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Denver Post Politics@denverpolitics · 4 h

Colorado cops bust 206 drivers for using cellphones in first 6 months of new ban trib.al/TuHLTlj

denverpolitics's tweet card. Colorado law enforcement officers cited more than 200 drivers for using cellphones while behind the wheel during the first six months of the state’s new ban on drivers’ hand-held use of…

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Denver Post Politics@denverpolitics · Jul 24

Appeals court finds Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship unconstitutional, upholds block trib.al/ONtuZBh

denverpolitics's tweet card. The ruling affirms a lower-court decision that blocked its enforcement nationwide.

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Denver Post Politics@denverpolitics · Jul 23

House Democrats launch bid to subpoena Justice Department for Epstein files trib.al/NgA7W89

denverpolitics's tweet card. Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana told reporters he expected the motion for the subpoena to pass with some changes.

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Denver Post Politics@denverpolitics · Jul 23

Tracking Medicaid patients’ work status may prove difficult for states trib.al/LtjaZ9V

denverpolitics's tweet card. Previous attempts at implementing work requirements have cost states millions in administrative and consulting fees.

Denver Post Politics@denverpolitics · Jul 23

From tech podcasts to policy: Trump’s new AI plan leans heavily on Silicon Valley industry ideas trib.al/RRTmO83

denverpolitics's tweet card. President Trump is unveiling an “AI Action Plan,” shaped by Silicon Valley tech leaders who supported his campaign.

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Denver Post Politics@denverpolitics · Jul 23

Denver advances now-$935 million list of projects for buildings, parks, Red Rocks — and roads near Burnham Yard trib.al/fY448xD

denverpolitics's tweet card. “I think it is ready,” Councilman Darrell Watson said. “And we do not have time to delay this anymore.” But other council members still have some concerns about the bond pac…

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Denver Post Politics@denverpolitics · Jul 22

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis drops plans for Capitol pedestrian bridge after more than 82,000 people reject it trib.al/WemoREP

denverpolitics's tweet card. Gov. Jared Polis is dropping his plans to build a $29.5 million pedestrian bridge on the state Capitol’s grounds after Coloradans overwhelmingly rejected the proposal in a recent survey.

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Denver Post Politics@denverpolitics · Jul 22

Colorado officials have turned over records to ICE four times this year — including once by mistake trib.al/URVJl64

denverpolitics's tweet card. “We are implementing procedures to ensure that erroneous sharing does not happen in the future,” a spokeswoman for Gov. Jared Polis wrote to The Denver Post.

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Denver Post Politics@denverpolitics · Jul 22

House ending session early as Republicans clash over Epstein vote trib.al/vBrsvWU

denverpolitics's tweet card. House Speaker Mike Johnson is rebuffing pressure to act on the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

Denver Post Politics@denverpolitics · Jul 22

Former Colorado state senator faces felony charge for actions in Senate ethics probe trib.al/IrBxY6X

denverpolitics's tweet card. A former state senator who allegedly faked at least two letters of support to defend herself in an ethics probe has been charged in a criminal case with attempting to influence a public servant.

Denver Post Politics@denverpolitics · Jul 22

Trump’s Labor Department proposes more than 60 rule changes in a push to deregulate workplaces trib.al/1y4K73x

denverpolitics's tweet card. The Labor Department says the goal is to deliver on President Trump’s commitment to restore American prosperity through deregulation.

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Denver Post Politics@denverpolitics · Jul 22

U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans has joined latest immigration reform attempt. Will it succeed as enforcement surges? trib.al/Cz1WoIh

denverpolitics's tweet card. “This is a bill for people who want the accountability of earning a path to some sort of legal status,” said U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans, thus far the only Colorado lawmaker to sign on to the …

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Denver Post Politics@denverpolitics · Jul 22

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston calls for “learned hopefulness” on homelessness, housing, other challenges trib.al/FMiVCZf

denverpolitics's tweet card. Mayor Mike Johnston urged Denverites to embrace a “learned hopefulness” as an antidote to the challenges Colorado’s largest city faces, including housing affordability and downtow…

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Denver Post Politics@denverpolitics · Jul 22

Banishing a reporter: Trump escalates battle with Wall Street Journal over Epstein story trib.al/ljfeXvR

denverpolitics's tweet card. A Journal reporter was removed from the pool covering the president’s trip this weekend.

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Denver Post Politics@denverpolitics · Jul 21

Budget office says Trump’s tax law will add $3.4 trillion to deficits, leave 10 million uninsured trib.al/5nbf347

denverpolitics's tweet card. The political struggle over the law’s impact on the economy, healthcare and government programs begins.

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Denver Post Politics@denverpolitics · Jul 21

Trump ‘caught off guard’ by recent Israeli strikes, White House says trib.al/1crGCkB

denverpolitics's tweet card. Her comments were a rare suggestion of daylight between Trump and the Israeli prime minister.

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Denver Post Politics@denverpolitics · Jul 21

ICE denies U.S. Rep. Jason Crow entry to Aurora detention facility, congressman says trib.al/Sh19OZS

denverpolitics's tweet card. U.S. Rep. Jason Crow was denied entry to a federal immigration detention facility in Aurora over the weekend in apparent violation of federal law, the congressman’s office said.

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Denver Post Politics@denverpolitics · Jul 21

Texas Republicans aim to redraw House districts at Trump’s urging, but there’s a risk trib.al/ySzw9Ha

denverpolitics's tweet card. Texas Republicans are poised to redraw the state’s congressional map.

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Denver Post Politics@denverpolitics · Jul 19

Did money or politics cause Colbert cancellation? Either way, the economics are tough for TV trib.al/5B9SDSt

denverpolitics's tweet card. TV is rapidly losing eyeballs to streaming services and making hard decisions about programming.

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Denver Post Politics@denverpolitics · Jul 18

Colorado set to receive nearly $13 million after Trump administration releases some frozen K-12 funding trib.al/sIgBuvg

denverpolitics's tweet card. “What this preserves is a safe and warm place for kids, and it also preserves what we view as a key plank in economic stability for the community that allows parents to keep working a full da…