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Cofounder/reporter at The Colorado Sun, formerly Denver Post, AP, Hungry Horse News. coloradosun.com
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Allison Sherry
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This story was a journey.
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Mike Lewinski
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ICE tried to keep reporters out of this hearing. I'm so grateful to
@jenbrowncolo.bsky.social
of
@coloradosun.com
and will continue to support the excellent reporting they do.
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Colorado could have to pay back $60 million to feds in
#autism
therapy for children
coloradosun.com/2025/12/24/a...
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Colorado could have to pay back $60 million to feds in autism therapy for children
Therapy centers countered that an abrupt rule change could result in long-term harm for children with autism
https://coloradosun.com/2025/12/24/autism-therapy-colorado-federal-payback/
3 days ago
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On the rural Colorado plains, cancer patients with no local options rely on this traveling oncologist
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On the rural Colorado plains, cancer patients with no local options rely on this traveling oncologist
Most of the 90 oncologists in the state are based in Front Range cities, minus a handful in western Colorado
https://coloradosun.com/2025/12/21/rural-colorado-plains-cancer-patients-traveling-oncologist/
6 days ago
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Judge orders release of Afghan immigrant detained by ICE after helping U.S. military fight the Taliban
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Judge orders release of Afghan immigrant detained by ICE after helping U.S. military fight the Taliban
A judge in Missouri ordered the release of Mohammad Ali Dadfar who lived in Boulder County with his wife and four children after fleeing Afghanistan
https://coloradosun.com/2025/12/01/ice-release-afghan-immigrant-taliban/
26 days ago
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Could the horse herpes outbreak affect the National Western Stock Show? About 40 horses in Colorado are in quarantine.
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Could the horse herpes outbreak affect the National Western Stock Show? About 40 horses in Colorado are in quarantine.
The outbreak of equine herpes is linked to rodeos and barrel racing events in Texas and Oklahoma and has spread to at least one Colorado horse
https://coloradosun.com/2025/11/25/colorado-horses-herpes-outbreak-stock-show/
about 1 month ago
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Colorado congressmen call on ICE to release Afghan immigrant who helped fight the Taliban
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Colorado congressmen call on ICE to release Afghan immigrant who helped fight the Taliban
When America breaks promises, âit makes us less safe,â U.S. Rep. Jason Crow says about arrest of Afghan soldier who helped U.S. troops fight the Taliban before settling in Boulder County.
https://coloradosun.com/2025/11/11/afghan-immigrant-ice-capture/
about 2 months ago
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Afghan immigrant who helped U.S. military fight Taliban arrested by ICE
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Afghan immigrant who helped U.S. military fight Taliban arrested by ICE
The father of four, who had settled in Colorado and gotten his commercial driverâs license, was driving a truck through Indiana when he was taken by masked ICE agents in October
https://coloradosun.com/2025/11/07/immigration-ice-truck-drivers-afghan-immigrant/
about 2 months ago
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More Colorado foster kids live with strangers, not relatives or friends. But a shift is coming.
coloradosun.com/2025/10/27/f...
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More Colorado foster kids live with strangers, not relatives or friends. But a shift is coming.
A new state law contributed to a 40% rise in foster care placements with neighbors, family friends and teachers
https://coloradosun.com/2025/10/27/foster-kids-kinship-care/
2 months ago
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Wild horses held at Colorado prison complex cost the federal government $23 million over five years
#wildhorses
coloradosun.com/2025/10/22/w...
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Wild horses held at Colorado prison complex cost the federal government $23 million over five years
The BLM is not renewing its contract for the wild horse program at the prison in CaĂąon City, citing the high cost
https://coloradosun.com/2025/10/22/wild-horses-canon-city-prison-program-cost/
2 months ago
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In Denverâs Five Points, jazz is the recipe for sparking a comeback on historic Welton Street
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In Denverâs Five Points, jazz is the recipe for sparking a comeback on historic Welton Street
The neighborhood is battling its reputation as a non-destination by reviving efforts to preserve the past while creating its own future
https://coloradosun.com/2025/10/05/five-points-denver-colorado-jazz-historic-welton-street/
3 months ago
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Fort Garland to reinstate water sales to rural San Luis Valley residents after abruptly cutting them off weeks ago
coloradosun.com/2025/09/18/f...
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Fort Garland to reinstate water sales to rural San Luis Valley residents after abruptly cutting them off weeks ago
Water sales to unincorporated Costilla County could resume as early as next week after the Fort Garland water board reversed course
https://coloradosun.com/2025/09/18/fort-garland-water-sales-san-luis-valley/
3 months ago
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The Colorado Sun âď¸
4 months ago
CaĂąon City is using the Arkansas River to wash off its âprison townâ reputation. Steep obstacles remain.
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CaĂąon City is using the Arkansas River to wash off its âprison townâ reputation. Steep obstacles remain.
After 15 years of river and trail improvements, the southern Colorado city is confronting the legacy of its industrial past
https://coloradosun.com/2025/09/08/canon-city-arkansas-river-prison-town-reputation/
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The Colorado Sun âď¸
4 months ago
How to treat a river: Reshaping the Arkansas River into a Colorado success after a century of abuse
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How to treat a river: Reshaping the Arkansas River into a Colorado success after a century of abuse
From the high headwaters all the way to the state line, people who care are trying to redeem a hard-working stream. First in our series: "What is a river?"
https://coloradosun.com/2025/09/07/reshaping-the-arkansas-river-into-a-colorado-success-after-a-century-of-abuse/
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The Colorado Sun âď¸
5 months ago
Planned Parenthood resumes seeing Medicaid patients after funding blocked by federal budget bill
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Planned Parenthood resumes seeing Medicaid patients after funding blocked by federal budget bill
Hundreds of appointments were canceled during the past two weeks, leading to a flood of "desperate voices.â
https://coloradosun.com/2025/07/17/planned-parenthood-of-the-rockies-medicaid-temporary-restraining-order/
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The Colorado Sun âď¸
5 months ago
Most people arrested by ICE in Colorado and Wyoming this year did not have criminal history
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Most people arrested by ICE in Colorado and Wyoming this year did not have criminal history
Trump said ICE is going after the âworst of the worst.â The agencyâs Rocky Mountain data shows otherwise.
https://coloradosun.com/2025/07/18/ice-arrests-colorado-wyoming-no-criminal-history/
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Trump administration reviewing Colorado spending on health care for undocumented immigrantsÂ
coloradosun.com/2025/06/25/i...
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Trump administration reviewing Colorado spending on health care for undocumented immigrants
The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid requested detailed information from the state Medicaid program as it investigates âfiscal integrityâ
https://coloradosun.com/2025/06/25/immigrants-medicaid-investigation/
6 months ago
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Colorado foster kids more likely to pass classes, less likely to get suspended with new state program
coloradosun.com/2025/06/23/f...
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Colorado foster kids more likely to pass classes, less likely to get suspended with new state program
The state-funded program for foster youth helps with tutoring, extracurricular activities
https://coloradosun.com/2025/06/23/foster-kids-graduation/
6 months ago
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RFK Jr. remarks on autism lead to resignations at Colorado disability nonprofit
coloradosun.com/2025/06/11/a...
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RFK Jr. remarks on autism lead to resignations at Colorado disability nonprofit
Best Buddies lost multiple board members after they say the organization, founded by RFK Jr.âs cousin, would not speak up
https://coloradosun.com/2025/06/11/autism-best-buddies-resignations/
7 months ago
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Polis ordered state labor department to turn over personal information after ICE subpoena, lawsuit alleges
coloradosun.com/2025/06/05/i...
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Polis ordered state labor department to turn over personal information after ICE subpoena, lawsuit alleges
A whistleblower lawsuit filed in Denver this week revealed the subpoena and the clash between the governor and a state labor director who says releasing the personal info is illegal
https://coloradosun.com/2025/06/05/ice-subpoena/
7 months ago
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reposted by
David Krause
7 months ago
The next in
@coloradosun.com
series "Aging in Colorado" looks at a remote area where it can be hard to leave because of costs or the desire to age in place.
@jenbrowncolo.bsky.social
made the drive to southern
#Colorado
find out why. (Link in story to Sun-Up podcast and other stories in series.)
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Rural Colorado seniors try to grow old in âGodâs waiting place.â But funding for services isnât keeping up.
Residents of Custer County â the oldest county in Colorado â face challenges with transportation and services to age in place
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/27/custer-county-colorado-aging-services-funding/
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A fence around a billionaireâs San Luis Valley ranch leads to new state law
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A fence around a billionaireâs San Luis Valley ranch leads to new state law
Gov. Jared Polis visited Costilla County on Tuesday to sign a law that gives local governments the authority to prohibit disruptive fences
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/27/san-luis-valley-fence/
7 months ago
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Denver judge blocks Trump deportations of accused Venezuelan gang members to prison in El Salvador
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Denver judge blocks Trump deportations of accused Venezuelan gang members to prison in El Salvador
Government attorneys argued that blocking deportations of accused Tren de Aragua members would usurp Trumpâs authority on foreign policy
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/22/tren-de-aragua-deportations/
8 months ago
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Denver judge to decide fate of accused Venezuelan gang members facing deportation to prison in El SalvadorÂ
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Denver judge to decide fate of accused Venezuelan gang members facing deportation to prison in El Salvador
ACLU Colorado wants a federal judge to order class-action status, which would protect hundreds of detainees from deportation
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/21/venezuelan-gang-members-deportation/
8 months ago
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Immigrant rights activist Jeanette Vizguerra was âretaliated againstâ in violation of free speech, her attorney says
coloradosun.com/2025/03/28/j...
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Immigrant rights activist Jeanette Vizguerra was âretaliated againstâ in violation of free speech, her attorney says
Vizguerraâs case received its first hearing Friday in Denver federal court, where her attorneys are attempting to spare her from deportation
https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/28/jeanette-vizguerra-federal-hearing/
9 months ago
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âI love you. I see you.â Immigrant activist Jeanette Vizguerra reaches supporters from inside ICE detention
coloradosun.com/2025/03/25/j...
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https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/25/jeanette-vizguerra-ice-vigil/
9 months ago
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ICE calls detained Denver activist Jeanette Vizguerra a âconvicted criminal alien,â says she faces deportation
coloradosun.com/2025/03/19/j...
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ICE calls detained Denver activist Jeanette Vizguerra a âconvicted criminal alien,â says she faces deportation
Vizguerra, who has been fighting to stay in Colorado for 16 years, was once recognized by Time magazine and has been outspoken against Trump immigration policies
https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/19/jeanette-vizguerra-arrest/
9 months ago
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ICE detains Jeanette Vizguerra, immigration activist who resisted deportation in Colorado church
coloradosun.com/2025/03/18/j...
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ICE detains Jeanette Vizguerra, immigration activist who resisted deportation in Colorado church
Vizguerra â who made headlines by claiming sanctuary in a Denver church for years during the first Trump administration â was taken to the ICE detention facility in Aurora. The detention center told h...
https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/18/jeanette-vizguerra-colorado-immigrants-rights-activist-detained/
9 months ago
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Nearly 500 behavioral health workers in Colorado have been laid off in the past 3 months
coloradosun.com/2025/03/13/b...
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Nearly 500 behavioral health workers in Colorado have been laid off in the past 3 months
The closure of three behavioral health hospitals in northern Colorado and on the Western Slope so far in 2025 is stoking concerns about access to care.
https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/13/behavioral-health-mass-layoffs-colorado/
10 months ago
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Colorado kids could be missing out on $8 million in summer food money. State officials are trying to reach out to them.
coloradosun.com/2025/03/11/c...
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Colorado kids could be missing out on $8 million in summer food money. State officials are trying to reach out to them.
Most kids who are eligible for the program are automatically enrolled, but there are an estimated 67,000 who are not and missed meals last summer
https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/11/colorado-summer-food-assistance-2025/
10 months ago
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Mayor says Denver had âmoral obligationâ to shelter migrants under questioning by GOP-led House committee
coloradosun.com/2025/03/05/m...
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Mayor says Denver had âmoral obligationâ to shelter migrants under questioning by GOP-led House committee
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert sits on the committee and three other Colorado Republicans asked to join the panel for the day
https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/05/mayor-johnston-immigration-congress/
10 months ago
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reposted by
David Krause
10 months ago
The bills are seeing bipartisan support in the
#Colorado
legislative committees. âWhen a troubled child has run away and you know heâs dysregulated and unsafe, itâs the most terrifying thing a parent can imagine." via
@jenbrowncolo.bsky.social
#coleg
#COpolitics
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270 Colorado kids ran from foster care and treatment centers in one year. Now lawmakers are talking about a fence.
After years of study, two bills sailing through the legislature this year would change regulations to prevent troubled kids from running
https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/03/foster-care-runaways-2/
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reposted by
David Krause
10 months ago
Happy Friday,
#Colorado
fans. Check out this weekâs
@coloradosun.com
Daily Sun-Up
#podcast
lineup: When private equity and child care collide in CO; donât cry, but ski seasonâs more than half over; tipped-worker pay under scrutiny at state Capitol; what are your top 50 CO-related songs; and more.
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Podcasts by The Colorado Sun
Subscribe to The Daily Sun-Up podcast, a Monday-Friday podcast catching you up on Colorado headlines, history and more from The Colorado Sun.
https://coloradosun.com/podcast/
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Colorado Medicaid program paid for dead people to receive health care, federal report alleges
coloradosun.com/2025/02/20/m...
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Colorado Medicaid program paid for dead people to receive health care, federal report alleges
A federal audit uncovered more than 220,000 payments for Medicaid enrollees who had already died, but Colorado disputes the claims
https://coloradosun.com/2025/02/20/medicaid-deceased-enrollees/
10 months ago
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About 160 immigrant children separated from their parents could lose attorneys with Trump order
coloradosun.com/2025/02/19/i...
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About 160 immigrant children separated from their parents could lose attorneys with Trump order
The nonprofit Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network said it was âappalledâ that children could have to navigate immigration court on their own
https://coloradosun.com/2025/02/19/immigrant-children-legal-services/
10 months ago
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Troubled Aurora apartment complex made infamous by Trump is now empty and condemned
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Troubled Aurora apartment complex made infamous by Trump is now empty and condemned
A nonprofit used $76,000 in grants and donations to help residents, many of them Venezuelan migrants, move into new housing
https://coloradosun.com/2025/02/19/aurora-apartment-condemned/
10 months ago
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Should Colorado expect workplace raids or immigration agents visiting schools? Here are some answers about the law.
coloradosun.com/2025/02/11/i...
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Should Colorado expect workplace raids or immigration agents visiting schools? Here are some answers about the law.
Colorado has several laws pertaining to immigration, but none supersede federal rules, which have changed dramatically in the last few weeks
https://coloradosun.com/2025/02/11/immigration-legal-questions/
11 months ago
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Armed federal agents conduct immigration raids at Denver, Aurora apartment complexes
coloradosun.com/2025/02/05/i...
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Armed federal agents conduct immigration raids at Denver, Aurora apartment complexes
The DEA posted a video of agents raiding an apartment with a smoke grenade and an unknown number of residents were boarded onto a bus
https://coloradosun.com/2025/02/05/ice-raids-aurora-denver/
11 months ago
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Colorado nonprofit offering immigrant legal aid ordered to stop work by feds
coloradosun.com/2025/01/28/i...
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Colorado nonprofit offering immigrant legal aid ordered to stop work by feds
The Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Networkâs funder was among those that received a stop work order from the U.S. Department of Justice
https://coloradosun.com/2025/01/28/immigrant-legal-services-stop-work-order/
11 months ago
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Federal agents arrest Venezuelan gang members, seize drugs and weapons in overnight party bust in Adams County
coloradosun.com/2025/01/26/v...
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Federal agents arrest Venezuelan gang members, seize drugs and weapons in overnight party bust in Adams County
DEA and ICE agents took nearly 50 people into custody after seeing social media posts about an invite-only party in Adams County
https://coloradosun.com/2025/01/26/venezuelan-gang-bust/
11 months ago
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A 62-year-old Denver manâs journey from home, to homeless, to a new apartment
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A 62-year-old Denver manâs journey from home, to homeless, to a new apartment
Ronnie Hoover, suffering from heart and kidney problems, was a chef until he lost his job during the pandemic
https://coloradosun.com/2025/01/23/denver-homeless-new-apartment-st-francis-ronnie-hoover/
11 months ago
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