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Colorado voters: Child care funding measures could be coming to a ballot near you

By Ann Schimke, Chalkbeat Colorado

· Oct. 21, 2025

Colorado domestic violence deaths rise even as statewide homicides fall

· Oct. 21, 2025

Interior Department aims to cut almost 200 Colorado based jobs, per court filings

· Oct. 20, 2025

Layoffs hit Colorado programs for substance abuse and mental health services

· Oct. 20, 2025

Colorado is now testing for measles in wastewater

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CPR News’ voter guide to the 2025 November election

By Colorado Public Radio Staff

PHOTOS: ‘No Kings’ protesters around Colorado take cue from Portland, showing out with inflatable costumes

By Stephanie Rivera

Congress Shutdown

Government and Politics

Survey: Have you been impacted by the shutdown?

By Colorado Public Radio Staff

Life and Culture

Buena Vista’s Mt. Olivet Cemetery comes alive for lantern tour

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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