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Saturday, September 5, 2026

When will Veo roll out scooter tech preventing sidewalk riding in Denver? Ask again in 2 to 4 weeks.

The city has had an ordinance in place since July 1 that requires the company to use technology that prevents sidewalk riding. But still, residents have complained that the problem continues.

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Widow of airman killed in Mideast is upset she was told Iran wasn’t a war while sorting out benefits

She was her husband was ineligible for benefits because “we were not at war.”

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Trump administration scrubs data on gender-based bullying from school civil rights survey

The data suppression reflects Trump’s wider efforts to target protections for transgender and nonbinary students.

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Flock surveillance cameras become midterm campaign target as voters balk at tech companies’ power

Candidates across the political spectrum are talking about bans, limits and funding cuts.

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Colorado sues Trump administration over rule forbidding federal funds for youth gender care

HHS proposed a rule in December that wouldn’t allow federal funding to go toward puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, or certain surgeries for transgender people under 18 covered by Medicaid or under 19 covered by CHIP.

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Denver judge orders placement of new Libertarian secretary of state candidate on November ballot

In an interview Thursday evening, Alex Astley denied that he had dropped out to help Republican James Wiley or that he had timed his departure to block the party from replacing him.

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Excavation work on Trump’s arch in Washington to begin over next 2 weeks, administration says

The planned 250-foot-tall memorial arch will stand between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery.

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US Forest Service closing 23 research facilities as part of reorganization under Trump

The agency’s headquarters will move from Washington to Salt Lake City.

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Trump again appeals to Supreme Court on mail-voting restrictions with midterm elections looming

The hearing comes the day before the first state begins sending mail ballots to voters.

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Students at over 180 Colorado schools joining statewide walkout to protest ICE, organizers say

Students from more than 180 schools across metro Denver and Colorado are expected to walk out of class on Friday as part of a statewide protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions, organizers said this week.

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