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Monday, August 17, 2026

Trump administration’s efforts against Colorado unprecedented and likely illegal, experts say

The Trump administration’s apparent efforts to coordinate a series of retributive actions against Colorado late last year are largely unprecedented and were likely not legal, constitutional law professors told The Denver Post.

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Aurora’s homelessness campus begins to find its footing after a problem-filled start

“Any new program is going to need time, and it’s going to have kinks,” Stephanie Keiper, Aurora’s manager of homelessness and behavioral health, said of the bumpy start to the Aurora Regional Navigation Campus.

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Republicans in Colorado’s battleground 8th District want a bigger government role in healthcare

“These poll results underscore the affordability issue writ large and the fact that inflation has crossed party lines,” independent political analyst Eric Sondermann said.

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Trump says record-setting Navy deployment to support Iran operations ‘not nearly long enough’

Trump refuted reports of mental health and supply issues.

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Plan to move Denver Water facility to Lot M for Broncos stadium ‘isn’t really a workable solution,’ key council member says

“I don’t see a future for Lot M with the Denver Water use,” Councilwoman Jaime Torres said. “We are trying to figure out what alternatives exist.”

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US military base schools put new emphasis on Western civilization and Christianity

Conservatives have eyed the schools as a testing ground for reshaping education.

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Wife of US soldier is removed from deportation flight and released from federal immigration custody

ICE officers on the plane received a phone call about her mid-flight.

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Denver Public Schools will ask voters to approve $44 million mill levy override in November

If approved by voters, DPS will use most of the money from the mill levy override — $25.8 million — to give employees raises.

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‘Smoking gun’ email shows White House summoned agencies to Colorado-focused meeting amid Tina Peters furor

A Trump assistant asked officials from five agencies to join a call “prepared to discuss immediate actions that your department or agency can take with respect to Colorado.”

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Trump orders the Navy to return to an older system of launching jets off aircraft carriers

The move comes after years of Trump railing against the new, magnetically-powered catapult system.

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