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Friday, January 9, 2026

Colorado, 4 other states sue Trump administration for withholding billions in social safety net funds

In Colorado, the frozen funds amount to more than $300 million meant to help with child care, social services and low-income families.

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Vance calls killing of Minneapolis woman from Colorado by an ICE officer ‘a tragedy of her own making’

Vance said he wasn’t worried about prejudging the investigation into the death of Renee Good.

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Colorado attorney general expands lawsuit to challenge Trump ‘revenge campaign’ against state

“We’ve never seen an administration act in a way that is so flatly violating the Constitution and disrespecting state sovereign authority,” Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said.

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Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say

The Portland Police Bureau said its officers found a man and woman with gunshot wounds.

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Democratic lawmakers will resurrect vetoed labor bill with an eye toward Colorado’s next governor

“I don’t know if that’s enough to get him to change his veto,” Rep. Javier Mabrey said of outgoing Gov. Jared Polis, “but maybe if we fail this year, we can get it done next year.”

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What we know about Renée Good, the Colorado-born woman killed by ICE agent in Minneapolis

Renée Good and her partner had moved to Minneapolis last year from Kansas City, Missouri, her ex-husband said.

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U.S. House refuses to override Trump veto of bill that would’ve helped fund Colorado water pipeline

The House refused Thursday to override President Donald Trump’s vetoes of two low-profile bil