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Monday, June 8, 2026

In a first for Colorado, unaffiliated voters will make up majority of electorate for party primary elections

Primary election ballots will begin to be mailed Monday and, in a milestone for Colorado, more will be sent to voters unaffiliated with any political party than to Democrats and Republicans.

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As America 250 approaches, fewer Americans see their country as exceptional, poll finds

It highlights many Americans’ feeling of unease over the future of its representative government.

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Lawsuit seeks to stop the UFC fight on the White House South Lawn for Trump’s birthday

“This is fundamentally a private, commercial, corrupt use of our most sacred national monuments for private gain,” said Brendan Ballou, a lawyer for the plaintiffs.

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Sen. John Hickenlooper’s primary challenger argues he’s ‘more of the same.’ Will voters turn on the political icon?

“Does Colorado want to continue with more of the same, go-along-to-get-along politics?” said Julie Gonzales, who is challenging John Hickenlooper.

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Aurora driver says photo-radar speeding ticket violates state law, but city sticks to guns on tight response time

“If you have a program that’s going to make you millions over the next few years, you should be able to follow proper procedure,” Jason Anderson said of Aurora’s automated speed camera system.

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ICE will no longer report deaths of detainees who have recently been released from custody

Change could obscure the human cost of the Trump’s mass detention policies.

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RFK Jr. seeks to peek at Americans’ medical records for clues on autism and vaccines

Some public health leaders have objected to giving Kennedy’s team access to such data.