U.S. forces have launched “major combat operations” on targets in Iran, President Donald Trump said in a video posted to social media at 2:30 a.m. Eastern Saturday.

Senate Democrats sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent demanding the administration refund tariffs paid under authority the Supreme Court has ruled the president never held. Sens. Bennet and Hickenlooper of Colorado were among the letter signers. By @jennifershutt.bsky.social

ICYMI: Feds have ‘lost credibility’ on elections after FBI call, Colorado secretary of state says

Data center tax breaks are on the chopping block in some states From @stateline.org

Commentary: Many people are unaware of the radon levels in their home. In Colorado, it is estimated that only 50% of homes have been tested. Thus, many Coloradans may be exposed to elevated radon levels and not know it. From @theconversation.com

Colorado at 150: The A.T. & S.F. railway's arrival in 1876 represented salvation for Pueblo. Residents could depart on an eastbound train in the morning and arrive in Kansas City by the following afternoon. Pueblo became an important industrial hub for decades to come. By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social

Adrienne Benavidez, a former Colorado representative, will replace Dafna Michaelson Jenet in the Colorado Senate, a group of Democrats from Senate District 21 decided Thursday night. By @sarawilson.bsky.social

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously denied a private prison company’s request to dismiss a class-action lawsuit challenging its work requirements for people detained at an Aurora immigration detention center. By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social

The nation’s main agency for handling disaster response and recovery is shuttered for the third time in recent months and its workers are on the verge of missing paychecks, as Congress and the White House remain divided in a dispute over immigration enforcement. By @jennifershutt.bsky.social

Commentary: Palantir. Amazon. The GEO Group. Many Americans see these and other companies as complicit with a domestic dictatorship. In Colorado, public money supports them all. Divestment would serve a moral principle. But it could also be enacted as self-preservation.

A unique aerial measurement campaign found that emission inventories compiled by energy companies to account for planet-warming methane leaking from equipment on Colorado oil and gas production sites undercount such pollutants by at least two times. From @capitalandmain.bsky.social

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold said President Donald Trump’s administration has “lost credibility” on election security issues after a Wednesday call between top state elections officials and federal law enforcement agencies. By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social

The USDA will transfer a large office building to the General Services Administration in a step toward shrinking its footprint in and around Washington, D.C., Secretary Brooke Rollins said Wednesday. One of agencies expanded regional offices is located in Fort Collins. By @fischler.bsky.social

The Colorado House Ethics Committee voted to investigate further two allegations against Republican Rep. Ron Weinberg on Wednesday morning. The allegations were made by a fellow Republican. By @sarawilson.bsky.social

ICYMI: Colorado Democrats tell ICE to ‘immediately abandon’ Hudson detention center plans

“Our District 57 State Representative, Elizabeth Velasco. Aren’t you proud of her? POS…..," wrote Garfield County Sheriff Lou Vallario last year in an email among other Western Slope law enforcement leaders. Velasco this week: "Rhetoric like this has real consequences."

A handful of states and districts, such as Colorado's 8th, could decide who runs Congress in the 2026 election. By @jennifershutt.bsky.social

Some congressional Democrats boycotted President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night, opting to attend counter-programming to protest the administration’s actions. From @statesnewsroom.com

Western Slope law enforcement leaders called Colorado state Rep. Elizabeth Velasco a "POS" and "GARBAGE" in an email exchange, according to records published by Glenwood Springs. By @sarawilson.bsky.social

A trio of Colorado Democrats is urging U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to “immediately abandon” its plans to open an immigrant detention center in a dormant prison in Hudson. By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social

A Colorado bill that passed its first state Senate committee Monday would limit law enforcement access to data captured by automatic license plate readers, such as those made by Flock. By @sarawilson.bsky.social

ICYMI: This case is out of Boulder. Now it's going to the U.S. Supreme Court. The city and county of Boulder sued ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy over their alleged contribution to climate change and the damages that resulted.

Lawmakers in at least eight states, including Colorado, this year are aiming to reel in wage garnishment for unpaid medical bills. From @kffhealthnews.org

The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear a significant climate lawsuit out of Boulder in which oil companies are seeking to avoid being tried in state court. From @stateline.org

ICYMI: Signatures submitted for anti-trans Colorado ballot measures

U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette of Denver will not attend President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday. “I will not legitimize his egregious actions by attending his address," DeGette said. By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social

President Trump signed a proclamation Monday to honor families whose loved ones were killed by noncitizens, but spent most of the event complaining about his approval ratings and amplifying the falsehood that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him. By @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser used a governor candidate forum focused on affordable housing Saturday to spar over whose experience and approach would better position them to deliver results as governor. By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social

As Trump pushes voting restrictions, states have a rarely used option to push back From @stateline.org

The two leading candidates for Colorado governor, Democrats Michael Bennet and Phil Weiser, agree on the need to streamline construction and supercharge the state’s housing supply. But in a candidate forum Saturday they sparred over who could deliver those results. By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social

Trump told governors Friday during a meeting at the White House he has no plans to surge federal immigration operations in states where it’s not wanted. Colorado's Gov. Polis confirmed he was not invited to a White House dinner Saturday that's traditionally part of the governors' winter meeting.

An anti-LGBTQ+ organization submitted signatures to the Colorado secretary of state’s office Friday for two ballot measures that would restrict rights for transgender children in the state. By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social

President Donald Trump said Friday he plans to keep tariffs in place using different authorities after the Supreme Court ruled he exceeded his power under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act. CO AG says "if Congress fails to act ... we’ll be back in court." By @jennifershutt.bsky.social

A bill championed by a pair of Colorado Democrats seeks to put federal workplace safety law into state statute in anticipation of rollbacks and lack of enforcement by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. By @sarawilson.bsky.social

Commentary: A group of Colorado public lands advocates this month "reminded Colorado's senators and representatives in Washington that we are facing a seminal moment in the defense of public lands, and we are unmoved, undeterred and unwavering in our commitment to stand up for what’s right."

Colorado at 150: Colorado’s early decades as a territory and state coincided with the Golden Age of Fraternalism, when millions of American men joined the Freemasons, the Odd Fellows and other groups that offered an early social safety net. By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social

The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a major blow to President Donald Trump’s trade agenda Friday, ruling the tariffs he issued under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act are illegal. By @fischler.bsky.social @ashleymurray.bsky.social

As they seek to curb President Donald Trump’s aggressive approach to immigration enforcement, congressional Democrats are looking to formalize some guidelines previous administrations used. By @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social

A proposed lawsuit claims Democratic leaders of a Colorado legislative caucus violated the Colorado Open Records Act when they denied a request for records related to a Vail retreat, which is already the subject of ethics complaints. By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social

Colorado abortion fund saw 84% increase in spending to pay for procedures in 2025

Court petitions about a child’s request to change their name would be made confidential under a bill working its way through the Colorado Legislature. By @sarawilson.bsky.social

Commentary: "The big question that we are going to answer this fall is whether we remain a republic." Newsline's @quentinyoung.bsky.social talks to Phil Weiser, the Colorado attorney general, about his role in protecting upcoming elections against authoritarian attempts to subvert them.

Large, bipartisan majorities of voters across eight Western states remain concerned about the impacts of climate change and opposed to efforts by the Trump administration to weaken environmental rules and public lands protections. By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social

Colorado-based Cobalt Abortion Fund spent almost $2.5M in 2025 helping people access abortions across the country. Most of that money — more than $1.7M — directly supported a patient’s ability to pay for a procedure. That’s an 84% increase from what it spent in 2024. By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social

A Denver judge last week ruled the Colorado Department of Corrections violated the state’s ban on involuntary servitude following a class action lawsuit from people incarcerated in Colorado.

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ICYMI: Gov. Polis appoints Susan Blanco to Colorado Supreme Court

Coloradans could be asked this November to approve a temporary congressional map giving a big advantage to Democrats, joining other Democratic-led states that have pursued similar efforts in response to GOP redistricting at President Donald Trump’s urging. By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social

Colorado Democrats propose tax tweaks to help working families amid federal policy fallout By @sarawilson.bsky.social

Tributes poured in across the country for the revered civil rights figure the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., who died Tuesday morning at 84. From @statesnewsroom.com