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Saturday, January 24, 2026

WATCH: Reporter Nick Coltrain on what happened this week in the Colorado legislature

Denver Post politics reporter Nick Coltrain talks about what’s happening in the Colorado legislature. Find a recap of this week’s stories below the video.

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Voters to decide if law enforcement must work with immigration officials

Initiative 95, backed by the conservative Advance Colorado Institute, was cleared for the ballot Friday afternoon.

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Denver opens cold-weather shelter at former hotel amid squabble between mayor, council

“It’s the mayor’s responsibility to run the city as the executive. And if he doesn’t run the city as the executive, then … we might need to switch seats,” Denver City Councilwoman Shontel Lewis said.

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Vance touts the Trump administration’s record against abortion at a Washington rally

From the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV sent a message of support to participants in the march.

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US carries out first known strike on alleged drug boat since Maduro’s capture

U.S. Southern Command said the strike killed two people and left one survivor.

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ICE investigates after Colorado group says agents left ‘death cards’ in arrested immigrants’ abandoned cars

Immigration agents operating near Vail left branded ace of spades playing cards in cars left behind after immigrants’ arrests this week, an advocacy group alleged. ICE is investigating.

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Judge rules Trump administration must keep funding child care subsidies in Colorado — for now

The judge said he’d decide later whether the money is to remain in place while a challenge to cutting it off works its way through the courts.

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