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Sunday, September 7, 2025

Jefferson County is using tax money to fight (and prevent) wildfires with 37 new hires

Jefferson County is standing up a 39-person crew to more effectively and more quickly tackle wildfires and perform mitigation work as it faces one of Colorado’s highest risks for home destruction.

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University of Denver ends DEI initiatives to protect funding, but chancellor says school isn’t ‘kowtowing’

Chancellor Jeremy Haefner told The Denver Post that inclusivity remains a core value at DU and vowed the federal government will not strongarm the campus into shirking from that.

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States move to protect vaccines in the face of attempts to remove mandates

Adults nationwide are now less likely to think immunizations are important.

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Justice Department talks about banning transgender gun owners spark fury across political spectrum

The move would all but certainly face immediate constitutional challenges if ever implemented.

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Trump executive order aims to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War

Without a change in law, Trump plans to authorize the Pentagon to use secondary titles.

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Trump administration investigates Medicaid spending on immigrants in Colorado and 5 other Democratic states

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is scouring payments covering health care for immigrants without legal status to ensure there isn’t any waste, fraud or abuse.

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Trump will seek ‘Department of War’ rebrand for Pentagon

Trump cannot formally change the name without legislation, which his administration will request from C