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Your daily Colorado politics update for Friday, February 27
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Friday, February 27, 2026

Colorado bill would create new fees on alcohol sales to fund treatment, prevention

The bill leaves some room to adjust the fees, with maximums of 5 cents per gallon of beer, hard cider, or apple wine; 7 cents per liter of wine; and 35 cents per liter of spirits.

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Bill Clinton faces grilling from lawmakers over his connections to Jeffrey Epstein

It will mark the first time a former president has been compelled to testify to Congress.

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US advises embassy staff in Israel to leave now if they want, as risk of war hangs over Middle East

U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee said that there was no need for panic.

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Republican voter ID bill stalls in Senate despite Trump demands

Thune says he supports the legislation and his conference is discussing how to pass it.

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Colorado law firm accuses Western Slope sheriff of illegal coordination with ICE

A Denver law firm accused the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday of illegally coordinating the arrest and transfer of an immigrant without proper legal status last year.

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New Denver order takes aim at ICE activity — ordering police to protect protesters, possibly by detaining agents

“My first job is to run this city,” Mayor Mike Johnston said. “But in today’s America, that means answering questions from our residents about what happens if ice troops descend on our city.”

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Judge rejects request to block Trump White House from building its $400 million ballroom project

A federal judge rejected a request from a preservationist group.