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Mediation ordered for Denver Water, environmental group over turbulent Gross Dam project

By Colorado Sun

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Government and Politics

Friday marks the first missed paycheck for federal workers, but who else will be impacted as the shutdown grinds on?

Due process and masked men: Coloradans conflicted over promised immigration crackdowns and the realities of how they are carried out

By Stephanie Rivera

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Castle Rock woman convicted of voter fraud for trying to vote her late ex-husband’s ballot

By Bente Birkeland

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Manitou Springs 2A: Increasing the excise tax on ticket sales and admission fees

By Andrea Chalfin

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Judge tosses Tribal lawsuit over online sports betting

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As SNAP benefits become the next shutdown casualty, food banks brace for impact

By Caitlyn Kim and Tom Hesse

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Pueblo residents will decide, again, who will manage the city

By Briana Heaney

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Pueblo’s voters will decide this November on two separate sales tax measures

By Briana Heaney

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KRCC’s Southern Colorado voter guide for the 2025 election

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As government shutdown drags on, worry grows about impact if health care subsidies don’t get renewed

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Explore some of the local ballot issues in Southern Colorado for the 2025 election

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Get to know the candidates for Pueblo’s Board of Water Works

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What to know about Pueblo’s Civil Service Commission

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Pueblo 2025 City Council candidate questionnaire: Dianne Danti

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