Jon Murray
@jonmurraydp.bsky.social
Senior editor for public affairs at @denverpost.com. Into politics, cities, transportation and running. @jonmurray on X, @jonmurrio on Threads. Contact: jmurray(at)denverpost .com.
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Dean Coombs still uses a rare, 105-year-old linotype machine to produce his weekly newspaper — circulation 380 — in south-central Colorado. “I’m not going to give up on this newspaper. I don’t know why. I’m not a person of change.”
Saguache Crescent newspaper survives doing things the old way
“We remember the past. We remember the good times. We want to keep that going.”
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December 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Dean Coombs still uses a rare, 105-year-old linotype machine to produce his weekly newspaper — circulation 380 — in south-central Colorado. “I’m not going to give up on this newspaper. I don’t know why. I’m not a person of change.”
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Breaking: Jeanette Vizguerra, the immigrant activist who’s been detained since March, has been granted bail, her legal team says. $5,000 with no monitoring restrictions. She’ll likely be out in 24-48 hours.
December 21, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Breaking: Jeanette Vizguerra, the immigrant activist who’s been detained since March, has been granted bail, her legal team says. $5,000 with no monitoring restrictions. She’ll likely be out in 24-48 hours.
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
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The “Warrior Dividend” Trump announced during his televised address to the nation is not a Christmas bonus made possible by tariff revenues, as the president suggested. The $1,776 payments to troops come from a congressionally-approved housing supplement — money they were already set to receive
Trump’s new $1,776 ‘Warrior Dividend’ to troops is coming from Pentagon funding, not tariffs
It’s not a Christmas bonus made possible by tariff revenues, as the president suggested.
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December 20, 2025 at 3:28 AM
The “Warrior Dividend” Trump announced during his televised address to the nation is not a Christmas bonus made possible by tariff revenues, as the president suggested. The $1,776 payments to troops come from a congressionally-approved housing supplement — money they were already set to receive
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Colorado’s U.S. senators derail government funding votes over dismantling of NCAR by Trump trib.al/31QMTsA
Colorado’s U.S. senators derail government funding votes over dismantling of NCAR by Trump
President Trump’s “reckless decision to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research will have lasting, devastating impacts across the country,” Sens. John Hickenlooper …
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December 19, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Colorado’s U.S. senators derail government funding votes over dismantling of NCAR by Trump trib.al/31QMTsA
Latest: State Sen. Faith Winter, killed in car crash last month, caused the collision and was legally drunk at that time, investigators found in a newly released report. www.denverpost.com/2025/12/19/c... via @denverpost.com
State senator killed in car crash caused collision and was legally drunk at that time, investigators find
State Sen. Faith Winter was intoxicated and at fault for the November car accident in which she was killed, Arapahoe County investigators said Friday.
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December 19, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Latest: State Sen. Faith Winter, killed in car crash last month, caused the collision and was legally drunk at that time, investigators found in a newly released report. www.denverpost.com/2025/12/19/c... via @denverpost.com
Denver's Bowen Yang ends historic ‘Saturday Night Live’ run this weekend | Sorry to see this departure of my fellow Smoky Hill and Laredo alum! www.denverpost.com/2025/12/19/b... via @denverpost.com
Denver’s Bowen Yang ends historic ‘Saturday Night Live’ run this weekend
Bowen Yang will wave goodbye to Studio 8H after the Dec. 20 episode of “Saturday Night Live,” where he’s made history as the show’s first Chinese-American cast member.
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December 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Denver's Bowen Yang ends historic ‘Saturday Night Live’ run this weekend | Sorry to see this departure of my fellow Smoky Hill and Laredo alum! www.denverpost.com/2025/12/19/b... via @denverpost.com
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If Xcel implements another outage for Friday, some in overlapping risk areas could be without power for more than three days, according to a news release from the utility. Friday’s outages would start as early as 6 a.m., Xcel officials said.
Xcel’s planned outages, wind cut power to 100K; more electricity cut-offs possible Friday
If Xcel implements another outage Friday as early as 6 a.m., some residents could be without power for more than three days, the utility said.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:26 AM
If Xcel implements another outage for Friday, some in overlapping risk areas could be without power for more than three days, according to a news release from the utility. Friday’s outages would start as early as 6 a.m., Xcel officials said.
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UPDATE: A man who is suspected of killing two and wounding several others at Brown University has been found dead in a New Hampshire storage facility, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.
Man suspected in shooting at Brown University has been found dead in New Hampshire, AP source says
Investigators have described the person they are seeking as about 5 feet, 8 inches tall and stocky.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:27 AM
UPDATE: A man who is suspected of killing two and wounding several others at Brown University has been found dead in a New Hampshire storage facility, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.
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It's a mini-Colorado moment in the House. The chamber is currently debating Boebert's list to delist the Gray Wolf. Boebert just spoke, Evans is in the chair and Hurd and Crank are in the chamber. #copolitics
December 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
It's a mini-Colorado moment in the House. The chamber is currently debating Boebert's list to delist the Gray Wolf. Boebert just spoke, Evans is in the chair and Hurd and Crank are in the chamber. #copolitics
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New: President Trump signed an executive order Thursday that would reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug and open new avenues for medical research, a major shift in federal drug policy that inches closer to what many states have done.
Trump signs executive order that would reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug
Reclassification could change how the drug is regulated.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
New: President Trump signed an executive order Thursday that would reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug and open new avenues for medical research, a major shift in federal drug policy that inches closer to what many states have done.
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NCAR's Mesa Lab — a global leader in climate and weather research, just targeted for closure by the Trump administration — was hit by 109 mph winds today as the local utility shut off power to avoid sparking catastrophic winter wildfires
December 18, 2025 at 1:24 AM
NCAR's Mesa Lab — a global leader in climate and weather research, just targeted for closure by the Trump administration — was hit by 109 mph winds today as the local utility shut off power to avoid sparking catastrophic winter wildfires
Latest: Trump admin's move to shut down Boulder climate research lab NCAR has drawn rebukes from Colorado officials and laments from scientists across the country. Led by @sethklamann.bsky.social: www.denverpost.com/2025/12/17/t...
Trump moves to shut down Boulder climate research lab NCAR, drawing rebukes from Colorado officials
Federal lawmakers called the planned NCAR closure “deeply dangerous” and “blatantly retaliatory.” Gov. Jared Polis said: “If true, public safety is at risk and science…
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December 17, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Latest: Trump admin's move to shut down Boulder climate research lab NCAR has drawn rebukes from Colorado officials and laments from scientists across the country. Led by @sethklamann.bsky.social: www.denverpost.com/2025/12/17/t...
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Federal judge sides with Colorado reps, blocking ICE limits on congressional visits to detention centers
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Federal judge sides with Colorado reps, blocking ICE limits on congressional visits to detention centers
The ruling temporarily blocks ICE’s new policy while the rest of the lawsuit plays out. Cobb’s opinion also applies to field offices, which are often used to temporarily house ICE arres…
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December 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Federal judge sides with Colorado reps, blocking ICE limits on congressional visits to detention centers
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Frontier is Spirit’s only really viable merger partner. Maybe the 3rd times the charm…
Spirit Airlines Eyes Merger With Frontier Amid Restructuring
Bankrupt Spirit Aviation Holdings Inc. is in discussions to merge with Frontier Group Holdings, people familiar with the matter said.
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December 16, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Frontier is Spirit’s only really viable merger partner. Maybe the 3rd times the charm…
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This is Xcel Energy's map showing where along the Front Range foothills the utility likely will turn off power during Wednesday's windstorm to prevent wildfires
December 17, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This is Xcel Energy's map showing where along the Front Range foothills the utility likely will turn off power during Wednesday's windstorm to prevent wildfires
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NEW: Xcel Energy officials drastically cut the number of Front Range customers who may pre-emptively lose power during Wednesday's windstorm — from half a million to 52,000. Shutoffs now will likely start at 10 a.m. along foothills in Jefferson, Boulder, Clear Creek, Larimer and Weld counties
Xcel revises power cut impacts to 52,000 customers amid dry, windy weather in Colorado
Xcel Energy officials cut down the number of Front Range customers who may lose power during a wind storm on Wednesday from half a million to 52,000, according to a news release sent Tuesday aftern…
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December 17, 2025 at 12:22 AM
NEW: Xcel Energy officials drastically cut the number of Front Range customers who may pre-emptively lose power during Wednesday's windstorm — from half a million to 52,000. Shutoffs now will likely start at 10 a.m. along foothills in Jefferson, Boulder, Clear Creek, Larimer and Weld counties
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A ski lift that has been idled for 25 years will spin again soon trib.al/mBslDvh
A ski lift that has been idled for 25 years will spin again soon
Any day now, a ski lift installed more than four decades ago at Cuchara Valley in southern Colorado will haul passengers for the first time in 25 year.
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December 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
A ski lift that has been idled for 25 years will spin again soon trib.al/mBslDvh
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Colorado voters will decide on harsher penalties for fentanyl on the 2026 ballot trib.al/2K7LCxE
Colorado voters will decide on harsher penalties for fentanyl on the 2026 ballot
In 2024, 761 people died in Colorado from a fentanyl overdose. That represents a decrease from other recent years but is still far more fentanyl-related deaths than even five years prior.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Colorado voters will decide on harsher penalties for fentanyl on the 2026 ballot trib.al/2K7LCxE
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@kylec.bsky.social thank you for spreading positivity and for making my kiddos night!
December 16, 2025 at 1:56 AM
@kylec.bsky.social thank you for spreading positivity and for making my kiddos night!
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The Denver City Council rejected a contract with Colorado-based airline Key Lime Air on Monday over the company’s work helping carry out President Donald Trump’s mass-deportation efforts // Story by @elliottwenzler.bsky.social
Denver council rejects city contract with Key Lime Air over role in ICE detainee flights
The company will still be able to fly in and out of Centennial Airport, however, where its charter operations won’t be affected by the vote.
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December 16, 2025 at 1:39 AM
The Denver City Council rejected a contract with Colorado-based airline Key Lime Air on Monday over the company’s work helping carry out President Donald Trump’s mass-deportation efforts // Story by @elliottwenzler.bsky.social
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NEW: The DOJ has released a copy of what President Trump calls a pardon of Tina Peters. The President cannot pardon someone convicted on state charges.
Oddly, the document is dated Dec 5, two days prior to a Dec 7 letter from Peters’ legal team claiming new evidence for a pardon
Oddly, the document is dated Dec 5, two days prior to a Dec 7 letter from Peters’ legal team claiming new evidence for a pardon
December 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
NEW: The DOJ has released a copy of what President Trump calls a pardon of Tina Peters. The President cannot pardon someone convicted on state charges.
Oddly, the document is dated Dec 5, two days prior to a Dec 7 letter from Peters’ legal team claiming new evidence for a pardon
Oddly, the document is dated Dec 5, two days prior to a Dec 7 letter from Peters’ legal team claiming new evidence for a pardon
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House Rs release health care bill. It does not include an extension of the enhanced premium tax credit. rules.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
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December 12, 2025 at 10:16 PM
House Rs release health care bill. It does not include an extension of the enhanced premium tax credit. rules.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
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Colorado criminal justice advocates are viewing the U.S. Department of Justice investigation into the state’s adult prisons and juvenile detention centers with a healthy dose of skepticism, hoping the Trump administration will conduct a thorough probe. trib.al/buq1YK4
Is DOJ investigation of Colorado prisons an honest probe or political stunt? Colorado industry watchers wary, but hopeful
“In this political climate, how can you not be skeptical?” said Christie Donner, executive director of the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition.
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December 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Colorado criminal justice advocates are viewing the U.S. Department of Justice investigation into the state’s adult prisons and juvenile detention centers with a healthy dose of skepticism, hoping the Trump administration will conduct a thorough probe. trib.al/buq1YK4
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Here's a map showing where those Denver Police Department drones have flown to around 200 calls for service since Skydio's pilot program began in October. The drones can fly in a 2-mile radius around DPD HQ.
December 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Here's a map showing where those Denver Police Department drones have flown to around 200 calls for service since Skydio's pilot program began in October. The drones can fly in a 2-mile radius around DPD HQ.