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Monday, August 24, 2026

Polis requests federal disaster declaration for Colorado wildfires amid growing conflict with White House

Polis announced Sunday that he has submitted a formal request for a federal disaster declaration that would open Colorado to assistance from the Federal Emergency Managment Agency.

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After ranked-choice voting defeat, new Colorado group readies for more election reform debates

Two years after an unsuccessful attempt to overhaul Colorado’s election systems, a new collection of familiar faces is laying the groundwork for another go.

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Despite threats from White House, Colorado election officials predict little change to 2026 general election

Executive orders to limit mail-in ballots, lawsuits over voter registration data, threats to funding and more have poured out of the White House leading up to the 2026 general election. But Colorado officials are confident in the upcoming election.

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National park maintenance work sidelined as Trump’s Freedom 250 takes precedence

The shelved projects, many already approved, span more than 200 sites.

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Supreme Court’s chief justice allows work on Trump’s $400M White House ballroom to continue for now

Lower courts had ordered a halt to the project, finding it must have congressional approval.

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Trump warns of ‘economic D-Day’ against Iran, but Tehran is well acquainted with sanctions

Trump says the U.S. is imposing an “unprecedented” level of economic warfare on Iran.

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No more ‘hypothetical situations’: States move to fortify elections against Trump

State lawmakers have introduced new legislation this year with the aim of protecting polling places.

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As Tina Peters eyes new elections job, Gov. Polis remains mum about contacts with Trump

Tina Peters has been offered a job as an assistant registrar of voters in California’s Shasta County, the clerk, Clint Curtis, said in a radio appearance last week.

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Denver is about to require apartments and restaurants to provide recycling and composting. Do they know that?

The deadline for Denver apartment buildings and restaurants to begin providing recycling and composting is less than two weeks away, but city officials and environmental advocates say many of those business owners have no idea.

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Kennedy’s quiet hunt for autism culprits stalls as Trump orders baseless changes to childhood shots

RFK Jr. has failed to produce evidence linking vaccinations to autism.

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