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Schools and libraries are seeing unprecedented attempts to pull books, deemed controversial by some, off the shelves. A new study finds those books are often about and by diverse people.
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Libertarian activist Jon Caldara has withdrawn a ballot initiative to repeal Senate Bill 157, which the legislature passed in March to exempt state lawmakers from parts of the Open Meetings Law.
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Greg Lopez won the special election last week to fill the remainder of former Congressman Ken Buck’s term representing Colorado’s Fourth Congressional District. He wants to prioritize immigration, economic and water policy, and supports a full, national ban on abortion.
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A lawsuit in Boulder challenging the city's camping ban is facing likely dismissal after last week's U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on a similar ordinance in Oregon. The ACLU of Colorado filed the lawsuit in 2022 claiming Boulder's ban amounted to cruel and unusual punishment. The lawsuit wants to stop enforcement of the ban if shelter space is not available. John Herrick from the Boulder Reporting Lab joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to get more on the story.
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Starting on Monday, new state laws will ban firearms in so-called “sensitive spaces” and remove local limits on how many people can live together. The measures are among more than a dozen new state laws going into effect next week.
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The decision means cities can now enforce anti-camping bans in public even if not enough shelter beds are available, and could have major implications for how localities approach homelessness.
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Colorado is facing a multi-million-dollar budget deficit. The state's fiscal year is ending in a potential $164 million hole. And according to the Joint Budget Committee, that is likely to get worse, even if the state taps into rainy-day funding to offset some of the losses. The Colorado Sun Politics Reporter Brian Eason joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to get more on the story.
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Former Republican U.S. Rep. Ken Buck resigned from Congress frustrated by a flank of the GOP's unwavering devotion to former President Donald Trump. Now he will likely be replaced by one of their most boisterous leaders, Rep. Lauren Boebert.
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The Associated Press called Northern Colorado’s Fourth and Eighth Congressional District Republican primaries for Lauren Boebert and Gabe Evans within minutes of polls closing. Winners were also called in the Third and Fifth Congressional Districts.
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U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert faces her first election in a Republican primary since she fled a tough reelection bid in Colorado and ran in a more favorably red congressional district across the state.