President Donald Trump said Saturday morning he will send troops to Portland, attempting an unprecedented use of U.S. military forces within the country. By @fischler.bsky.social

Colorado’s Boebert among 4 House Republicans who support release of Epstein files

Commentary: Trump’s targeting of ‘enemies’ echoes FBI’s dark history From @theconversation.com

Comey says he’s ‘standing up to Donald Trump,’ while Trump calls for more retribution By @fischler.bsky.social

Colorado prisons get funding for more beds​ even though they’re required to reduce their population By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social

Former FBI Director Comey indicted on 2 federal charges after Trump urged prosecution By @fischler.bsky.social

Colorado’s largest electric utility announced Wednesday that it had agreed to settle a lawsuit over its alleged role in the most destructive wildfire in state history. By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social

Commentary: Voters in Colorado for decades could be confident their information was secure in the hands of election officials. The behavior of the Trump administration puts that confidence in doubt. That's why they should apply for confidential status.

QAnon podcaster urges court to release Tina Peters from Colorado prison By @sarawilson.bsky.social

Trump and RFK Jr. are making claims about autism. What do medical experts say? By @jennifershutt.bsky.social

Commentary: Doctors and nurses deserve full access to COVID-19 vaccines

A Republican vacancy committee appointed Second Amendment activist Ava Flanell to represent Colorado's House District 14 on Monday night. By @sarawilson.bsky.social

Commentary: Civil liberties advocates have long highlighted how government surveillance, like Denver's Flock cameras, can result in abuses of power. Their warnings have only become more urgent amid recent technology advances and lawless behavior by federal agents.

Colorado state budget writers have another tough year of spending cuts ahead of them amid rising program costs and a slowing economy. By @sarawilson.bsky.social

President Donald Trump announced Monday that his administration believes it’s found one contributing factor of autism and a possible treatment, though experts have said such claims are inconclusive and not backed by scientific evidence. By @jennifershutt.bsky.social

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Monday announced the appointment of Maj. Gen. Robert Davis to lead Colorado’s National Guard as the state’s adjutant general. By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet on Monday announced his platform to improve housing affordability in Colorado if he is elected governor in 2026. His plan includes a 30% increase in state-supported housing projects. By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social

A new Trump administration rule bars immigrants living in the United States under DACA from buying health insurance from Affordable Care Act marketplaces. By @chatlanis.bsky.social @stateline.org

ICYMI: Colorado’s members of Congress were split on a House Resolution honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk and condemning his assassination. Colorado Republicans were joined by Democratic Rep. Jason Crow in supporting the resolution.

One year after approving Colorado’s first “clean heat plan” to reduce climate pollution in natural gas systems, state utility regulators are weighing the impact of federal clean energy rollbacks on their goals. By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social

Colorado poised to join lawsuit over alleged endangered species violations linked to oil trains By @daveowilliams.bsky.social

A long-running effort to broaden Colorado’s air pollution rules to include health limits on lesser-known hazards took another step forward on Friday, but advocates were again left frustrated by what they called a “missed opportunity” to go further. By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social

Colorado House Republicans chose Rep. Jarvis Caldwell to serve as their new minority leader on Saturday morning. By @sarawilson.bsky.social

Colorado Republicans joined by 1 Democrat, Jason Crow, in supporting Kirk resolution in Congress

Chance of government shutdown rises as US Senate fails to advance spending bill By @jennifershutt.bsky.social

Liberty High School in Yuma County has too few students for a basketball team. But it soon will have a cutting-edge geothermal heating and cooling system. From Big Pivots.

Some Republican states resist DOJ demand for private voter data From @stateline.org

DACA recipients swept up in Trump mass deportation campaign, advocates report By @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social

Commentary: The use of Flock cameras in Colorado exemplifies the dark side of government surveillance.

Colorado environmental groups decry ‘backroom deal’ over Suncor water permit By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social

Colorado needs about 100K more housing units to meet demand, demographers estimate By @sarawilson.bsky.social

CU Regent Wanda James launches bid to unseat U.S. Rep. DeGette in Democratic primary By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social

Government shutdown looms Oct. 1 as Congress struggles with stopgap spending plan

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Funding cuts for childhood ​brain tumor research​ leave Colorado clinical trials ​in doubt By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social

Government shutdown looms Oct. 1 as Congress struggles with stopgap spending plan

Trump deploys National Guard troops to Memphis for anti-crime task force By @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social

Commentary: Colorado’s students can graduate with more than a diploma. They can lead on climate.

The U.S. Department of Justice is sharing state voter roll information with the Department of Homeland Security in a search for noncitizens, the Trump administration confirmed. By @jonshorman.bsky.social @stateline.org

Minority Leader Rose Pugliese, the top Republican in the Colorado House of Representatives, announced her resignation from the Legislature on Monday. Colorado politics, she said, have "been degraded, and the one word that is at the top of my mind is toxic." By @sarawilson.bsky.social

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

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

Former U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo dropped her bid to again represent Colorado’s 8th Congressional District Friday.

A suspect in Charlie Kirk’s fatal shooting is in custody, federal and state officials announced Friday morning.

The Trump administration can block Medicaid funding from going to Planned Parenthood after an appeals court on Thursday overturned a lower court’s preliminary injunction.

President Donald Trump honored slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk as he remembered the victims of Sept. 11 during a ceremony Thursday in Virginia.

Preliminary investigation into the suspect who shot and injured two fellow students at Evergreen High School Wednesday found that he was “radicalized by some extremist network,” officials said.

U.S. Senate Republicans on Wednesday stopped a Democratic amendment to the annual defense authorization bill that would have compelled the release of the government’s investigative files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The morning after conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Department of Public Safety and FBI officials said the manhunt for his killer continues while investigators recovered what they believe to be the killer’s weapon.

​​A federal appeals court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case challenging the ability of Colorado legislators to require respectful speech during legislative hearings.