Sara Wilson
@sarawilson.bsky.social
Reporter based in Denver. California raised with stops in Alabama and DC. Fan of cats/trails/books. Reach me at sara@coloradonewsline.com
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A crowd of more than 100 people stood outside the gates of an empty prison in Hudson on Saturday, protesting reported plans by the Trump administration to turn it into Colorado’s newest immigrant detention facility.
By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social
By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social
'Just say no': Colorado activists protest potential new ICE detention center in Hudson | Colorado Newsline
The facility is one of several potential new ICE detention centers eyed by the Trump administration as it expands its mass deportation program.
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September 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
A crowd of more than 100 people stood outside the gates of an empty prison in Hudson on Saturday, protesting reported plans by the Trump administration to turn it into Colorado’s newest immigrant detention facility.
By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social
By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social
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ICE detention center could bring jobs, controversy to southern Colorado town
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By @sarawilson.bsky.social
ICE detention center could bring jobs, controversy to southern Colorado town | Colorado Newsline
Federal immigration authorities might use a privately-owned correctional center in Walsenburg, Colorado as detention facility.
coloradonewsline.com
September 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
ICE detention center could bring jobs, controversy to southern Colorado town
By @sarawilson.bsky.social
By @sarawilson.bsky.social
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NEW: Rep. Gabe Evans has mischaracterized the story of how his grandfather immigrated to America, according to documents obtained by Newsline. The Colorado Republican has repeated a false version of the story as part of his support of Trump's deportation policies.
By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social
By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social
U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans misrepresented family’s immigration history | Colorado Newsline
U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans of Colorado has mischaracterized the story of how his Depression-era ancestors immigrated to America.
coloradonewsline.com
July 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
NEW: Rep. Gabe Evans has mischaracterized the story of how his grandfather immigrated to America, according to documents obtained by Newsline. The Colorado Republican has repeated a false version of the story as part of his support of Trump's deportation policies.
By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social
By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social
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Programs at some Colorado museums and libraries were put in jeopardy after actions from President Trump to shutter the Institute of Museum and Library Services, threatening the federal funding the organizations often rely on to advance their operations and research.
By @sarawilson.bsky.social
By @sarawilson.bsky.social
Museum programs in Colorado jeopardized as Trump tries to cut funding | Colorado Newsline
As the Trump administration tries to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Colorado museums are in limbo.
coloradonewsline.com
June 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Programs at some Colorado museums and libraries were put in jeopardy after actions from President Trump to shutter the Institute of Museum and Library Services, threatening the federal funding the organizations often rely on to advance their operations and research.
By @sarawilson.bsky.social
By @sarawilson.bsky.social
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This is Javier Calzada, a Denver resident who immigrated from Mexico 27 years ago. He walked the line between riot cops and protesters throughout the night, urging people to keep the peace.
"We don't support the attacks on our community," he told me. "We're here to protect ourselves."
"We don't support the attacks on our community," he told me. "We're here to protect ourselves."
Last photo I got at I-25 and Broadway, as the last few demonstrators left the scene. Some reportedly headed back to the state Capitol, but I'm not there.
June 11, 2025 at 3:17 AM
This is Javier Calzada, a Denver resident who immigrated from Mexico 27 years ago. He walked the line between riot cops and protesters throughout the night, urging people to keep the peace.
"We don't support the attacks on our community," he told me. "We're here to protect ourselves."
"We don't support the attacks on our community," he told me. "We're here to protect ourselves."
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BREAKING NEWS: The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
The White House has begun process of looking for new secretary of defense
The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
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April 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
BREAKING NEWS: The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
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Colorado Legislator Falsely Accused of Pedophilia Over Gun Bill Vote
Colorado Legislator Supported a Gun Control Bill. Now Critics Are Falsely Calling Him a Pedophile.
Representative Chad Clifford has been doxxed, threatened and labeled a pedophile. It's the new normal for gun debates, he says.
www.westword.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Colorado Legislator Falsely Accused of Pedophilia Over Gun Bill Vote
anyways the painting is coming down tonight, per legislative leadership
Colorado media descending on the Trump portrait at the Capitol today
March 24, 2025 at 9:29 PM
anyways the painting is coming down tonight, per legislative leadership
Colorado media descending on the Trump portrait at the Capitol today
March 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Colorado media descending on the Trump portrait at the Capitol today
absolutely incredible news for me and bad news for my wallet that a Thai place is moving into the old señor burritos spot !!
March 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
absolutely incredible news for me and bad news for my wallet that a Thai place is moving into the old señor burritos spot !!
SB3 will be heard in House Finance today, and opponents have been encouraging people to testify. Chair William Lindstedt said testimony will be limited to 4 hours, and will go down if it’s not related to the financial implications of the bill
A Colorado bill to limit the sale of certain semiautomatic firearms that accept detachable magazines passed its first House committee late Tuesday night, after several amendments were adopted.
House committee amends, then passes bill to limit semiautomatic weapon sales • Colorado Newsline
A Colorado bill to limit the sale of certain semiautomatic firearms that accept detachable magazines passed its first House committee.
coloradonewsline.com
March 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
SB3 will be heard in House Finance today, and opponents have been encouraging people to testify. Chair William Lindstedt said testimony will be limited to 4 hours, and will go down if it’s not related to the financial implications of the bill
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Resettlement service agencies in Colorado are left to search for their own funding to continue helping newly arrived refugees after an executive order President Donald Trump signed on his first day in office stopped their funding.
By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social
By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social
Colorado refugee resettlement agencies scramble for funding to help new arrivals • Colorado Newsline
Resettlement service agencies in Colorado are working with limited resources to support refugees given federal funding cuts.
coloradonewsline.com
February 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Resettlement service agencies in Colorado are left to search for their own funding to continue helping newly arrived refugees after an executive order President Donald Trump signed on his first day in office stopped their funding.
By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social
By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social
Colorado House Republicans have been speaking for an hour against a resolution condemning pardons for Jan. 6 charges. Senate had Republican opposition too but it got through that chamber without long debate
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Colorado Senate passes resolution condemning Trump's Jan. 6 pardons • Colorado Newsline
The Colorado Senate approved a resolution condemning Trump’s pardons for crimes related to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
coloradonewsline.com
February 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Colorado House Republicans have been speaking for an hour against a resolution condemning pardons for Jan. 6 charges. Senate had Republican opposition too but it got through that chamber without long debate
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Happening now: Colorado House is debating a resolution to condemn the pardoning of Jan. 6 rioters. All House Republicans - who last year tried to impeach the Secretary of State over tweets because they allegedly undermined faith in elections - turned their back during the initial presentation.
February 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Happening now: Colorado House is debating a resolution to condemn the pardoning of Jan. 6 rioters. All House Republicans - who last year tried to impeach the Secretary of State over tweets because they allegedly undermined faith in elections - turned their back during the initial presentation.
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Colorado lawmakers are running a bipartisan bill to set expectations for reporting misconduct in the state’s crime laboratories, an effort that comes in the wake of revelations that a former forensic scientist allegedly mishandled thousands of DNA tests over her career.
Colorado bill would create duty to report misconduct at state crime lab • Colorado Newsline
Colorado lawmakers are running a bipartisan bill to set up expectations for reporting misconduct in the state’s crime laboratories.
coloradonewsline.com
February 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Colorado lawmakers are running a bipartisan bill to set expectations for reporting misconduct in the state’s crime laboratories, an effort that comes in the wake of revelations that a former forensic scientist allegedly mishandled thousands of DNA tests over her career.
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Tens of thousands of servers, bartenders and other tipped workers in Denver and Boulder could face a significant pay cut under a bill being advanced by Colorado lawmakers, who say the change is necessary to help a struggling restaurant industry.
Colorado lawmakers advance bill to cut tipped minimum wage in Denver, Boulder • Colorado Newsline
Tens of thousands of servers, bartenders and other tipped workers in Denver and Boulder could face a significant pay cut under a bill being advanced by Colorado lawmakers who say the change is necessa...
coloradonewsline.com
February 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Tens of thousands of servers, bartenders and other tipped workers in Denver and Boulder could face a significant pay cut under a bill being advanced by Colorado lawmakers, who say the change is necessary to help a struggling restaurant industry.
“If visitation became a right … it would mean that (CDOC) can no longer use our family and friends as a carrot to dangle in front of an already fragile spirit. It would mean freedom for us.” — Christopher McGuffie, who is currently incarcerated and shared his thoughts (via his mother) for this story
Colorado bill would establish right to family visitation for incarcerated people
By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social
By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social
Colorado bill would establish right to family visitation for incarcerated people • Colorado Newsline
A Colorado bill would give incarcerated people the right to see their familie, as currently, visitation can be withheld as punishment.
coloradonewsline.com
February 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
“If visitation became a right … it would mean that (CDOC) can no longer use our family and friends as a carrot to dangle in front of an already fragile spirit. It would mean freedom for us.” — Christopher McGuffie, who is currently incarcerated and shared his thoughts (via his mother) for this story
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Any federal workers in Colorado planning anything for this?
Let by know by DM, email (chase@coloradonewsline.com) or Signal (chasewoodruff.01)!
Let by know by DM, email (chase@coloradonewsline.com) or Signal (chasewoodruff.01)!
February 14, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Any federal workers in Colorado planning anything for this?
Let by know by DM, email (chase@coloradonewsline.com) or Signal (chasewoodruff.01)!
Let by know by DM, email (chase@coloradonewsline.com) or Signal (chasewoodruff.01)!
📸 some snaps from the Capitol today before my fingers got cold and the camera died
February 18, 2025 at 4:30 AM
📸 some snaps from the Capitol today before my fingers got cold and the camera died
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Thousands of people are protesting at the Colorado Capitol in Denver today against Republican President Donald Trump and his administration's deportation efforts.
Photos by @sarawilson.bsky.social
Photos by @sarawilson.bsky.social
February 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Thousands of people are protesting at the Colorado Capitol in Denver today against Republican President Donald Trump and his administration's deportation efforts.
Photos by @sarawilson.bsky.social
Photos by @sarawilson.bsky.social
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Aurora's Buckley Space Force Base is serving as a staging ground and detention center for ICE, military officials confirmed Tuesday, as President Donald Trump’s administration moves forward with plans for an unprecedented campaign of mass deportations.
Buckley Space Force Base serving as 'holding location' for ICE detainees • Colorado Newsline
The former Air Force base is “providing facilities” for staging and detention at the request of the Department of Homeland Security.
coloradonewsline.com
January 29, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Aurora's Buckley Space Force Base is serving as a staging ground and detention center for ICE, military officials confirmed Tuesday, as President Donald Trump’s administration moves forward with plans for an unprecedented campaign of mass deportations.
Now: A 19 person vacancy committee selected Jamie Jackson to replace Sen. Iman Jodeh in the Colorado House. Jackson is the COO of The Naloxone Project. #copolitics
January 23, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Now: A 19 person vacancy committee selected Jamie Jackson to replace Sen. Iman Jodeh in the Colorado House. Jackson is the COO of The Naloxone Project. #copolitics
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Kansas House speaker bans reporters from chamber floor, doesn’t say why | via @journalist-sherman.bsky.social #ksleg
Kansas House speaker bans reporters from chamber floor, doesn't say why • Kansas Reflector
House Speaker Dan Hawkins banned reporting from the House chamber floor in new rules issued ahead of the legislative session, breaking from historical precedent and further exhibiting his disregard fo...
kansasreflector.com
January 13, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Kansas House speaker bans reporters from chamber floor, doesn’t say why | via @journalist-sherman.bsky.social #ksleg
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Put my photog hat back on today for the first day of the Colorado Legislative session! Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives Julie McCluskie pictured here with several reps’ kids, who led the chamber in the Pledge of Allegiance this morning
January 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Put my photog hat back on today for the first day of the Colorado Legislative session! Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives Julie McCluskie pictured here with several reps’ kids, who led the chamber in the Pledge of Allegiance this morning