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David Zalubowski/APBefore the unrest around ICE raids in Minneapolis, states like Colorado had seen a surge in immigration detentions in the year since President Trump returned to office. Today on In The NoCo, a conversation with a lawmaker who’s pushing for stronger regulations on how ICE agents conduct themselves. -
Brennan Linsley/APThe Trump administration is seeking to dismantle NCAR, one of the world’s leading climate research centers that’s based in Boulder. Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse says it’s part of a broader war on science – and a political fight the Trump administration is picking with Colorado. Today on In The NoCo, Rep. Joe Neguse talks about his strategy to protect NCAR.
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Authorities say the parents of a 16-year-old boy who wounded two students at a Colorado high school with an old revolver won't be charged. Investigators looked at whether the parents of Desmond Holly could possibly be charged with allowing access to the gun. -
Sen. Hickenlooper, Rep. DeGette raise far more than other Democrats running against them. -
The measures add to this session’s slate of gun legislation, building on laws passed to tighten firearm regulations over the last several years. -
The representative body for academic faculty and a local chapter of the American Association of University Professors have both raised objections to Colorado State University's search process for Tony Frank's replacement. CSU maintains the internal search is the best way to find a qualified candidate. -
The skiingest state in the country will be well represented at the Winter Games in Italy.
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The states with Democratic AGs argue that federal agencies are side-stepping important environmental laws to carry out the executive order. -
Last year, lawmakers turned to the Congressional Review Act to overturn Biden-era resources plans. Now, the tool is being looked at to unwind other public lands management actions. -
As much of the Mountain West faces another dry winter, researchers are turning their attention underground to the water many communities rely on but rarely see. -
Advocates worry this delay could signal a future attempt from the Trump administration to take grizzlies off the endangered species list. -
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Nevada voters will weigh in on reproductive rights. So might Wyoming and Idaho residents.
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