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July 7, 2025: Trump tax bill’s impact on you, CU regent censured after dispute over racist images, new area code

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University of Colorado Regent Wanda James reacts to being censured by CU’s Board of Regents
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At Brother Jeff’s Cultural Center in Denver, University of Colorado Regent Wanda James reacts to being censured by CU’s Board of Regents, during a vote held remotely by video on July 2, 2025.

Congress’ and President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill is now law. We’ll explain what it means for Coloradans. Then, a regent who criticized research from her own university system has been censured, for only the second time in the system’s history. Her authority as a regent has been cut back as a result. Plus, a new area code for Colorado phone lines.

This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Jo Erickson, Mateo Schimpf, and Stephanie Wolf. The executive producer is Rachel Estabrook. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

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