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Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Castle Rock settles long-running legal dispute with a church over allowing RVs as homeless shelters

A yearslong legal battle between Castle Rock and a church that allows homeless people to park recreational vehicles in its lot ended in a final settlement this month.

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Colorado won’t say if it will turn over Medicaid data that feds could use to find immigrants

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services last week handed over personal information about Medicaid enrollees — including immigration status — to the Department of Homeland Security.

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Colorado election officials suspect Justice Department data request is ‘fishing expedition’ to help Tina Peters

The request — and the records it sought — is unprecedented, said Matt Crane, the executive director of the Colorado County Clerks Association.

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Denver’s mayor has brought thousands of homeless people inside — now his challenge is keeping them there

Mayor Mike Johnston’s challenge: The city has to move as many people as possible into affordable housing units that don’t exist yet, with an ever-tighter budget.

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Judge says government can’t limit passport sex markers for many transgender, nonbinary people

The ruling covers transgender and nonbinary Americans who are without a valid passport.

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Lawmakers demand Denver company provide information about U.S. contracts

“We write to demand information” about reports that Palantir is “enabling and profiting from serious violations of federal law by the Trump administration, which is amassing troves of data on Americans,” the letter said.

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Gov. Jared Polis’ new Colorado dashboard shows how much federal money President Trump has cut

Colorado has lost nearly $76 million in federal funding and has another $56 million at risk, according to a new public dashboard launched by Gov. Jared Polis’ office on Tuesday.

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Senate Republicans seek tougher Medicaid cuts and lower SALT deduction in Trump’s big bill

Republican leaders are pushing to fast-track the package by Trump’s Fourth of July deadline.

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Feds used group chat with Colorado sheriff to target Utah student for immigration arrest, officials say

The federal agents identified the 19-year-old, born in Brazil, for immigration enforcement after a Mesa County sheriff’s deputy pulled her over on Interstate 70 on June 5.

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40 hours of violence and fear as gunman stalks Minnesota politicians