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‘A Red county in a Blue state’: Douglas Co. officials lay groundwork for cooperation with Trump

Douglas County officials traveled to Washington, D.C., in time for President Donald Trump’s inauguration, saying they want to lay the groundwork for cooperation with the new administration, even as they noted they represent a “red county in a blue state.”

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Trump lays out Coloradan Chris Wright’s focus, to unleash ‘liquid gold’ at home and abroad

President Donald Trump vowed to bring down domestic prices and position America as an energy exporter by unleashing the “liquid gold” flowing beneath U.S. soil, stripping away what he deemed to be excessive regulations and adopting a slew of policies favorable to oil and gas drilling. 

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Appeals court orders new Weld County murder trial after judge refused to give self-defense instruction

Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday decided a Weld County judge should have instructed jurors to consider whether a man accused of murder acted in self-defense, given that some evidence at the crime scene supported that theory.

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Its back to the future for some bills that failed to advance in last year’s session

The 2024 legislative session ended with some unfinished business for some lawmakers, a few of whom have decided to give their previously unsuccessful bills another shot. While some measures have undergone changes based on feedback from last year, others remain the same.

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Weld County Republican legislators seek to repeal Colorado’s ‘cage-free’ eggs law

A pair of Republican lawmakers are seeking to repeal Colorado’s “cage-free” eggs law, which went into full effect at the start of the year, citing the commodity’s price has increased more than any other food tracked.  

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