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A suspicious package, requiring Denver’s bomb squad. Issues calling 911 from inside federal offices. A malfunctioning public address system that doesn’t reliably broadcast, whether that be for tornadoes or threats.  Democratic lawmakers are demanding answers from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over a series of security and safety issues at its regional headquarters… Read more »

For more than two decades, the Boys & Girls Club has been an important resource for Chaffee County families, providing a safe place for children while supporting working parents throughout the year. Last year, the organization served more than 920 children through its clubs in Salida and Buena Vista, offering far more than traditional child care through leadership development,… Read more »

A suspicious package, requiring Denver’s bomb squad. Issues calling 911 from inside federal offices. A malfunctioning public address system that doesn’t reliably broadcast, whether that be for tornadoes or threats.  Democratic lawmakers are demanding answers from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over a series of security and safety issues at its regional headquarters… Read more »

Democrats in the US House of Representatives quickly fired back on Monday after President Donald Trump called pending affordable housing legislation a “big yawn” compared to the attack on voting rights that he wants Republicans to pass. Trump last Wednesday canceled a planned signing ceremony for the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and demanded that Congress, which is narrowly… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — The fate of the most significant housing legislation in 30 years remains in limbo as the president has not budged on signing it. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump backed out of signing the bill after initially showing support, writing on Truth Social: “Today’s Housing News Conference and Signing is hereby canceled until such time as we pass the desperately needed… Read more »

Critics of HR 1 warned in a Zoom call Thursday that its impacts to patients and hospitals in rural Colorado will be enormous. The call was organized by the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, a nonprofit. HR 1, a sweeping bill that cut about $1 trillion from Medicaid and subsidies for health insurance, was passed about a year ago. U.S. Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado’s 6th congressional… Read more »

As the first anniversary of H.R. 1 approaches, Colorado Democrats and hospital executives say the law’s Medicaid reductions and eligibility rules are accelerating financial stress in a system where many facilities were already operating on the brink. Signed by President Trump on July 4 last year, H.R. 1, which the president has nicknamed the “one big beautiful bill,” includes a $1… Read more »

Anti-abortion advocates, including Republican lawmakers and state officials, want the EPA to review mifepristone as a water contaminant. Scientists say there’s no evidence it harms the environment or people. While there is no scientific evidence that abortion medication is contaminating Americans’ water supply, it has nonetheless become a central claim by the anti-abortion movement.… Read more »

It's been four months since a shooting incident at a Colorado medical clinic in the Jefferson County foothills forced that facility to shut its doors. On Monday morning, CommonSpirit Primary Care Evergreen reopened after making some changes. In February, a 62-year-old man took his own life after firing 19 rounds into the clinic with a shotgun and causing extensive damage. First… Read more »

In a memo obtained by Meidas Touch Network, a group of Members of Congress have demanded a list of people who have applied for taxpayer-funded payouts from the Trump Administration’s controversial $1.7 billion slush fund. The 3-page memo, which was submitted to the Justice Department and Treasury Department, said the “conflicting” statements from the Trump Administration about the future… Read more »