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Congressional Republicans defy expectations and send megabill to Trump

What to know about West Nile virus ahead of your holiday weekend in Colorado

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Government and Politics

‘Let’s try for something better than this bill,’ Colorado political and health leaders say as GOP federal budget bill nears passage

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Government and Politics

Protesters stage sit-in over federal spending bill outside Rep. Hurd’s Grand Junction office

Pikes Peak looms over Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs

Report on life in Pikes Peak region found job growth, high satisfaction with outdoor recreation, but a rise in adult obesity

By Havalin Haskell

A hospital room at Denver Health. Jan. 1, 2025.

Colorado joins 19 other states to stop transfer of Medicaid data to federal health and immigration agencies

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A key rural hospital in La Junta is laying people off with deep federal Medicaid cuts looming

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“It saved my life.” Public health groups express relief as Colorado AG directs $3 million in opioid settlement funds to overdose reversal kits

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What does a baby’s babbling tell you about their future intelligence? CU researchers say a lot

By Jenny Brundin

Medicare Health Insurance

Federal request for Medicaid data has advocacy groups raising safety, health and privacy concerns

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Colorado’s new law protects vaccine recommendations from RFK Jr.’s CDC overhaul

Colorado Psychedelic Church

Life and Culture

This church holds psychedelic rituals. But that’s not what keeps people coming back

By Hayley Sanchez

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Colorado leaders, hospitals paint bleak picture of Medicaid cuts if GOP bill becomes law

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Psychedelic Science conference returns to Denver

By Kiara DeMare

A negative pressure room inside St. Joseph Hospital

Survey shows strong majority of Coloradans back Medicaid as GOP Congress weighs deep cuts to the program

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