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Caitlyn Kim
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Colorado Public Radio DC-based Reporter. Spent some time editing with NPR's Washington Desk. Former NPRWeekend, WNYC, WNPR, KQED, & WAMC. Always public radio.
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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
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Saturday night news.
February 8, 2026 at 12:14 AM
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
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
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
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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
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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
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.”

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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
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
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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
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
“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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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
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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
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.”
February 4, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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If you are able, The Post's union has started a layoff fund for those fired by the world's fourth-richest man today. gofund.me/a310d0286
Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
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February 4, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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Let’s remember Lummis owns $$$ worth of BTC. Of freakin’ course she wants the government to buy.
SOME GOP LAWMAKERS PUSH TREASURY TO BUY BITCOIN Senator Cynthia Lummis has suggested Bessent buy Bitcoin using U.S. gold reserves. She told reporters last year she raised the idea with him and would support action under existing executive authority.
February 4, 2026 at 4:10 PM
The SAVE Act will likely be issue/sticking point in DHS negotiations. Requires proof of citizenship (in-person) & an updated version also requires voter ID (in person) to vote. I did a story on the bill the last time it came up & guardrails already in place: www.cpr.org/2024/09/09/c...
Congress returns with election demands at the center of a looming funding battle
House Republicans are trying a new tactic to advance a bill that would require a passport, birth certificate or other proof of citizenship to vote.
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February 4, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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WaPo's Matt Murray told staff the paper is shuttering sports, moving remaining staff to features, shrinking foreign coverage, restructuring metro, closing books coverage, suspending Post Reports podcast

“Whole company now waiting for a live or die email” one staffer said

More in tonight’s Status
February 4, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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The Washington Post embarked on severe cuts despite appeals by the newsroom to owner Jeff Bezos. The paper is to narrow its focus largely to politics and national security. n.pr/4qAlWBj
Bezos orders deep job cuts at 'Washington Post'
The Washington Post embarked on severe cuts despite appeals by the newsroom to owner Jeff Bezos. The paper is to narrow its focus largely to politics and national security.
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February 4, 2026 at 2:29 PM
The family of Pueblo man held by the Taliban for a year is still working for his release www.cpr.org/2026/02/04/d... #copolitics
The family of Pueblo man held by the Taliban for a year is still working for his release
Dennis Coyle’s sister says he was trying to help Afghan communities when he was wrongfully detained.
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February 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
ICYMI: From a South Dakota stage to a national platform: The winding road that got Tina Peters on the President’s radar www.cpr.org/2026/01/30/t... #copolitics
The winding road that got Tina Peters on the President’s radar
Peters’ questions about the 2020 election have since yielded the focus of the White House and a flood of questions for Colorado’s governor.
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February 4, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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Denver-based Voyager Technologies is building a manufacturing, operations and testing complex.
Construction begins on new space and defense technology facility at PuebloPlex
Denver-based Voyager Technologies is building a manufacturing, operations and testing complex.
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February 4, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Colorado responds to major avian flu outbreak in Weld County www.cpr.org/2026/02/03/w...
State responds to major avian flu outbreak in Weld County
The Department of Ag will cull over one million birds after the virus was detected last week.
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February 4, 2026 at 12:30 AM
What a swing House district in Colorado shows about Republicans’ immigration fallout in the midterms www.cpr.org/2026/02/03/8... #copolitics
What a swing House district in Colorado shows about Republicans' immigration fallout in the midterms
President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in Minnesota is rattling voters in a highly competitive swing district in northern Colorado.
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February 4, 2026 at 12:03 AM
“Beyond my personal situation, is the bigger question of how they misuse their powers to target innocent victims across the board,” he wrote one attorney. “If this goes unchallenged, we are all complicit or vulnerable in allowing the Government to abuse its powers.” wapo.st/4rtfCw8
Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon
Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenas to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups.
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February 3, 2026 at 11:31 PM