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Anti-Trump demonstrators gather in Denver to 'Rage Against the Regime' | Colorado Newsline Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in front of the Colorado Capitol as part of an nationwide anti-Trump movement, “Rage Against the Regime.”

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in front of the Colorado Capitol in Denver on Saturday as part of a nationwide anti-Trump movement dubbed “Rage Against the Regime.”

By @brumerdelilah.bsky.social

Corporation for Public Broadcasting to close its doors after loss of funding | Colorado Newsline The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced Friday that it will be shutting down after an appropriations bill omitted funding for it.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which supports NPR and PBS, announced Friday that it will be shutting down.

From @statesnewsroom.com

A century later, Rep. Gabe Evans echoes anti-immigrant attitudes his grandfather’s family overcame | Colorado Newsline Many of Rep. Gabe Evans’ statements in support of Trump's immigration policies distinctly echo the anti-immigrant rhetoric of the 1930s.

Interviews, archival research and government records help illuminate the multigenerational saga of Luz Chavez, her children and their many descendants, including great-grandson U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans, who has misrepresented the family's immigration history.
By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social

New federal school voucher program poses a quandary for states: Opt in or opt out? | Colorado Newsline Trump's recent policy bill gave states the power to decide whether to participate in the first-ever national tax credit scholarship program.

When Trump signed the "big beautiful bill" he gave state leaders the power to decide whether and how to participate in the first-ever national tax credit scholarship program. For progressives and education advocates who are wary of school vouchers, the decision is fraught.

From @stateline.org

Federal policy jeopardizes health care access and affordability in Colorado, experts tell lawmakers | Colorado Newsline Impacts of the recent federal tax break and spending cut law loom large, experts warned top Colorado Democrats on Thursday.

The federal tax break and spending cut law enacted this month jeopardizes health care access and affordability in Colorado, experts told state lawmakers Thursday.
By @brumerdelilah.bsky.social

Trump’s big proposed cuts to health and education spending rebuffed by US Senate panel | Colorado Newsline A Senate panel largely rejected Trump administration proposals to slash funding for education, health and Ukraine security assistance.

The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations Thursday largely rejected Trump administration proposals to slash funding for education programs, medical research grants, health initiatives and Ukraine security assistance.

From @statesnewsroom.com

Here are the legal actions Colorado has taken against Trump administration | Colorado Newsline Colorado has joined several legal actions challenging executive orders and other policies implemented by the Trump administration.

Colorado so far has joined 32 lawsuits that challenge Trump administration policies.

That's more than one a week since the inauguration in January.

By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social

When survival's at stake, there's no 'right' or 'wrong' way to immigrate | Colorado Newsline The experience of countless immigrant families in the U.S. shows there is no strict divide between right and wrong ways to immigrate.

Commentary: The real falsehood in the story Rep. Gabe Evans told about his family's immigration history was not that his grandfather had actually immigrated the "wrong" way. It was that it was ever so easy to define what the wrong way even is.

A century later, Rep. Gabe Evans echoes anti-immigrant attitudes his grandfather’s family overcame | Colorado Newsline Many of Rep. Gabe Evans’ statements in support of Trump's immigration policies distinctly echo the anti-immigrant rhetoric of the 1930s.

Newsline's @chasewoodruff.bsky.social recounts the saga of one Mexican family's arrival in El Paso in pursuit of the American Dream and how decades later a grandson in Colorado who was elected to Congress pursued policies that would have led to the deportation of his forbears.

Lawmakers must be allowed immigration detention visits, US House Dems’ suit says | Colorado Newsline WASHINGTON — A dozen Democratic members of Congress filed a lawsuit Wednesday charging that the Trump administration is blocking lawmakers from conducting congressional oversight of federal immigratio...

A dozen Democratic members of Congress filed a lawsuit Wednesday charging that the Trump administration is blocking lawmakers from conducting congressional oversight of federal immigration detention centers. Plaintiffs include Reps. Crow and Neguse from Colorado.

‘Half-baked’ USDA relocation irritates members of both parties on US Senate Ag panel | Colorado Newsline Members of a Senate panel chastised a USDA official for not consulting Congress before proposing to shift jobs out of Washington.

Members of both parties on the Senate Agriculture Committee chastised a Department of Agriculture official for not consulting Congress before proposing to shift thousands of jobs out of the D.C. area. The plan includes an expansion of the USDA's workforce in Fort Collins.
By @fischler.bsky.social

Epstein files must be released by Trump administration under obscure law, Democrats contend | Colorado Newsline U.S. Senate Democrats on Wednesday began charting a little-known legal path to force the Trump administration to release Epstein files.

U.S. Senate Democrats on Wednesday began charting a little-known legal path to force President Donald Trump’s administration to release the investigative files on the now deceased Florida sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein.
By @ashleymurray.bsky.social

Colorado state budget faces $1B shortfall in wake of Republicans' federal policy bill | Colorado Newsline Colorado will take an estimated $1.2 billion tax revenue hit this year due to changes that were passed in the federal tax and spending bill.

Colorado will take an estimated $1.2 billion tax revenue hit in the current fiscal year due to changes that were passed in the federal Republican tax break and spending cut law, analysts warned state lawmakers Wednesday.
By @brumerdelilah.bsky.social

Benefits for Colorado, blow to department workforce foreseen in USDA relocation | Colorado Newsline The USDA plans to relocate thousands of D.C.-based employees to five regional hubs including Fort Collins in Colorado.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plan to relocate thousands of Washington, D.C., employees to five regional hubs including Fort Collins could be a boon for Colorado-based research while undercutting the department’s overall workforce, agricultural economists said.
By @brumerdelilah.bsky.social

Bove confirmed by US Senate as federal appeals judge, despite misconduct complaints | Colorado Newsline The Senate confirmed President Trump’s former criminal defense attorney, Emil Bove, to a lifetime position on the federal appeals bench.

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday night confirmed President Donald Trump’s former criminal defense attorney, Emil Bove, to a lifetime position on the federal appeals bench, in the face of whistleblower allegations and criticism from former judges and advocates.
By @ashleymurray.bsky.social

Trump’s EPA proposes rollback of basis for climate change rules, sparking Dem outrage | Colorado Newsline The EPA plans to rescind a 2009 finding that has provided the foundation for its regulation of emissions that cause climate change.

The EPA submitted a proposal Tuesday to rescind a 2009 finding that has provided the foundation for the agency’s regulation of greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change, drawing strong opposition from Democrats and climate groups.
By @jacobfisheractor.bsky.social

Colorado joins lawsuit challenging federal ‘defund provision’ targeting Planned Parenthood | Colorado Newsline Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser joined a lawsuit challenging a “defunding” provision the lawsuit says targets Planned Parenthood.

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser joined a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a “defunding” provision congressional Republicans passed in their recent massive tax and spending law, which the lawsuit says directly targets Planned Parenthood.
By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social

‘Devastating’ spending cuts: Advocates decry Trump tax law's harm to Latino communities | Colorado Newsline Democrats and advocates Tuesday decried the effects on Latinos and vulnerable communities of the GOP's massive tax and spending cuts package.

The massive tax and spending cuts package signed into law by President Trump will affect not only Latinos using federal safety net programs but also those living in communities vulnerable to environmental pollution, Democrats and advocates said Tuesday.
By @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social

European imports to see 15% tariffs after Trump strikes trade deal | Colorado Newsline President Donald Trump and European Union leaders over the weekend announced a trade framework that includes 15% tariffs.

ICYMI: President Donald Trump and European Union leaders announced a trade framework over the weekend, just days ahead of Trump’s self-imposed Friday deadline to increase import taxes and his emergency tariffs come under scrutiny in federal appeals court Thursday.

Statue of McCartney at CU would be an abomination | Colorado Newsline A statue at CU Boulder of anti-LGBTQ+ activist Bill McCartney would be an abomination, and the project should be spiked.

Commentary: CU wants to put up a monument to the late former football coach Bill McCartney on the campus of Colorado's flagship public university. This would be an abomination, and the statue project should be spiked.

Hard questions about groundwater mining in Colorado's Republican River Basin | Colorado Newsline Groundwater mining cannot be sustained far into the future in many areas of the Republican River Basin of Colorado.

Hard questions about groundwater mining in Colorado’s Republican River Basin

From Big Pivots

European imports to see 15% tariffs after Trump strikes trade deal | Colorado Newsline President Donald Trump and European Union leaders over the weekend announced a trade framework that includes 15% tariffs.

President Trump and European Union leaders announced a trade framework over the weekend. Under the agreement, a 15% tariff will be applied to all products, with some exceptions, coming into the U.S. from the 27 member nations that make up the EU.
By @ashleymurray.bsky.social

Oklahoma’s governor promises to reignite the 'American Dream' while leading national group | Colorado Newsline Oklahoma’s Republican governor was selected to become the chair of the National Governors Association for the next year.

Oklahoma’s Republican governor, Kevin Stitt, takes over from Colorado's Democratic Gov. Jared Polis as chair of the National Governors Association.

From @oklahomavoice.com

Statue of McCartney at CU would be an abomination | Colorado Newsline A statue at CU Boulder of anti-LGBTQ+ activist Bill McCartney would be an abomination, and the project should be spiked.

Commentary: One of the most prominent bigots in recent Colorado history is a man named Bill McCartney. CU wants to give him a statue.

Why taking another risk on nuclear power in Colorado would be a mistake | Colorado Newsline Should Colorado give nuclear power a second look? This renewable energy expert argues no for three key reasons.

Commentary: Some proponents say nuclear power in Colorado can fill gaps in solar and wind service. But here’s why their arguments fall short.
By @chuckkutscher.bsky.social

Fewer than half of ICE arrestees under Trump are convicted criminals | Colorado Newsline The Trump administration’s immigration arrests catch a smaller share of criminals overall, including people convicted of violent crimes.

The Trump administration’s immigration arrests have been catching a smaller share of criminals overall, and a smaller share of people convicted of violent and drug crimes, than the Biden administration did in the same time frame.
By @timhenderson.bsky.social @stateline.org

Polis leads panel with Education Secretary McMahon hours after K-12 funds are unfrozen | Colorado Newsline Gov. Jared Polis and Education Secretary Linda McMahon talked K-12 school funding and workforce preparation strategies during a Friday panel.

Gov. Jared Polis and Education Secretary Linda McMahon participated in a panel in Colorado Springs, just hours after the Trump administration said it plans to release about $5 billion in federal K-12 school funds that have been frozen for weeks.

Appeals court affirms nationwide block on birthright citizenship order | Colorado Newsline Judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit issued a 2-1 decision late Wednesday declaring Trump’s policy unconstitutional.

A federal appeals court dealt a setback for President Donald Trump’s offensive to end birthright citizenship, even after the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the lower courts to avoid overly broad immigration rulings.

Former EPA officials say Trump proposal will gut agency’s power to curb emissions | Colorado Newsline Former officials say the move would gut the agency’s own power to curb greenhouse gas emissions, which cause global warming.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has submitted a proposal to scrap a years-old finding that greenhouse gas emissions threaten the environment and public health, a move that former agency officials say would gut the EPA’s authority to reduce emissions and is sure to end up in the courts.

U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans misrepresented family’s immigration history | Colorado Newsline U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans of Colorado has mischaracterized the story of how his Depression-era ancestors immigrated to America.

ICYMI: U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans misrepresented family’s immigration history