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Around 50 Coloradans gathered in a conference room down the street from the state Capitol on Friday morning to become trained poll monitors ahead of the midterm elections, a subset of the 1,000 volunteers statewide who plan to observe polling sites and dropboxes as part of a pro-democracy effort.
The U.S. Department of Justice Thursday sued Denver over a city ordinance that bans ICE and other federal law enforcement officers from wearing masks.
Measles cases for the calendar year surpassed 4,000 for the first time in decades, with as many as five deaths in Pennsylvania, as the federal government steps in with financial help for states but also fans vaccination fears and skepticism.
From @stateline.org
ICYMI: Weiser, Colorado Democrats maintain fundraising edge in final weeks before Election Day
A perfect storm of harsh immigration enforcement, aging journeymen and a building boom for data centers is wreaking havoc on the nation’s supply of skilled trade workers.
From @stateline.org
Commentary: Colorado's U.S. House Republicans have to navigate Trump’s unpopularity. Whether or not they tout the president’s support, they all support the president.
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A growing number of voters are taking their anger about affordability to the polls this midterm election and blaming President Donald Trump’s tariffs as a culprit for rising expenses.
By @ashleymurray.bsky.social
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is rescuing more abandoned black bear cubs this year after environmental conditions strained food sources that bears rely on to fatten up before winter.
Attorney General Phil Weiser entered the home stretch of the 2026 Colorado governor’s race with a significant financial advantage over his Republican rival, Victor Marx, disclosures show.
By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social
The two candidates running to represent Colorado’s most competitive congressional district met Wednesday for their only debate ahead of the November election, sparring over federal immigration policy, affordability and the economy, and healthcare. By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social
The Trump administration obtained tens of millions of unspecified records as part of a sweeping nationwide effort to find voter fraud, according to internal DHS reports. Colorado was marked for potential election "vulnerabilities" before June primary, documents show.
By @jonshorman.bsky.social
ICYMI: Rep. Jeff Crank refused to meet with constituents related to Epstein survivor, family says
As President Donald Trump refuses to rule out taking extreme action in the midterm elections, voting rights advocates and civil rights leaders are bolstering their voter protection efforts in anticipation of possible federal interference.
By @jonshorman.bsky.social
Commentary: One chapter ended and another began last week in Colorado’s transition from coal combustion to renewable generation of electricity. With the opening of an enormous solar complex in Severance, Platte River Power Authority expects to produce more than 80% non-carbon energy by 2030.
The number of women in the U.S. Senate is unlikely to increase and may decline following the November midterm elections, though there are still opportunities for candidates to make history in the upper chamber.
By @jennifershutt.bsky.social
A former U.S. Department of Justice attorney said Monday that former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters met with President Donald Trump at the White House to discuss “election integrity” and plans for upcoming elections. By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social
Family members of one of the most prominent survivors to speak out about late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein denounced U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank after he declined to meet with them. By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social
Trump wants to sharply curtail mail ballots. He’s called them “inherently corrupt." But with Republicans falling behind in the polls, the president is now urging his supporters to vote in the midterm elections any way they can, including by mail.
By @jonshorman.bsky.social
Democrats expect they’ll gain a majority of seats in the U.S. House following November’s midterm elections, giving the party a platform to serve as a check on the president’s power.
@jennifershutt.bsky.social