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• Colorado agencies issue orders for prescription-free COVID-19 vaccines
• Colorado launches new building code designed to encourage efficient, all-electric homes
• Studies rank these Denver area cities among best in US for retirement

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• Liberal groups pitch graduated income tax for Colorado’s 2026 ballot
• Thousands march in Denver in support of workers and against Trump administration policies
• Google’s autonomous ride service Waymo is coming to Denver

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• Denver’s smoky skies, bad air quality could linger into this weekend
• Mesa County is a hotspot for measles this year after decades of zero cases
• Colorado leaders – including entire congressional delegation – speak out against proposed Space Command move

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• Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet grills RFK Jr. on vaccine policy, calls for his removal from health post
• The man who helped Colorado and California take politics out of redistricting calls the race toward partisan gerrymanders a living ‘nightmare’
• Pueblo County commissioners spar over message to Trump, but agree the “just transition” from coal-fired power feels unfair

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• 200,000 expected in Colorado Springs for Labor Day Liftoff, a weekend-long hot air balloon festival
• More than 3.5 million birds migrated over Colorado in 1 night this week. Residents are being asked to turn out their lights to help them
• Colorado Among Top States to See Significant Drop in Alcohol Use

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• As the FDA approves new COVID vaccine guidelines for the fall, Colorado might look elsewhere for guidance
• Custer County offers free corn after truck spill
• Most expensive house for sale in America hits Aspen market

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• Black and Gold: Hurricane Katrina survivors, rescuers in Colorado reflect on deadly storm 20 years later
• FBI investigates CU Boulder swatting incident as cases rise across the U.S.
• Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter resigns

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• Democrats end Colorado’s special legislative session by completing punt on AI law into next year
• Air Force Academy cancels lecture after discovering speaker disparaged Trump
• Trump administration says Denver school’s all-gender bathrooms violate Title IX

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• Racing pigs? Funnel cakes? Inflatable corn maze? It must be time for the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo
• ‘It’s awesome to see people just lending a hand,’ 50 volunteers help paint and fix up homes in Pueblo
• It’s A Magical World: Unicorn Festival at Arapahoe County Fairgrounds August 23 & 24

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• Colorado to feel like fall for several days with cooler temperatures and chance of storms
• Broncos’ starters still working out the kinks in final preseason game vs. Saints
• Bipartisan compromise enables wolf reintroduction to proceed, while rerouting funding for health care costs

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• 96K Coloradans could face health insurance cuts under Rocky Mountain HMO, Anthem HMO: CO Division of Insurance
• Jefferson County investigators say stabbing of Colorado park ranger an “elaborate hoax”
• 6 people found dead during confined space rescue at Northern Colorado dairy farm

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• Taxes, AI and health care: Everything you need to know about Colorado’s special legislative session
• Trump threatens ‘harsh measures’ in another call for Tina Peters’ release
• Republican state representative resigns, sparing him from censure by Democrats in Colorado House

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• The Denver Zoo has 4 new lion cubs, but you won’t see them for a while
• Colorado homicides fall to lowest level since 2019
• The walking bridge at Denver International Airport is open for departing and arriving passengers

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• Colorado moving ahead with fast EV chargers despite pause in federal funding
• $280 million at stake if Colorado cities don’t start complying with housing policies
• An experiment cut youth violence arrests in a Denver neighborhood by 75%, now it might be defunded

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• Woman says she’d ‘almost rather be outside’ than stay in Salvation Army-run shelter in Denver
• LGBTQ+ community packs Lakewood City Council to support Jax Gratton, demand independent investigation
• Polis declares disaster emergency for Colorado amid critical fire weather

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• Angry Democratic members of Congress get a planned tour of ICE detention facility, leave with questions
• From dirty bathrooms to fire risks: Public lands feel the pinch this summer
• Legislators in CO Aren’t Letting Go of Epstein, Push Trump To Release ‘Client List’ & More

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• Bunches of fun! The Savannah Bananas sell out Coors Field this weekend
• Bo Nix struggles in Broncos preseason opener but Denver defeats 49ers 30-9
• Free Ride: New Program Will Cover E-Scooter, Bike Trips to Denver Transit Stations

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• Denver’s ‘Eat Less Meat’ campaign sparks backlash from ag community, praise from activists
• These are the 200+ Colorado laws that go into effect on Wednesday
• South Park Melts ICE in Second Episode of New Season

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• Colorado businesses to feel impacts of Trump’s 50% tariffs on India
• Aurora police were missing Major Crimes reports dating back decades
• Meeker area besieged by major wildfires

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• Gov. Polis calls Colorado Legislature back to Denver for special session to rebalance budget
• In private group chat, GOP lawmakers made crude jokes about a Democratic colleague’s clothing
• Xcel Energy is considering raising rates in Colorado again; coalition protests proposal

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• ‘The juice will be running down your face’: Rocky Ford melons are back
• AI-driven recycling plant in Commerce City expected to open in 2026
• Is 3D printing the future of building houses? This Colorado company hopes to cement the model.

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• Colorado’s new 748 area code is here. Here’s a new song about it
• Anti-Trump demonstrators gather in Denver to ‘Rage Against the Regime’
• There’s at least six wolf pups in one of Colorado’s newest packs, state wildlife officials say

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• Health coverage for Colorado babies and toddlers could be disrupted by Trump administration policy
• Colorado Springs to pay $3.2 million to family of man who died after being tased by police
• Colorado dentist convicted of murder after lacing his wife’s protein shakes with poison, gets life sentence

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• Colorado lawmakers must cut $1 billion from state’s current budget because of GOP federal tax and spending bill
• Conservative podcaster ordered to pay over $90,000 for refusing to cooperate with defamation suit over his 2020 election fraud claims
• ‘We’re going to keep showing up’: Jax Gratton’s friends ask for independent task force to look into her death

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• Butterfly Pavilion oversees historic firefly milestone
• The 29th Annual Chicano Music Festival & Art + Auction 2025 July 23rd – 27th
• Nonprofit brings Denverites together with a mile of tables on Saturday

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• City of Lakewood earns recognition as climate leader for sustainability efforts
• Rockies snap record 220-game streak since last shutout
• Colorado construction crews build wildlife overpass over I-25 in Douglas County

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• The Self-Proclaimed Fascist Fired Over Viral Jubilee Video Is a Coloradan
• Former county jail commander in Colorado charged with over 100 counts of invasion of privacy
• Family of inmate who died in La Plata County Jail files lawsuit

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• Colorado gets C-minus on infrastructure in latest report card from American Society of Civil Engineers
• U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans misrepresented family’s immigration history
• Colorado GOP Picks Legislator For Vice Chair, Loser and Supporters Claim Corruption, Question Result

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• Large dinosaur mating ‘dance arena’ discovered in Colorado
• 300 boreal toadlets released in Colorado to boost population
• Drivers Cooperative Colorado relaunches with new app, expanded services

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• CU Boulder eliminates single-use beverage plastics
• ‘Good trouble’ demonstrators in Denver part of nationwide protest against Trump policies
• Here’s how you can tell Gov. Polis whether or not you like his idea for a $28.5M bridge to the Capitol

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• Most people arrested by ICE in Colorado and Wyoming this year did not have criminal history
• Public radio stations in Colorado prepare to lose millions of dollars in federal funding
• Colorado health insurance rates expected to skyrocket after budget bill slashes health spending

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• DOJ hits states with broad requests for voter rolls, election data
• Probation, community service for woman involved in ballot scheme
• Even Lauren Boebert Wants Epstein Files Released

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• Colorado beats Florida State and Ole Miss for 4-star LB Rodney Colton
• Denver Museum of Nature & Science finds nearly 70-million-year-old dinosaur fossil
• This weekend’s Colorado Black Arts Festival celebrates nearly 4 decades of centering diversity in the arts

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• Screw the Haters: Katy Perry Exceeded Expectations on the Lifetimes Tour
• Bears join concertgoers at Red Rocks Amphitheatre
• Nederland to buy Eldora Mountain Resort with support of ski industry heavy hitters

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• Zebra mussel larvae spreading fast in Colorado River and nearby lakes on Western Slope
• Planned Parenthood suspends Medicaid services, as federal spending law takes effect
• Multiple wildfires throughout western Colorado continue to burn Friday

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• Trump administration cancels millions in agriculture funding for Western states, including Colorado ranchers and farmers
• Mike Lindell’s Attorneys Fined for Using AI During Defamation Trial
• Two women accuse Republican state lawmaker of making unwanted sexual advances. He denies the allegations.

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• All the Fourth of July Fireworks Shows and Festivities in Denver and Beyond
• Thousands take over Colorado Convention Center for Fan Expo
• Thousands of barbershop singers will be in Denver through Sunday

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• Colorado’s new concealed carry requirements begin July 1
• Safeway strike ends as Albertsons and local union reach agreement
• Nuggets trading Michael Porter Jr., first-round pick to Nets for Cam Johnson: Takeaways – The Athletic

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• Tributes pour in for Colorado woman Karen Diamond, who died a month after Boulder terror attack
• ‘Sowing chaos’: Colorado schools worry about the withholding of federal education funds
• Denver Animal Shelter expands weekend adoption hours

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• Congressional Republicans defy expectations and send megabill to Trump
• State Patrol no longer part of ‘GJ Highway Hitters’ group chat
• EPA workers in Denver among 139 put on leave for signing ‘Declaration of Dissent’ letter