The Western Slope’s newest congressman, Jeff Hurd, has proposed reopening thousands of acres of federal public land across Colorado to energy development and reducing protections for wildlife habitat.

Advocates worry the federal government would not look out in the same way for poor students, those still learning English, disabled students and more.

Department officials announced the cuts Tuesday, raising questions about the agency’s ability to continue usual operations.

A Democratic congresswoman from Pennsylvania is pushing to censure Colorado U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, alleging Boebert made “racist and derogatory” comments about a Black colleague on television.

Former state Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis resigned her Senate seat last month just hours before the ethics committee was set to deliberate about whether she had mistreated her aides.

Negotiators who represent Nevada, California and Arizona called for retracting the so-called “alternatives report.”

Tuesday’s escalation and cooling only compounded the rising sense of uncertainty.

Both measures are part of multiyear debates at the Colorado legislature about the state’s transparency laws.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. would present the ceasefire offer to the Kremlin.