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Your daily Colorado politics update for Wednesday, December 3
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Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Laying off city workers will end up costing Denver nearly $5 million

The costs associated with Denver layoffs amount to nearly 5% of the $104 million in savings the city expects those cuts to generate beginning in 2026.

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Colorado says $420 million from feds will provide high-speed internet for nearly 100,000 residents

The federal government is set to award Colorado $420 million to bolster high-speed internet access in the state — enough to connect nearly 100,000 Colorado locations to broadband.

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Pete Hegseth faces deepening scrutiny from Congress over boat strikes

The scrutiny surrounding Hegseth’s brash leadership style is surfacing what has been long-building discontent in Congress.

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Chances dwindling for renewal of health care subsidies, risking premium spikes for millions

Republicans and Democrats have largely abandoned bipartisan talks on the issue.

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Colorado settles hidden fees lawsuit against Greystar in the latest case resolved with landlord giant

One of Colorado’s largest landlords will soon be required to disclose the total price of its apartments to prospective tenants, ending its practice of not publicly listing additional fees in advertisements.

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Trump administration threatens to withhold SNAP management funds from states resisting data request, including Colorado

Democratic states — including Colorado — have sued to block the requirement, saying they verify eligibility for SNAP beneficiaries and that they never share large swaths of sensitive data on the program with the federal government.

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Trump says he doesn’t want Somalis in the US, urges them to go back to their homeland and fix it