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NEW: The supporters of a citizen initiative to put a graduated income-tax system in the Colorado constitution said Monday that they had submitted more than 157,000 signatures to the Colorado secretary of state’s office as they seek to qualify for the November ballot. By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social

Supporters of Colorado graduated income tax measure submit required number of petition signatures | Colorado Newsline

As a constitutional measure, the initiative needs the support of at least 2% of the registered voters in each of 35 state Senate districts.

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More than 20,000 unaccompanied immigrant children Monday lost their legal representation because the Trump administration has not entered into a new agreement to take over their legal services after it let a longstanding contract with a nonprofit expire. By @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social

Legal services contract expires, and unaccompanied immigrant children face deportation | Colorado Newsline

More than 20,000 unaccompanied immigrant children Monday lost their legal representation as the Trump administration lets a contract expire.

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Victor Marx, the Colorado Republican Party’s nominee for governor, is “committing blatant criminal (acts)” by accepting unlimited campaign contributions through his online merchandise store, a GOP operative wrote in a campaign finance complaint filed Monday. By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social

New complaint targets GOP governor nominee Victor Marx over alleged merch store violations | Colorado Newsline

The complaint follows a July 30 event during which Marx claimed "there's no limit" on donations received through merchandise sales.

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There were nearly three times as many firearm background checks in Colorado last month than in July 2025 amid a steep increase of gun purchases ahead of a new permit-to-purchase law going into effect. By @sarawilson.bsky.social

Colorado sees big uptick in gun background checks ahead of new purchasing law | Colorado Newsline

There were nearly three times as many firearm background checks last month than in July 2025 ahead of a new gun purchasing law.

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On Saturday we published our last of 50 stories about Colorado history. Called Fifty for 150, the series focuses on events that helped define Colorado going back to 1876. The series covers gatherings, disasters, tragedies and triumphs. All 50 can be found here: coloradonewsline.com/tag/fifty-fo...

New estimates put the U.S. undocumented immigrant population in mid-2024 at 14.6 million to 15.8 million, a sharp increase from around 11 million in the 2010s. By @timhenderson.bsky.social

Undocumented immigration population reached as high as 15.8M, report finds | Colorado Newsline

New estimates put the U.S. undocumented immigrant population in mid-2024 at up to 15.8 million, a sharp increase from the 2010s.

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Teens on the Colorado Youth Advisory Council pitched policy ideas to state legislators at the Colorado Capitol Friday, with a large focus on new regulations for social media and artificial intelligence. By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social

Colorado students want stronger state regulations of AI, social media | Colorado Newsline

Teens on the Colorado Youth Advisory Council pitched their policy ideas on social media and artificial intelligence.

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Coloradans spent a hot, sunny day in downtown Denver celebrating 150 years of state history with cake, sing-alongs, art projects, lowriders and even a square dance routine in the Capitol. Gov. Jared Polis was dressed head to toe in a red-white-and-blue cowboy getup. By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social

Coloradans celebrate 150 years of statehood on a historic Colorado Day | Colorado Newsline

Gov. Jared Polis kicked off festivities outside the History Colorado Center while dressed head to toe in a red-white-and-blue cowboy getup.

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Fifty for 150: Colorado owes its identity as the Centennial State to the partisan political interests of the Reconstruction-era Republican Party. This is the last of 50 stories we've published as part of our Fifty for 150 Colorado history series. By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social

Fifty for 150: Local boosters and 'party trickery' secured statehood for Colorado in 1876 | Colorado Newsline

Colorado might always have attained statehood, but it owes its identity as the Centennial State to the Reconstruction-era Republican Party.

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Trump defended his highly criticized, nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” settlement fund Friday, as two key Republican senators withheld support for the president’s nominee for attorney general over Trump’s refusal to formally end the pot of money. By @ashleymurray.bsky.social

Trump defends massive settlement for ‘great American Patriots’ of Jan. 6, attacks GOP senators | Colorado Newsline

President Donald Trump defended his highly criticized, nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” settlement fund Friday.

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Saturday is Colorado Day. Here's how you can celebrate 150 years of Colorado statehood. By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social

How Colorado will celebrate its 150th birthday on Aug. 1 | Colorado Newsline

From an art market in downtown Denver to a pancake supper in Olathe, public events celebrate the 150th anniversary of Colorado statehood.

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The federal government formalized a set of guidelines for managing Colorado River use over the next decade, if Colorado and six other Western states can’t come to an agreement on how to deal with declining flows caused in large part by climate change. By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social

Feds to impose new cuts on lower Colorado River states amid climate-fueled megadrought | Colorado Newsline

The burden of the most severe cuts would continue to fall on the Lower Basin states of Arizona, California and Nevada.

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President Donald Trump announced an initiative Thursday for veterans to quickly obtain commercial driver’s licenses, as the administration attempts to fill vacancies in the industry after pausing license renewals for foreign-born truck drivers. By @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social

Trump looks to veterans to fill trucking jobs after booting immigrants from industry | Colorado Newsline

Trump announced an initiative for veterans to quickly obtain commercial driver’s licenses, as foreign-born truck drivers are pushed aside.

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RFK Jr. pledged during his confirmation hearing to do everything in his “power to put the health of America back on track.” Less than two years into being responsible for the health of millions of Americans, a string of outbreaks has repeatedly made headlines. By @jennifershutt.bsky.social

String of outbreaks tests US public health system amid funding cuts, vaccine resistance | Colorado Newsline

Less than two years into the second Trump administration, a string of outbreaks has repeatedly made headlines.

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Timeline 1876: The telegraphic dispatch, dated Aug. 1 and sent from Washington, D.C., appeared in newspapers across Colorado and the nation the following day. It said President Ulysses S. Grant had proclaimed Colorado the nation's newest state. By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social

President Ulysses S. Grant proclaimed Colorado a state 150 years ago this week | Colorado Newsline

Colorado's admission to the union was largely overshadowed nationally by major developments elsewhere in the centennial summer.

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Republican Victor Marx has tapped George Markert, a retired Marine colonel, as his running mate in the race for Colorado governor, Marx announced Friday morning. By @sarawilson.bsky.social

Republican Victor Marx chooses George Markert as running mate in Colorado governor race | Colorado Newsline

Republican Victor Marx has tapped retired Marine colonel George Markert as his running mate in the race for Colorado governor.

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For the second time in as many weeks, a War Powers Resolution aimed at curbing President Donald Trump’s war with Iran failed to pass the U.S. Senate Thursday. By @ashleymurray.bsky.social

3 Republicans break with Trump in US Senate vote to block war in Iran | Colorado Newsline

For the second time in as many weeks, a War Powers Resolution aimed at curbing Trump’s war with Iran failed to pass the U.S. Senate.

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Dr. Erica Schwartz got a step closer in her bid to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after a key U.S. Senate panel propelled her nomination to the Senate floor Thursday.

US Senate panel backs Trump’s CDC nominee after tense hearing | Colorado Newsline

Dr. Erica Schwartz got a step closer in her bid to lead the CDC after a key U.S. Senate panel propelled her nomination to the Senate floor.

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State officials Wednesday declared a small town in southeast Colorado abandoned after years of turmoil among its residents and local government leaders. By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social

Small town in southeast Colorado declared abandoned | Colorado Newsline

State officials declared a small town in southeast Colorado abandoned after years of turmoil among its residents and town government leaders.

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Timeline 1876: When Colorado attained statehood in 1876, roughly half of the portion of the new state that lay west of the Continental Divide was still reserved for the Ute people. Within several years, state leaders rallied behind the slogan "The Utes must go." By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social

Fifty for 150: Ute bands expelled from Colorado's Western Slope in 1881 | Colorado Newsline

When Colorado attained statehood in 1876, roughly half of the Western Slope was still reserved for the Ute people.

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Colorado Democrats hope to flip four state House seats and one state Senate seat this fall to widen their majority power in the Legislature, the national party’s state legislative campaign committee announced this week. By @sarawilson.bsky.social

Democrats lay out plan to win supermajority in Colorado Legislature | Colorado Newsline

Colorado Democrats hope to flip four state House seats and one state Senate seat this fall to widen their majority power in the Legislature.

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On Saturday, a major overhaul of how some gun sales work in Colorado will take effect. Customers will need to undergo a multi-step process to buy many popular semiautomatic firearms. Reporter @sarawilson.bsky.social explained how the new law works earlier this month.

Colorado prepares overhaul of semiautomatic gun sales | Colorado Newsline

Coloradans who want to buy some of the most popular types of semiautomatic guns will soon need to complete safety training.

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