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Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Colorado men’s prisons will run out space in next fiscal year, state warns

The Colorado Department of Corrections can house about 15,077 men across state and privately run prisons. The male population averaged about 15,006 in November.

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Freed from ICE facility, activist Jeanette Vizguerra urges detainees: ‘Don’t give up. Keep fighting.’

Jeanette Vizguerra’s attempts to regain her freedom had galvanized supporters since she was detained in March, becoming one of Colorado’s highest-profile arrestees in Trump’s mass-deportation push.

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Trump approves deployment of 350 National Guard members to New Orleans

Landry had asked Trump to send a 1,000 federally funded troops to Louisiana cities.

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Colorado leaders mobilize bipartisan congressional coalition to protect NCAR

Elected leaders representing Boulder and Colorado in Congress have assembled a bipartisan coalition of nearly 80 lawmakers to push for continued funding for the National Center for Atmospheric Research.

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Supreme Court keeps Trump’s National Guard deployment blocked in the Chicago area, for now

The high court order is not a final ruling but it could affect other lawsuits.

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Student loan borrowers in default may see wages garnished in 2026

The department said it will send notices to approximately 1,000 borrowers the week of Jan. 7.

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Federal judge says Trump administration must restore disaster money to Democratic states

The ruling solidified a win for the coalition of 12 attorneys general.