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Friday, January 17, 2025

How Trump’s political and business interests will intersect in the White House

Donald Trump brings a broad expanse of business relationships and financial entanglements to the White House

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Biden sets record by commuting sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted on nonviolent drug charges

This action gives Biden the presidential record for most individual pardons and commutations issued

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Colorado, federal regulators sue mega-landlord Greystar over “deceptive advertising and hidden fees”

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and federal regulators filed a joint lawsuit against the largest apartment owner in the country on Thursday, accusing it of intentionally misleading tenants about the cost of its rentals.

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In tribal address, Southern Ute leader calls on lawmakers to pass child sex abuse amendment

The head of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe called on the Colorado legislature to support a state constitutional amendment aimed at rectifying decades-old cases of child sexual assault during tribal leaders’ annual address to lawmakers Thursday.

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Trump offered a bountiful batch of campaign promises that come due on Day 1

Trump has given voters a hefty list of promises, and many of them come due right away.

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Biden warns the US risks becoming an ‘oligarchy.’ What does the term mean?

Even before Biden’s speech, the rising wealth gap in the U.S. and China raised concerns about whether the world’s two largest economies were becoming oligarchies.

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Trump’s return puts Medicaid on the chopping block

Republicans in Washington say they plan to use funding cuts and regulatory changes to dramatically shrink Medicaid, the nearly $900-billion-a-year government health insurance program.

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San Luis Valley dispute over billionaire’s fence sparks legislation clamping down on large projects

Colorado state lawmakers are wading into an ongoing conflict over a massive fence between the billionaire owner of a historic ranch property and local communities in southern Colorado.

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Denver announces deal to acquire Park Hill Golf Course in a land swap — and make it city’s newest park

One of the largest remaining plots of undeveloped land in the city, the land has been the subject of debate for decades as the community has weighed whether affordable housing, a golf course or a park belongs there.

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Uber sues Colorado over new laws, saying pricing transparency for drivers violates its free speech rights