Caitlyn Kim
@caitlynkim.bsky.social
Colorado Public Radio DC-based Reporter. Spent some time editing with NPR's Washington Desk. Former NPRWeekend, WNYC, WNPR, KQED, & WAMC. Always public radio.
More Argentina beef imports won't do much to ease costs for consumers, according to experts share.google/RDtWOMifVGDB...
More Argentina beef imports won't do much to ease costs for consumers, according to experts
Taming runaway U.S. beef prices will require more than stepping up imports, economists said. Here's the key to cutting costs.
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February 10, 2026 at 3:25 AM
More Argentina beef imports won't do much to ease costs for consumers, according to experts share.google/RDtWOMifVGDB...
The Senate is voting to involve cloture on the nom of Daniel Burrows of Colorado to be an Assistant Attorney General. Vote is still open, but CO Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper both voted No.
February 9, 2026 at 11:13 PM
The Senate is voting to involve cloture on the nom of Daniel Burrows of Colorado to be an Assistant Attorney General. Vote is still open, but CO Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper both voted No.
Sand Creek Massacre Foundation alleges ICE actions echo the federal government’s treatment of Native Americans www.cpr.org/2026/02/09/s... via @krccnews.bsky.social’s Briana Heaney
Sand Creek Massacre Foundation alleges ICE actions echo the federal government's treatment of Native Americans
The foundation was created more than 150 years after the Sand Creek Massacre when the US army open-fired on 230 unsuspecting Native Americans.
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February 9, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Sand Creek Massacre Foundation alleges ICE actions echo the federal government’s treatment of Native Americans www.cpr.org/2026/02/09/s... via @krccnews.bsky.social’s Briana Heaney
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Schumer says “the clock is ticking” on Republicans to respond to Democrats’ ICE proposals
“Since Saturday, the ball has been in the Republicans’ court. We have no idea which of our proposals they will accept and which they reject”
Republicans are working on a response
“Since Saturday, the ball has been in the Republicans’ court. We have no idea which of our proposals they will accept and which they reject”
Republicans are working on a response
February 9, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Schumer says “the clock is ticking” on Republicans to respond to Democrats’ ICE proposals
“Since Saturday, the ball has been in the Republicans’ court. We have no idea which of our proposals they will accept and which they reject”
Republicans are working on a response
“Since Saturday, the ball has been in the Republicans’ court. We have no idea which of our proposals they will accept and which they reject”
Republicans are working on a response
ICYMI: Is the Trump Administration's actions towards #Colorado punishment or a matter of policy? That's what Purplish w/ @bentebirkeland.bsky.social, @taydolven.bsky.social & I, talk about. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c... or wherever you listen to your pods. #copolitics
Colorado in Trump’s crosshairs
Podcast Episode · Purplish · 02/06/2026 · 31m
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February 9, 2026 at 9:18 PM
ICYMI: Is the Trump Administration's actions towards #Colorado punishment or a matter of policy? That's what Purplish w/ @bentebirkeland.bsky.social, @taydolven.bsky.social & I, talk about. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c... or wherever you listen to your pods. #copolitics
On Monday the House will vote on its housing reform package. At the end of last year, I spoke w/ Rep Pettersen abt the package — what’s in it and what’s not: www.cpr.org/2025/12/30/h... #copolitics
Will 2026 be the year for housing reform? Rep. Pettersen hopes ‘yes’
Pettersen has bills in both the Senate and House housing packages, as the two chambers work to see if they can reach an agreement on how to address the housing crisis.
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February 8, 2026 at 9:57 PM
On Monday the House will vote on its housing reform package. At the end of last year, I spoke w/ Rep Pettersen abt the package — what’s in it and what’s not: www.cpr.org/2025/12/30/h... #copolitics
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In 2021, I FOIA’d the database of USPS’s New Deal art, and each work’s condition.
In 2022, records came back with a massive spreadsheet & 1,700+ historical photos.
In 2024, I wrote the first draft of this story, at home in bed with Covid.
And now, we can finally bring you the full project.
In 2022, records came back with a massive spreadsheet & 1,700+ historical photos.
In 2024, I wrote the first draft of this story, at home in bed with Covid.
And now, we can finally bring you the full project.
The disappearing art gallery in your post office
The U.S. Postal Service is home to thousands of historic works of art in post offices nationwide. Hundreds have been lost, sold or destroyed.
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February 8, 2026 at 2:19 PM
In 2021, I FOIA’d the database of USPS’s New Deal art, and each work’s condition.
In 2022, records came back with a massive spreadsheet & 1,700+ historical photos.
In 2024, I wrote the first draft of this story, at home in bed with Covid.
And now, we can finally bring you the full project.
In 2022, records came back with a massive spreadsheet & 1,700+ historical photos.
In 2024, I wrote the first draft of this story, at home in bed with Covid.
And now, we can finally bring you the full project.
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President Trump’s allies are offering access to him and other perks to donors who give at least $1 million to a new group supporting flashy initiatives he is planning around the U.S.’s 250th birthday, according to documents and interviews.
For $1 Million, Donors to U.S.A. Birthday Group Offered Access to Trump
A new organization blessed by the president is raising money for events and projects that will put a Trumpian spin on the nation’s semiquincentennial.
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February 8, 2026 at 4:15 PM
President Trump’s allies are offering access to him and other perks to donors who give at least $1 million to a new group supporting flashy initiatives he is planning around the U.S.’s 250th birthday, according to documents and interviews.
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In an explosive crash near the top of the downhill course in Cortina, Vonn landed a jump perpendicular to the slope and tumbled to a stop shortly below. n.pr/4qn1Yty
US ski star Lindsey Vonn crashes in Olympic downhill race
In an explosive crash near the top of the downhill course in Cortina, Vonn landed a jump perpendicular to the slope and tumbled to a stop shortly below.
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February 8, 2026 at 2:30 PM
In an explosive crash near the top of the downhill course in Cortina, Vonn landed a jump perpendicular to the slope and tumbled to a stop shortly below. n.pr/4qn1Yty
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👀 What if I told you there was a hidden art gallery scattered across the country?
What if I told you some of its treasures had vanished?
What if I told you that I found them?
A project three years in the making (🎁 gift link):
What if I told you some of its treasures had vanished?
What if I told you that I found them?
A project three years in the making (🎁 gift link):
The disappearing art gallery in your post office
The U.S. Postal Service is home to thousands of historic works of art in post offices nationwide. Hundreds have been lost, sold or destroyed.
wapo.st
February 8, 2026 at 2:08 PM
👀 What if I told you there was a hidden art gallery scattered across the country?
What if I told you some of its treasures had vanished?
What if I told you that I found them?
A project three years in the making (🎁 gift link):
What if I told you some of its treasures had vanished?
What if I told you that I found them?
A project three years in the making (🎁 gift link):
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NEW: FCC Chair Brendan Carr announces his support for the acquisition of TEGNA (parent company of 9NEWS) by Nexstar (parent of Fox31) hours after President Trump said the deal will “help knock out the Fake News.”
February 8, 2026 at 1:00 AM
NEW: FCC Chair Brendan Carr announces his support for the acquisition of TEGNA (parent company of 9NEWS) by Nexstar (parent of Fox31) hours after President Trump said the deal will “help knock out the Fake News.”
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Saturday night news.
BREAKING: Washington Post publisher Will Lewis said Saturday that he’s stepping down, three days after the troubled newspaper said that it was laying off one-third of its staff.
Washington Post publisher Will Lewis says he's stepping down, days after big layoffs at the paper
Washington Post publisher Will Lewis says he’s stepping down, three days after the troubled newspaper said that it was laying off one-third of its staff.
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February 8, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Saturday night news.
Trump’s comments on nationalizing elections worry Colorado election officials www.cpr.org/2026/02/05/t... #copolitics
Trump’s comments on nationalizing elections worry Colorado election officials
The head of the Colorado County Clerks Association calls the president’s suggestion to nationalize elections concerning.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Trump’s comments on nationalizing elections worry Colorado election officials www.cpr.org/2026/02/05/t... #copolitics
A JBS meatpackers strike would be the latest blow to your grocery budget www.cpr.org/2026/02/05/j... via @cprmarkus.bsky.social
A JBS meatpackers strike would be the latest blow to your grocery budget
Workers at the Greeley plant voted to authorize a strike over pay and pace of work.
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February 5, 2026 at 11:23 PM
A JBS meatpackers strike would be the latest blow to your grocery budget www.cpr.org/2026/02/05/j... via @cprmarkus.bsky.social
Colorado Springs dropped from list of U.S. Census test sites www.cpr.org/2026/02/05/c... via @boycedan.bsky.social
Colorado Springs dropped from list of U.S. Census test sites
The March test was expected to hire 1,900 local temporary workers.
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February 5, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Colorado Springs dropped from list of U.S. Census test sites www.cpr.org/2026/02/05/c... via @boycedan.bsky.social
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NEW: The U.S. Postal Service — which generally receives no tax dollars to keep running and relies on stamp and service fees — posted a net loss of $1.3 billion in this fiscal year’s first quarter, which includes its busiest season in December 2025, CFO Luke Grossmann told USPS' governing board
February 5, 2026 at 8:45 PM
NEW: The U.S. Postal Service — which generally receives no tax dollars to keep running and relies on stamp and service fees — posted a net loss of $1.3 billion in this fiscal year’s first quarter, which includes its busiest season in December 2025, CFO Luke Grossmann told USPS' governing board
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Workers at the JBS meatpacking plant voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to authorize an unfair labor practice strike against the company, alleging illegal conduct at the bargaining table and inside the plant.
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JBS workers in Greeley vote overwhelmingly to authorize strike
The timing of a potential walkout, which would be the first in the Greeley plant’s history, will be determined at a later date.
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February 5, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Workers at the JBS meatpacking plant voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to authorize an unfair labor practice strike against the company, alleging illegal conduct at the bargaining table and inside the plant.
www.denverpost.com/2026/02/05/j...
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Shay said the idea is for men to simply bond over a meal somewhere other than online.
“Have conversations that aren't keyboard warriors,” he said, “and having conversations that feel really authentic and very human.”
www.cpr.org/2026/02/05/c... via @codaleynews.bsky.social
“Have conversations that aren't keyboard warriors,” he said, “and having conversations that feel really authentic and very human.”
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In rural Colorado, some men are taking their troubles and putting them on the table
Dude Talk Dinners allow guys to meet offline, share a meal and talk about real life — jobs, stress, relationships.
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February 5, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Shay said the idea is for men to simply bond over a meal somewhere other than online.
“Have conversations that aren't keyboard warriors,” he said, “and having conversations that feel really authentic and very human.”
www.cpr.org/2026/02/05/c... via @codaleynews.bsky.social
“Have conversations that aren't keyboard warriors,” he said, “and having conversations that feel really authentic and very human.”
www.cpr.org/2026/02/05/c... via @codaleynews.bsky.social
Former Denver Police chief Paul Pazen to run for City Council denverite.com/2026/02/04/p... via @andyknny.bsky.social @denverite.bsky.social #copolitics
Former Denver Police chief Paul Pazen to run for City Council
Paul Pazen hopes to succeed Kevin Flynn in District 2, which covers southwest Denver.
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February 5, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Former Denver Police chief Paul Pazen to run for City Council denverite.com/2026/02/04/p... via @andyknny.bsky.social @denverite.bsky.social #copolitics
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NEW: In a bipartisan vote, the House Oversight Committee advanced a bill by @repkweisimfume.bsky.social calling for domestic mail-in ballot envelopes to include a standardized barcode that would allow voters to track ballots, starting with this year's federal election
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February 4, 2026 at 11:30 PM
NEW: In a bipartisan vote, the House Oversight Committee advanced a bill by @repkweisimfume.bsky.social calling for domestic mail-in ballot envelopes to include a standardized barcode that would allow voters to track ballots, starting with this year's federal election
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Crime, budget challenges and blight among Pueblo Mayor Heather Graham’s greatest concerns www.cpr.org/2026/02/04/p... #copolitics
Crime, budget challenges and blight among Pueblo Mayor Heather Graham’s greatest concerns
Here's what the mayor said in the Pueblo State of the City.
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February 4, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Crime, budget challenges and blight among Pueblo Mayor Heather Graham’s greatest concerns www.cpr.org/2026/02/04/p... #copolitics
“Jake, when he first got it, was calling all of his friends and a couple of times they set up playdates … where like 10 of them would show up and play soccer. And that’s exactly what we wanted.”
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www.cpr.org/2026/02/04/t... via @allisonsherry.bsky.social
Can ‘Tin Can’ be the answer to delaying smartphone use? Some Colorado families are giving it a try
An old-school landline powered by new tech may delay kids' introduction to social media. The Tin Can phone may help forestall smartphone introduction for kids.
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February 4, 2026 at 10:13 PM
“Jake, when he first got it, was calling all of his friends and a couple of times they set up playdates … where like 10 of them would show up and play soccer. And that’s exactly what we wanted.”
www.cpr.org/2026/02/04/t... via @allisonsherry.bsky.social
www.cpr.org/2026/02/04/t... via @allisonsherry.bsky.social
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Lee H. Hamilton, an Indiana Democrat who won bipartisan respect for his integrity and foreign policy expertise during 34 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, died Feb. 3. He was 94.
Lee Hamilton, foreign policy leader in Congress, dies at 94
President Barack Obama called the Indiana Democrat “one of the most influential voices on international relations and American national security.”
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February 4, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Lee H. Hamilton, an Indiana Democrat who won bipartisan respect for his integrity and foreign policy expertise during 34 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, died Feb. 3. He was 94.
Sen and House Dems lay out their “common sense” demands for DHS funding, including:
1) no roving patrols
2) use of body cameras
3) use of judicial warrants
4) IDs & no masks “except in extraordinary and unusual circumstances.”
1) no roving patrols
2) use of body cameras
3) use of judicial warrants
4) IDs & no masks “except in extraordinary and unusual circumstances.”
February 4, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Sen and House Dems lay out their “common sense” demands for DHS funding, including:
1) no roving patrols
2) use of body cameras
3) use of judicial warrants
4) IDs & no masks “except in extraordinary and unusual circumstances.”
1) no roving patrols
2) use of body cameras
3) use of judicial warrants
4) IDs & no masks “except in extraordinary and unusual circumstances.”