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Friday, July 11, 2025

5,000 Colorado Medicaid patients who used Planned Parenthood must find new doctors

H.R. 1 prohibits Medicaid payments for one year to nonprofit organizations that provide abortions and also received at least $800,000 in federal funding in 2023.

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State Department is firing over 1,300 employees under Trump administration plan

The department is sending layoff notices to 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service officers.

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Trump plans to tour Texas flood damage as the scope of the disaster tests his pledge to shutter FEMA

Trump plans to tour affected areas by air, meet first responders and speak with victims’ families.

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Colorado labor department reveals it’s received four ICE immigration subpoenas — but won’t say if it complied

“This is why we’re calling for an investigation today … because clearly ICE is trying to prod and probe and see where there are weak spots in our law,” an immigrant-rights advocate said.

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Years later, Trump administration targets key figures in Russia investigation

That the Russia investigation would resurface is unsurprising given Trump’s lingering ire over the inquiry.

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New Hampshire judge pauses Trump’s birthright citizenship order nationwide via class action lawsuit

The ruling puts the issue on a fast track to return to the Supreme Court.

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Here’s how the Trump tax bill will impact Colorado, from Medicaid to new tax breaks to energy credits

The tax bill signed into law by President Donald Trump last week includes seismic implications for Colorado.