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Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Wisconsin and Florida elections provide early warning signs to Trump and Republicans

Tuesday’s elections were seen as an early measure of voter sentiment after Trump’s first few months back in power.

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Widening of Peña Boulevard gets green light for study phase as City Council support grows

Denver will spend $15 million to study how Peña Boulevard could be widened in hopes of accommodating more traffic to the airport after the City Council on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a five-year contract.

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Johnson fails to kill bipartisan measure to allow proxy voting for new parents

After the vote, Johnson abruptly canceled votes for the rest of the week, sending members home and leaving legislative business unsettled.

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Trump has dubbed April 2 ‘Liberation Day’ for his tariffs. Here’s what to expect

As the trade wars launched by Trump continue to escalate, all eyes are on Wednesday.

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Colorado, 22 other states sue Trump administration over decision to rescind billions in health funding

The U.S. Health and Human Services Department, which began serving employees dismissal notices on Tuesday in what’s expected to total 10,000 layoffs, said it does not comment on ongoing litigation.

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Cory Booker sets a record with marathon Senate speech. Will it rally anti-Trump resistance?

He broke a record set 68 years ago by then-Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina.

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Mass layoffs are underway at the nation’s public health agencies

The notices came just days after President Trump moved to strip workers of their collective bargaining rights at HHS and other agencies.

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Should Denver pay $15 million to study widening Peña Boulevard? The council will finally decide.

DIA, where over 40,000 people work, has said for years that the city needs to find a way to address the ballooning congestion.

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Colorado Democrats call for “a reckoning” on TABOR and taxes, as GOP vows to “fight very hard”

A plan unveiled by a group of Colorado lawmakers aims to fundamentally change state tax policy and eliminate the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, or TABOR.

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A Senate vote to reverse Trump’s tariffs on Canada is testing Republican support