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Your daily Colorado politics update for Tuesday, September 16
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Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Denver composting rules to go into effect four years after voters approved them

The citizen’s initiative ballot question has been delayed multiple times as advocates and city officials have tinkered with the fine print.

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ICE ends Aurora detention center’s transgender care, protection policies

An immigrant rights advocate said attorneys and immigration advocates were trying to figure out if transgender immigrants’ affirming health care was continuing or would end entirely.

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Trump files $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times

Trump accused The New York Times of lying about him and defaming him, saying it has become “a virtual ‘mouthpiece’ for the Radical Left Democrat Party.”

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Appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to unseat Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook ahead of rate vote

The ruling rebuffs President Donald Trump’s efforts to remove her just ahead of a key vote.

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Trump wouldn’t call Minnesota governor after Democrat was slain but now blames him for raised flags

Trump previously refused to call the governor, dismissing it as a “waste of time.”

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Denver approves $1.1 million settlement over police use of force in George Floyd protests

The Denver City Council on Monday approved a $1.06 million payout to six people who sued the city, alleging police violated their rights by using less-lethal weapons during the 2020 protests.

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Trump administration joins Republicans’ campaign to police speech in reaction to Kirk’s murder

Some warned it invokes some of the darkest chapters of American history.