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Colorado policymakers scramble with prisons on track to exceed capacity
Marianne Goodland | marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Colorado’s prison system is on track to exceed capacity within the next year, driven by a sharp slowdown in parole releases, staffing shortages and an ag…

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No deal: Basin states remain deadlocked as Colorado River negotiations collapse again
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Push to regulate high concession prices in Colorado could hurt vendors, critics warn
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No deal: Basin states remain deadlocked as Colorado River negotiations collapse again
Marianne Goodland | marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com

National
Why it could take weeks to feel the brunt of a DHS shutdown
David Sivak, Washington Examiner | david.sivak.washington.examiner@gazetteedit.wpenginepowered.com

Colorado Legislature
Push to regulate high concession prices in Colorado could hurt vendors, critics warn
Bernadette Berdychowski | bernadette.berdychowski@denvergazette.com
Push to regulate high concession prices in Colorado could hurt vendors, critics warn
Updated 22 minutes ago

Local Government
Shooter dead, no other injuries, at Evergreen CommonSpirit center
9News | 9news@coloradopolitics.com

Courts
Colorado justices skeptical of challenge to water enterprises’ eminent domain power
Michael Karlik | michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Colorado justices skeptical that intimate messages relevant to assault case
Michael Karlik | michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Second appeals judge voices concerns about new ‘reasonable doubt’ instruction
Michael Karlik | michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com

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