Colorado Week in Review

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• Aspen adopts AI-powered autonomous fire suppression tech, a first in the world
• What’s plug-in solar? Colorado legislators promote a bill to help eager consumers find out.
• Abortion Groups Join Conservatives to Oppose Digital Surveillance

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• Colorado Senate OKs bill allowing lawsuits for people injured by immigration officials
• Denver mayor’s executive order could have local police arresting ICE agents
• Who Gets the Dog? Colorado Considers New Pet Custody Law for Breakups

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• Trump strips endangered species protections for lesser prairie chicken, the dancing, booming grouse of the Southwest
• Colorado businesses fined $256k by feds after 6 deaths at Colorado dairy
• Colorado’s oil and gas industry is vastly underestimating methane emissions

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• Space Command offers bonuses for Huntsville move
• Colorado Reps. Jason Crow, Gabe Evans clash over Trump’s Iran military operation
• Lauren Boebert disrupts Epstein deposition by sharing photo of Hillary Clinton

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• Colorado native Mikaela Shiffrin wins Olympic slalom gold, ending eight-year medal drought
• Denver Nuggets set records, torch Trail Blazers in their return from All-Star break
• Colorado Democrats propose tax tweaks to help working families amid federal policy fallout

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• Colorado looks to join WHO Global Outbreak Network
• Colorado looks headed to join the congressional redistricting fight
• Colorado group Cobalt spent $2.4M on abortion aid

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• Denver judge rules Colorado Department of Corrections violates state constitution in prison labor program
• Denver drivers wait months to fight parking tickets after online portal shutdown
• 5 killed, 29 injured in 36-vehicle pileup on Interstate 25 near Pueblo

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• Western voters oppose Trump budget cuts, rollbacks, poll finds
• Trump pulls endorsement of Hurd over tariffs vote
• Tech giant Palantir moves headquarters from Denver to Miami after months of protests

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• Colorado-based figure skating duo win Olympic gold medals after surgeries, concussion
• Dozens of couples tie the knot during Denver’s annual Marriage Marathon
• New bill to regulate data centers backed by Colorado environmental groups

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• U.S. House votes against Trump’s tariff on Canada with help of Hurd and five other Republicans
• 115 Colorado students rally to strengthen the state’s ghost gun laws
• Grand jury refuses to indict Jason Crow, other Democratic lawmakers in connection with video about illegal military orders

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• Lindsey Vonn has another surgery after Olympic crash, says she’s returning to U.S.
• Colorado Secretary of State creating contingency plans in case of federal disruption to elections
• Lower Basin states reject agreement on management of Colorado River with Valentine’s Day deadline looming

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• As Trump reverses EPA’s ability to control greenhouse gases, Colorado environmental groups vow to “play the long game”
• State representative makes claims involving elected Colorado officials without offering evidence
• Democratic governors boycott Trump dinner after Polis, Moore barred

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• Colorado is sending more athletes to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics than any other state
• Ways to celebrate Black History Month in Denver
• Flatiron Freddy makes his Groundhog Day prediction in Colorado

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• Denver sees one of its warmest winters on record with 29 days hitting 60 degrees or above
• After sponsor lambastes RFK Jr., Colorado bill aiming to increase vaccine access passes Senate
• Colorado Democrats propose new limits on 3-D printed guns, tougher rules for firearms dealers

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• Water monitors predict water restrictions in Colorado likely due to low snowpack
• Denver tech company laying off hundreds, cited AI-driven efficiency
• ICE is violating court order against warrantless arrests in Colorado, lawyers say

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• Workers at Greeley’s JBS meatpacking plant vote to authorize strike
• Republican policies proposed in Congress could upend Colorado elections
• Former State Rep. Holtorf Is Second CO GOP Vice Chair to Quit in 8 Months – Both Blamed Chair Horn

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• Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic back from 16-game absence, nets 31 in win
• Despite a warm winter, the Ouray Ice Fest wasn’t ice-less after all
• Surveillance, captive-audience and wholesale pricing are in Colorado Democrats’ cost-of-living crosshairs

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• Abortion rights groups back Colorado bill requiring warrants for Flock camera searches
• Colorado Democrats want to expand the state’s red flag gun law, impose new restrictions on gun barrels
• Demonstrations against ICE continue in Denver

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• New signs warning of radioactive materials settle one Rocky Flats controversy — for now
• California youth hockey team involved in Colorado crash faces tragedy and plays on
• Denver Broncos lose to New England Patriots in AFC Championship game in cold, snowy conditions at Mile High

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• Cherry Creek schools superintendent resigns following ‘toxic culture’ investigation
• Rocky Mountain Gun Owners weigh in on anti-gun comments by Trump administration
• Tri-State says no thanks to federal orders to keep Craig coal power plant open

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• How Denver Broncos quarterback Jarrett Stidham was dubbed the best scout team QB in Texas
• Denver rent hits four-year low as concessions hit all-time high, according to new industry report
• Trump administration can’t block child care money for Colorado and other Democratic-led states for now, judge says

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• Colorado title board OKs ballot measures to eliminate flat income tax in favor of graduated brackets
• Colorado ballot measure would let state keep more tax money for education
• Colorado Democrats introduce latest suite of bills to promote affordable housing

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• Denver’s MLK Marade founders say they won’t march next year, call for more direct action on U.S. civil rights
• Colorado Authorities Confirm Suicide by Hunter S. Thompson
• Families of non-verbal kids abused on Littleton school buses settle for $3.8 million

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• ICE investigates after Colorado group says agents left ‘death cards’ in arrested immigrants’ abandoned cars
• Federal Heights first responders issue vote of no confidence in city manager amid rising crime
• Outdoor music venue in Colorado sued over excessive noise

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• Colorado crime decreased in almost every category during 1st half of 2025: Report
• Colorado is working on a plan to reintroduce wolverines next. Here’s what it would look like.
• Bills doomed by bizarre interception in playoff loss to Broncos

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• ‘A unique and interesting year’: Colorado lawmakers return to the Capitol for the 2026 legislative session
• Colorado graduation rate highest in a decade, dropout rate the lowest in state history
• Aldi is coming to Denver, with plans to open 50 grocery stores in Colorado

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• Six wild QB options for Broncos after shocking Bo Nix injury: Tom Brady can’t play, but two other MVPs could
• Colorado teachers face low pay, heavy workloads and physical threats, according to education report
• Little relief in sight as drought climbs while Colorado snowpack dips to all-time low again

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• Colo. Congressman Crow introduces bill to stop U.S. invasion of Greenland and other NATO States
• White House Claims Mass Deportations Help Denver Housing Market. But Do They?
• Colorado appeals panel appears skeptical of Tina Peters’ sentence

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• Chimney Rock designated an international dark sky park
• Colorado unemployment rate drops below 4% for the first time since 2024
• Living history: National Western Stock Show has grown, and struggled, along with Denver

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• Winter storm bringing heavy snow and colder weather to Colorado at long last
• Broncos not taking No. 1 seed for granted after uneven finish to regular season: ‘We have to be sharper’
• Telluride ski patrol union approves a new contract, ending strike and preparing resort re-opening this weekend

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• Who Was Renee Good, the Woman Killed by an ICE Agent in Minneapolis?
• Contaminated fuel pumped at some Denver metro area King Soopers gas stations, store reps say
• Human DNA found on all four paws of mountain lion that killed hiker in northern Colorado

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• State expands suit against Trump administration to account for new threats
• The Trump administration threatens to revoke Colorado’s authority to manage wolves
• House declines to override Trump veto of bill to complete water pipeline in southeastern Colorado

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• Colorado still recommends universal hepatitis B vaccinations following CDC change
• Denver holiday tradition “Granny Dances to a Holiday Drum” takes the stage for 34th year
• Why are gas prices so low in Colorado?

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• Colorado gun policy receives ‘A-‘ from Giffords Law Center
• How Coloradans could benefit after Google agrees to $700 million settlement regarding Google Play
• Colorado regulators delay controversial oil drilling project near Aurora Reservoir

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• Why you might see an increase in sick and dead waterfowl in Colorado
• Woman who died in Jeffco jail was left alone during medical crisis, lawsuit claims
• Dozens of cows presumed stolen in Northern Colorado, costing ranchers hundreds of thousands of dollars

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• Trump administration sues to get Colorado voter records
• Trump says he’s granting a pardon to former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters. Legal experts say he can’t do that.
• Substitute teacher plans lawsuit after suspension after posting Charlie Kirk

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• Denver’s daily holiday drone show: where to watch, what to expect
• Storm blankets Summit County with fresh snow
• Family traditions highlight annual Parade of Lights in downtown Denver

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• Commanders-Broncos takeaways: Bo Nix and Denver defense survive overtime thriller – The Athletic
• Science at the statehouse: experts will embed at the legislature to help lawmakers craft informed policies
• Westminster pet food drive collects more than 4.6K pounds of food for needy pets

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• CU Boulder suspends Phi Kappa Sigma after reports of ‘extreme or severe hazing’
• Jefferson County SWAT leader resigns amid investigation of ‘intoxication’ during Evergreen school shooting response
• Colleagues, both present and past, gather at Colorado State Capitol to remember State Senator Faith Winter

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• Students, Activists Protest CU’s Refusal To End Contract With Deportation Airline
• Colorado governor fires back after Trump calls him a “sleazebag”
• Denver neighbors say city scrapped a finalized road project after opposition from the state’s wealthiest family