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Thursday, October 1, 2026

 

How could your vote on this year’s ballot issues affect Colorado’s budget? Use this interactive tool.

With Colorado Tradeoffs, make choices on key statewide ballot questions and see the tradeoffs they could create for Colorado’s budget. What would you fund? What would you cut? The simulation takes less than 10 minutes.

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Rural MAHA followers say Trump hasn’t improved health of their communities, poll finds

Rural voters have been an important voting bloc for Trump and Republicans in recent elections.

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Colorado sues Trump administration in effort to block new ICE detention center from opening

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser on Tuesday joined the flurry of lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s plan to open a nearly 1,200-bed immigrant detention center northeast of Denver.

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Denver councilwoman withdraws proposal to read acknowledgment of slavery before meetings

Shontel Lewis, who is running for mayor, said Tuesday that she wouldn’t proceed with the idea after other council members asked her and a supporting coalition to broaden the statement’s scope.

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Congress votes to end production of the penny after 234 years, sending a bill to Trump

The 1-cent coin has become increasingly expensive to produce.

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Trump touts America.gov, but its government-sourced AI answers undercut many of his statements

For example, site clarifies Trump cannot run for president in 2028 due to 22nd Amendment.

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Hegseth says national security, military cyber forces will guard US election systems during midterms

Trump gutted the civilian agency specifically created to safeguard election infrastructure.

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6 Colorado pro sports teams endorse Colorado Connector expansion ballot measure

The Broncos, Rockies and Kroenke Sports and Entertainment clubs teamed up Monday to endorse Issue 7A, a November ballot measure asking for a new sales tax to fund a proposed Colorado Connector rail expansion.

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