Colorado Week in Review

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• Pam Grier Cinema replaces Alamo Drafthouse, a food truck carnival and more Denver things to do
• Boulder County Wants Goats to Help Fight Wildfires
• Runners get ready to take on Denver’s Colfax Marathon

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• Boulder has a brand new flag
• Colorado Democrat Jason Crow calls on House leadership to ban trading on prediction markets
• Colorado General Assembly adjourns 120-day legislative session

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• Weld County GOP chair arrested on suspicion of soliciting a child prostitute
• ‘Our card got pulled’: Colorado fruit farmers lose entire crop to spring freeze
• Commerce City residents demand accountability from Suncor after increased smoke, flaring at refinery

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• Trump calls for GOP challenger to Rep. Boebert as she campaigns with Massie in Kentucky
• Colorado Gov. Polis cuts Tina Peters’ prison sentence in half
• Colorado lawmakers reject environmentalist-backed effort to regulate data centers

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• Colorado’s Mighty Argo Cable Car offers moms free admission for Mother’s Day weekend
• Colorado Avalanche top Minnesota Wild in high-scoring opener
• Otters vanished from Colorado’s rivers. Now the state wants your help tracking their return

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• This May snowstorm is one of the largest in Denver history
• Colorado’s new AI bill wins support from key players
• Colorado makes it illegal to block bike lanes across the state

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• Boulder firebomber pleads guilty to state charges in death, injuries, gets life in prison
• Frontier plane hits, kills person on runway during takeoff at Denver airport
• Canyon Spirit train hits semi-tanker, spilling 6K gallons of oil near Rifle

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• Denver Nuggets offseason: Jokic, Adelman staying, everything else is on the table
• Trump administration challenges Colorado large-capacity magazine ban in court
• Colorado’s wolf reintroduction hits “inflection point” as program leader steps down, population dwindles and conflicts increase

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• A-Basin extends ski season after 14 inches of snow
• Where (and why) to celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Denver
• Colorado Pint Day: Where to get a collectible pint glass

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• Denver preps pitch for 2028 convention ahead of DNC visit
• Federal judge rejects Colorado GOP’s effort to block unaffiliated voters from participating in party’s 2026 primaries
• Colorado bans pet store sales of dogs and cats, sparking debate over ‘puppy mill’ law

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• Hundreds show up to Denver court after convincing traffic ticket text scam
• Colorado faces “significantly increased risk” of wildfire this summer, governor warns
• Nuggets, Nikola Jokic at a crossroads after NBA Playoffs disaster against rival Timberwolves

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• Colorado bill could ticket drivers going just a few miles over speed limit, sparking debate
• Evans Asks Trump’s EPA Official to Loosen Regulations on State’s Dirtiest Refinery
• Affidavit: Man claims stolen Boulder fire truck ‘belonged to him because of the Lord’

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• Kings, on brink of 1st-round sweep by Avs, vow to ‘be ready’
• Gov. Jared Polis releases plan to lower Colorado home insurance premiums by $800 a year
• Geothermal energy bill advances at the Colorado Capitol

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• Colorado lawmakers push to ban surveillance pricing, wage setting
• The Feds Just Rescheduled Medical Marijuana: What Does That Mean for Colorado?
• Teachers union ratifies agreement with Sheridan school district, awaiting board approval

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• Yes, invasive worms are the latest threat to Colorado. Plus, they jump.
• Colorado State Senate candidate arrested in Florida after child nearly drowns, police say
• Investigators found Nazi symbolism tied to Evergreen High School shooter, report says

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• Federal immigration officer charged with assault over confrontation at Durango ICE protest
• Denver owes protesters $14M for George Floyd protest injuries
• RTD mulls steep cuts to bus and train service in attempt to close budget gap

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• The coolest things at the 2026 Space Symposium
• Murray, Jokic lead Nuggets to 116-105 win over Timberwolves in physical opener to 1st-round series
• Bill to allow “balcony solar” option for Coloradans awaits Gov. Polis’ signature

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• 3D home printing factory opens in Denver
• Denver’s scooter switcheroo is moving forward. Here’s what would change for riders
• Spring came early to Colorado and it’s changing how plants behave

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• 9 Colorado hospitals at risk of closing due to Medicaid cuts
• ‘Contaminated’ marijuana found at several Denver metro dispensaries
• Colorado State Patrol describes primary factors that led to huge pileup on I-70 with lots of “crashing and crunching”

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• Polis pushes back after Trump administration again denies federal disaster aid
• Jury finds that Ticketmaster and Live Nation — which has Colorado ties — had an anticompetitive monopoly over big concert venues
• House Democrats file articles of impeachment against Hegseth

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• Colorado Avalanche clinch fourth Presidents’ Trophy in team history
• Rejuvenated Rockies win fourth straight, complete sweep of Astros at Coors Field
• Colorado reaches agreement with BNSF for Denver-Fort Collins passenger trains

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• Colorado becomes first state to ban arrests based on common drug test
• Colorado Springs’ mayor has a new chief of staff. It’s the guy he trounced in the election.
• Express lane is open on Interstate 25 from Berthoud to Fort Collins

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• Colorado lightning strike victim identified, still in critical condition
• New SNAP cuts impact nearly 9,000 Coloradans
• What you need to know about Front Range drought restrictions

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• Some among Colorado’s congressional delegation invoke 25th Amendment after Trump posts dire warning for Iran
• Colorado budget would cut money from state’s affordable housing funds
• Lakewood special election: Preliminary numbers show majority of residents voted to repeal new zoning laws

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• Artemis II mission couldn’t happen without Colorado. See state’s role
• This Colorado neighborhood is saving bees through sustainable development. Here’s how.
• How University of Denver hockey’s undersized freshman goalie propelled Pioneers to another Frozen Four

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• Social media companies must respond to search warrants within 72 hours under new Colorado law
• Colorado Public Radio and partners win First Amendment case against Trump administration
• Denver Alamo Drafthouse union strikes against QR code ordering

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• A perfect storm: Pine beetles thriving following warm, dry winter in Colorado
• Iran War drives up fertilizer prices adding more to farmers’ woes in Colorado
• Lawmakers finish drafting Colorado’s budget with final round of major cuts to address roughly $1.5 billion shortfall

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• Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser to sue over Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting
• Colorado appeals court throws out Tina Peters’ 9-year prison term, orders resentencing
• Former state lawmaker ‘devastated’ and ‘disgusted’ as Supreme Court overturns Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy

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• 119-year-old time capsule found near Colorado Capitol opened
• Colorado residents have an opportunity to honor the state’s hidden history for America’s 250th anniversary
• Colorado man freed after over a year of captivity in Taliban-run Afghanistan

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• Colorado bill would require large employers that don’t insure all workers to help fund Medicaid
• Takeaways from the Colorado Democratic Party State Assembly in Pueblo
• Colorado No Kings protests draw crowds across Denver, state

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• Denver Water limits watering to 2 days per week with mandatory restrictions
• Sheriff, son and 3 other Costilla County officers indicted for mishandling human remains, using excessive force
• 2 cars crushed in garage collapse at southeast Denver office building

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• MSU Denver economics professor walks Denver7 through how long it could take for gas prices to drop
• TSA workers in Colorado resort to desperate measures during DHS shutdown: ‘We’re falling apart inside”
• At Colorado’s national parks, signs about Ute history, pikas and alpine tundra flagged for potential removal under Trump orders

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• Buying a ‘loot box’ in Colorado could help raise $20 million for public schools under this bill
• Statues from northern Colorado foundry find new home at Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
• Coloradans take advantage of record-heat at state parks

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• Supporters of Colorado measure to raise taxes on higher earners begin collecting signatures for 2026 ballot
• ‘Tired of spending money elsewhere’: Boebert opposes $200B war supplement
• How hackers got Denver crosswalks to hate on Trump

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• Denver Scrubs Cesar Chavez From Parks, Holidays
• Colorado’s state budget shortfall grows to more than $1.5 billion, forcing legislature to make much deeper cuts
• Chevron’s $1.5M fine for Weld County blowout will finance improvements to monitoring programs

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• Denver breaks record for hottest March day for 3rd consecutive day
• JBS shifts production as 3,800 workers strike at Greeley beef plant
• FCC approves acquisition of 9NEWS owner TEGNA by FOX31 parent Nexstar

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• ‘The future of the space economy’: Colorado startup Lux Aeterna raises $10 million to develop reusable satellites
• Denver Summit FC kicks off first game of inaugural season on Saturday
• Denver celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with parade

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• Colorado lawmakers look to limit artificial intelligence use in licensed therapy
• Rideshare drivers fight for more pay at Capitol
• Wolf advocates want to make it harder to legally kill introduced wolves

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• Colorado-based soldier is seventh to die in Iran war action, says Pentagon
• Energy Secretary Chris Wright visits Colorado, addresses rising fuel prices due to war in Iran
• Government shutdown leaves TSA officers without pay; Denver airport calls for gift card donations

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• Trump Admin Appoints Colorado Eye Doctor to EPA Advisory Board
• Colorado Democrats told Polis is waiting on appeals court before deciding Tina Peters clemency
• Colorado GOP chairwoman to resign, leaving party without leader — and potentially with big debt — just before election