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Monday, October 13, 2025

Stricter visa rules have Colorado employers that rely on foreign workers scrambling

The addition of a $100,000 application fee for new H-1B petitions could have significant implications for tech employers in states like Colorado, where younger and smaller firms dominate.

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Protesters rally against new ICE facility north of Denver as details remain murky

HUDSON — More than 70 people protested Saturday against plans to open a new immigrant detention center near a rural community north of Denver, with organizers calling on state and local leaders to stop the facility from reopening.

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Air traffic controllers who duck unpaid work during the shutdown could be fired, Duffy warns

Airports across the country have dealt with delays this week at times because of controllers not showing up for work.

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Qatari facility to be built in Idaho, Defense Secretary Hegseth says

A branch of Qatar’s armed forces is coming to the Mountain Home Air Force Base.

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Firings of federal workers begin as White House seeks to pressure Democrats in government shutdown

The budget office said well over 4,000 employees would be fired.

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Trump threatens tech export limits, new 100% tariff on Chinese imports starting Nov. 1 or sooner

The move potentially escalates tariff rates close to levels that in April fanned fears of a recessiom.

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Former Polis chief of staff opens restaurant and bar in Lyons

Lisa Wicker committed to Lyons after 2013’s catastrophic floods by re-activating a property off Main Street.