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Rep.-elect Gabe Evans celebrates election victory in razor-close 8th District. But 2026 already looms.

No sooner had soon-to-be U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans outlined what drives him in public office than he was asked Monday when he planned to start fundraising for his reelection campaign.

2024-11-12 13:00

2:00PM Water Cooler 11/11/2024

~ Today's Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Deploy the Blame Cannons! First head rolls at Boeing, breakup rumors; Angus Deaon on economics and economists; Sentinel intelligence ~

2024-11-11 19:00

Colorado on track to see deadliest year for police shootings since 2020, data shows

So far in 2024, 36 people have been killed by police and another 20 have been injured. Now, Colorado is only eight police shootings away from passing last year’s total entirely.

2024-11-11 13:00

Trump's victory won't halt migration, experts say

President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to reduce immigration. But by narrowing the already limited legal pathways into the U.S., migrants will just recalibrate their plans and resort in greater numbers to hiring smugglers, according to experts.

2024-11-08 20:13

Trump victory spurs worry among migrants abroad, but it’s not expected to halt migration

Migrants and their advocates say the expected policy changes and a general atmosphere of hostility toward migrants will not dissuade people from trying to reach the U.S.

2024-11-08 17:50

It’s a New World? Revisiting What Universities — and Researchers, Libraries, and Publishers — Owe Democracy

In light of recent events, we revisit Karin Wulf's 2022 post which declared that universities need democracy, and vice versa, and discussed an important book which shows the 20th century history of that relationship in the United States, and offers a prescrip…

2024-11-08 10:30

Border Agents Seize 11,000 Rounds of Ammunition on Election Day

The incident unfolded around on election day when a 32-year-old Mexican man arrived at the border attempting to enter the United States.

2024-11-08 10:11

Trump victory spurs worry among migrants abroad, but not expected to halt migration

Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election instantly changed calculations for millions of migrants or potential migrants across the globe

2024-11-08 08:06

How Harris was dogged by 'border czar' label, past radical immigration views during failed campaign

Vice President Kamala Harris had struggled to gain momentum against President-elect Donald Trump on the subject of border security and illegal immigration.

2024-11-07 09:00

Texas-based Buc-ee’s considers second store along I-25 in Colorado

Buc-ee's has inquired about land in El Paso County.

2024-11-06 22:24