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Independent monitor: Aurora has made progress in racial bias in policing and documenting who police stop

· Oct. 28, 2025

Where does $20 million come from? Massive jury award will test George Floyd-era police reform law in higher courts

By Allison Sherry

· Oct. 28, 2025

He has the same disease as his patients. How a renowned lung cancer doctor is facing life and death

By Andrea Dukakis

· Oct. 28, 2025

Government and Politics

Colorado sues Trump administration over lost SNAP funding

· Oct. 28, 2025

Meet the Colorado woman who hiked the Colorado Trail after losing her federal government job

A woman in a pink jacket stands in a field with mountains and a cloudy background.

CPR News’ voter guide to the 2025 November election

By Colorado Public Radio Staff

Congress Shutdown

Government and Politics

Survey: Have you been impacted by the shutdown?

By Colorado Public Radio Staff

Health insurance premiums for 225,000 Coloradans are about to double

Hank Price, left, and Patrick Marcotte, of Solar Dynamics, in front of the parabolic solar collector they built

The Department of Energy said it was saving taxpayers $7.56 billion. The actual amount is much less

By Ishan Thakore

Ripple Cannabis Company co-founder Justin Singe

Potential for contaminated cannabis products in Colorado creates risk for buyers

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Denver Field Office Centennial

Federal cops spent weeks tracking young immigrants, was it for their safety, or to make deportation easier?

By Allison Sherry

Federal law enforcement outside the Cedar Run Apartments

ICE detention, deportation can deny justice in local criminal cases, frustrating prosecutors

By Ben Markus and Allison Sherry

Body-worn camera video shows a man with a long rifle approaching a person with their back to him

Despite efforts at reform, Colorado officers still shoot people at a high rate

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