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Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Douglas County voters defeat home-rule measure in lopsided outcome

Douglas County voters in a special election Tuesday soundly rejected a ballot measure that would have given the county a crack at assuming home-rule authority.

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What’s in and out of Trump’s big bill as Senate races to meet Fourth of July deadline

House Speaker Mike Johnson told lawmakers to keep their schedules “flexible.”

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Colorado will give $3 million grant to boost local naloxone supply as new data show drop in overdose deaths

Colorado will use $3 million from the state’s opioid settlement fund to provide the overdose-reversal drug naloxone to local organizations, Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Tuesday.

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Early US intelligence report suggests US strikes only set back Iran’s nuclear program by months

The report found that the Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites were not totally destroyed.

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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to clear the way for a South Sudan-bound deportation flight

Attorneys for the migrants say they could face ‘imprisonment, torture and even death’ if sent to South Sudan.

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Senate rulekeeper blocks public lands sales — including in Colorado — from Republican budget bill

A GOP budget bill provision that would mandate the sale of federal public lands across the West — including in Colorado — doesn’t meet reconciliation rules, the Senate rulekeeper decided.

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Justice Department official suggested ignoring court orders on deportations, whistleblower claims

The filing seeks an investigation into the claims about Emil Bove.

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Powell says Fed rate cut is on hold even as Trump demands cuts

Fed policymakers want to see what happens over the next couple of months before making any changes.

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Fragile ceasefire appears to hold between Iran and Israel as Trump vents frustration with both sides

Trump said in his view both sides had violated the nascent agreement.

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Denver extends Salvation Army’s Crossroads shelter contract — for now — after protest, pushback