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Thursday, October 23, 2025

Polis urges food bank donations, seeks $10 million in state assistance as shutdown freezes SNAP benefits

More than 600,000 low-income Coloradans, half of whom are children, rely on SNAP benefits every month.

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Coloradans still don’t know what they’ll pay for marketplace insurance as open enrollment nears

Colorado insurance commissioner Michael warns premiums could rise 160% next year, with the hardest-hit households facing a $22,000 increase in their annual costs to maintain coverage.

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LA man shot by federal agents during arrest streams law enforcement activity on TikTok

He was shot in the elbow by agents during the encounter.

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US strikes eighth alleged drug-carrying boat, this time in the Pacific Ocean

The strike marks an expansion of the military’s targeting area in South American waters.

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Mayor extends Denver’s contract with Flock license-plate readers without council approval

In May, the council unanimously voted against a contract to extend the system over concerns that the technology is creating a surveillance network ripe for abuse.

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Trump is expected to host Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman next month, AP sources say

The trip is tentatively scheduled for Nov. 17-19.

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A judge told Gov. Jared Polis not to comply with an ICE subpoena. Polis’ attorneys say he still wants to.

In court filings, Gov. Jared Polis’ private attorneys have said they intend to turn over records on 10 businesses that employed several sponsors of unaccompanied children to ICE.