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Your daily Colorado politics update for Tuesday, August 11
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Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Trump used elaborate ruse to fly out of Turkey following summit because of Iran threat, report says

He was secretly shuttled to a smaller plane via an airport catering truck.

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One of Denver’s densest neighborhoods is finally getting new green space

The Golden Triangle is located in the heart of the city’s 10th council district, which has the least amount of park space per resident of the city’s 13 districts.

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Denver City Council rejects $600,000 extension of contract for job recruitment videos

The proposal would have brought the city’s payment to Sunny Side Up Solutions LLC, a Florida-based company, to a total of $1 million and extended the partnership until 2031.

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Trump signs order calling for spacing out childhood vaccines, against medical groups’ guidance

Childhood vaccines have been through rigorous studies.

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Lauren Boebert’s son faces felony charges over sex tape with 17-year-old, court records show

Tyler Boebert, 21, was arrested Sunday and released from the county’s jail that day after posting $10,000 bail, according to the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office.

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‘The fight came to us’: Inside Jeffco Public Schools’ legal battle to keep $50 million in federal funding

Title IX attorneys and experts interviewed by The Denver Post disagree with how the Trump administration is applying the landmark equity law.

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Colorado voters will face a potential record number of ballot questions, including the ‘battle of the year’

Coming in November: a ballot measure crush, asking Colorado voters to decide thorny questions.

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Once an asset, Victor Marx’s extensive backstory becomes uncomfortable talking point in governor’s race

Victor Marx is growing a little tired of questions about the demons and the childhood killing.

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Appeals court rules Trump can’t build White House ballroom without congressional approval

The U.S. Court of Appeals sided with historic preservationists who sued to stop construction.

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ICE will release body camera video only when seen in the agency’s ‘best interests,’ policy says

ICE said its field officers nationwide will have body-worn cameras by the end of September.

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