Federal Harm
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No Kings now has more than 40 events planned for Oct. 17 in Colorado
A coalition of faith, labor, civil rights and progressive organizations called No Kings has held a series of protests across the country against what it calls attempted tyranny by the federal government.
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Coloradans are losing Medicaid. Here’s how Gabe Evans voted on health care
As thousands of Coloradans lose Medicaid under a law Rep. Gabe Evans backed, he also voted against restoring federal help that lowered marketplace insurance costs.
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The Colorado Republicans who gave ICE $113.5 billion
Colorado’s four House Republicans voted to give ICE an unprecedented $113.5 billion, while blocking the very enforcement safeguards some of them promoted publicly.
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Feds target funding for first-generation Colorado college students
The Trump administration aims to eliminate a series of programs helping disadvantaged college students complete degrees beyond high school.
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A court fight could erase Colorado’s only check on ICE’s warrantless arrests
A federal appeals court is weighing whether ICE has to prove someone is a flight risk before arresting them without a warrant — a question CO-8’s Gabe Evans and Manny Rutinel answer differently.
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Hudson residents join lawsuit against town over ICE detention center zoning
The town of Hudson has refused for months to take any steps to review and enforce its zoning code as it applies to a planned immigration detention center there, say the plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking to block the facility — and three Hudson residents are now joining them.
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The real math behind CO-8’s Medicaid ad war
Two outside groups are spending big in CO-8 over the same 2025 law—one calling it the largest rural health investment in history, the other warning of a 195% premium spike. We checked both claims against the state’s own numbers and found two Greeley and Brighton hospitals—and hundreds of thousands of Coloradans—caught in the middle.
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DOGE cuts, crowds stressing national parks across Colorado
At the most popular parks, visitors are navigating throngs of tourists, noise, long lines and packed parking lots.
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Everything you need to know about Colorado’s 2026 ballot measures
From fentanyl penalties to school sports, Colorado voters face a high-stakes slate of statewide decisions on Nov. 3.
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Proposed changes could erase local voices protecting Colorado’s historic sites
If approved, changes to the National Historic Preservation Act would make state and tribal input optional, not required, before agencies approve projects near historic sites.
