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Your daily Colorado politics update for Monday, February 23
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Monday, February 23, 2026

In Colorado’s famously fickle 8th District, an animated Democratic field vies to unseat U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans

“It’s in the top 10 pickup opportunities for Democrats” nationally, said Erin Covey, the U.S. House editor for the Cook Political Report, of the race for Colorado’s 8th Congressional District.

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TSA says PreCheck still operational after previous announcement of suspension during funding fight

The Transportation Security Administration said Sunday that its PreCheck program would remain operational despite an earlier announcement from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that the airport security service was being suspended during the partial government shutdown.

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Flawed analysis caused Colorado Medicaid program’s costs to surge and made it ‘attractive’ to fraud

“We literally alerted them, and they did nothing until about two years later,” said Kelly Milan, the founder of the Colorado Transportation Alliance, about HCPF’s high rates used to pay providers.

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Colorado faith communities rally around state’s immigrants in face of ICE deportation push

Coloradans of varied faith backgrounds described turning the Biblical command of “love thy neighbor” into action.

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Colorado Lottery wants to start selling tickets online, but a legislative bill would scratch the plan

A bipartisan group of Colorado legislators on Friday filed a bill to block online lottery ticket sales even as the Colorado Lottery Commission formulates its plan with the support of Gov. Jared Polis.

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3-D printed guns, decriminalizing prostitution and more from the Colorado legislature this week

A weekly wrap-up of The Denver Post’s coverage of the Colorado legislature.

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Trump administration eases limits on coal plants for emitting mercury, other toxins