apply to elected sheriffs. By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social coloradonewsline.com/2024/12/06/p...

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Transgender Coloradans brace for a second Trump administration By @sarawilson.bsky.social coloradonewsline.com/2024/12/02/t...

Only a fraction of the thousands of new migrants have spots in the job-training program, but those enrolled are finding opportunity and “dignity”

A new legislative caucus in the Colorado House of Representatives seeks to elevate the concerns of the Muslim, Middle Eastern, Northern African and South Asian communities in Colorado as President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House. via @sarawilson.bsky.social