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Colorado doctors, dentists challenge state law on gender‑transition services in new federal lawsuit
A group of Christian doctors and dentists has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a Colorado law they say requires them to provide gender‑transition services that conflict with their religious and ethical beliefs. The lawsuit, filed by the Christian Medical and Dental Associations and Button Family Practice of Cañon City, alleges that certain portions of Colorado’s…
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Manny Rutinel resigns from Colorado legislature to focus on congressional race
The Democrat running for a key congressional race — whose outcome could decide the balance of power in the U.S. House — on Friday resigned from the Colorado legislature. State Rep. Manny Rutinel is turning his attention to his campaign in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District, where he is challenging Republican U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans. The…
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DA calls out election opponent over confidential voter breach
Fourth Judicial District Attorney Michael Allen said his office was investigating after a software glitch temporarily exposed his own personal information along with the information of more than 130,000 confidential voters in Colorado. “This represents a glaring safety issue,” he said Monday during a news conference. Allen is the Republican candidate for Colorado Attorney General.…
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Colorado schools are losing students as births, migration slow
Colorado public schools went from adding roughly 3,500 students a year before the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 to losing nearly 4,000 students a year afterward. As more than 870,000 Colorado students return to the classroom for another school year, they are part of a shrinking population since enrollment peaked in 2019. Colorado has 40,000 fewer…
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Colorado measure adding ID checks to mail-in voting qualifies for ballot
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A ballot initiative that would require voters to include additional information on mail-in ballots has qualified for the November election, according to the Secretary of State’s Office. Backed by El Paso County Treasurer Chuck Broerman and former Deputy Secretary of State Suzanne Taheri, Initiative No. 362 would require voters to include either the last four…
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Colorado Supreme Court intervenes in Weld County prosecution dismissed due to Missy Woods misconduct
The Colorado Supreme Court ordered a Weld County trial judge last week to respond to the district attorney’s claim that he improperly dismissed a criminal case because of “outrageous” conduct by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Daniel Lee Eatinger stood accused of sexual assault on a child dating to July 2018. Prosecutors sought Eatinger’s arrest…
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Federal judge hears arguments about Colorado’s 3-day gun purchase waiting period
A federal judge heard arguments on Monday about the constitutionality of a 2023 Colorado law that generally imposes a three-day waiting period on firearm purchases after the initiation of a background check. The test that the U.S. Supreme Court created in 2022 for assessing firearm regulations’ compliance with the Second Amendment occurs in two phases.…
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U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert stresses storage, forest health and Upper Basin rights at Colorado Water Congress
Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert used her brief Wednesday appearance at Colorado Water Congress to tout her record on delivering water projects for the state and her district. Boebert, who is running for her second term representing the 4th Congressional District, which covers the state’s Eastern Plains, told the standing-room-only audience that water is the…
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Colorado River crisis: Lake Mead, Lake Powell inch closer to ‘dead pool’
In the past 10 days, both Lake Mead on the Arizona-Nevada border and Lake Powell roughly 300 miles northeast on the Utah-Arizona line have recorded their lowest water levels since the reservoirs were first filled. Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir and which supplies water to Nevada, Arizona and California, measured 1,040.4 feet above sea…
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CSI study reviews impacts of Colorado’s mandatory sex‑trafficking sentencing measure
A new report by the think-tank Common Sense Institute examines what could happen if Colorado voters approve Initiative No. 108, which establishes mandatory life sentences for offenders convicted of sexual trafficking of a minor. The measure is backed by Protect Kids Colorado, which describes itself as a “broad coalition of parents, grandparents and concerned citizens…