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With the deadline missed, Bureau of Reclamation plans to move forward on Colorado River operations
Marianne Goodland | marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Feb. 14 was no Valentine for the seven states of the Colorado River, which failed to come up with an agreement by that deadline on how to manage the dwindl…

Right Now
Ballot measure seeks to enshrine ‘right to know’ government affairs in Colorado constitution
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Featured
High winds bring extreme fire danger, hazardous snow squalls to Colorado
Dan Boniface | dan.boniface@denvergazette.com

National
Iran says it temporarily closed the Strait of Hormuz as it held more indirect talks with the US
Stephanie Liechtenstein | stephanie.liechtenstein@associatedpress.com

Colorado Legislature
Ballot measure seeks to enshrine ‘right to know’ government affairs in Colorado constitution
Marianne Goodland | marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Ballot measure seeks to enshrine ‘right to know’ government affairs in Colorado constitution
Updated 35 seconds ago

Local Government
Aurora Water chooses new location for proposed reservoir amidst low snowpack year, water concerns
Kyla Pearce | kyla.pearce@gazette.com

Courts
Susan Blanco is the next Colorado Supreme Court justice
Michael Karlik | michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Appeals court clarifies what materials judges may rely on for postconviction decisions
Michael Karlik | michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Colorado Supreme Court accepts cases about reliability of gun-to-bullet matching
Michael Karlik | michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com

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CoPo’s weekly political calendar will help you find political and public-policy events throughout Colorado. It includes candidate and issue campaign events, public policy meetings, court hearings, state and local party conventions, assemblies, debates, rallies, parades, speaking engagements, traveling dignitary appearances, water meetings, book signings, county…

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A crash course in the insanity of American health care costs for the average Coloradan | Hal Bidlack
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