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Colorado School of Mines establishes nation’s first quantum systems engineering bachelor’s degree

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GOLDEN, Colo., Jan. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Colorado School of Mines is launching a new bachelor’s degree in quantum systems engineering, creating the first baccalaureate degree of its kind in the U.S and a critical bridge for building the workforce needed to transform quantum breakthroughs into real-world technologies. More than half of today’s quantum jobs require a…

Impeachment articles filed against Kristi Noem with backing from Colorado Democrats DeGette and Pettersen

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House Democrats introduced three articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday, coming after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement-involved shooting in Minneapolis and DHS operations across the country.     Signing on to the proposed articles of impeachment were Colorado Democratic U.S. Reps. Brittany Pettersen…

Kristi Noem Impeachment Moves Forward: Full List of Sponsors

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More than 50 Democrats serving in the House of Representatives have signed onto articles of impeachment against Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem. Why It Matters Representative Robin Kelly, an Illinois Democrat, introduced articles of impeachment against Noem after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old woman in…

Parents, workers and advocates express worries over child care funds

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Parents and child care providers who rely on the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program are worried about what happens after Jan. 31. That’s when the state expects a federal fund for low-income families’ access to child care to run out of money after the Trump administration said it is halting the money to Colorado and four other Democratic-led states over unsubstantiated…

Reps. Lucas, Pettersen introduce bill to establish public company advisory committee

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U.S. Reps. Frank Lucas (R-OK) and Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) introduced bipartisan legislation that seeks to protect investors, maintain efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation. Their bill, the Public Company Advisory Committee Act, would amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by establishing a Public Company Advisory Committee within the Securities and Exchange Commission.…

Colorado's congressional representatives react to 3-year Affordable Care Act tax credit extension vote

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Some of Colorado's congressional representatives are reacting to the 3-year Affordable Care Act tax credit extension passed by the House on Thursday.    In a 230 to 196 vote, 17 Republicans joined all Democrats in favor of the measure. The legislation is unlikely to pass the Senate in its current form, but some lawmakers are hopeful it will serve as the starting point…

Democratic lawmakers urge Trump team to unfreeze social welfare funding; California, other states sue over cuts

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Dozens of Democratic lawmakers from blue states targeted by the Trump administration’s latest funding freeze are calling on the administration to restore more than $10 billion cut from social welfare programs. More than 70 lawmakers signed a letter, first obtained by NOTUS, to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services asking for the funds to be released. Funding has been cut…

Colorado leaders react after woman with local ties shot by ICE officer in Minneapoli

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DENVER (KDVR) — Some Colorado lawmakers are issuing statements after a woman with local ties was shot and killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Several news outlets like the Minnesota Star Tribune have reported that the woman, identified by family members as Renee Good, was from Colorado, citing her…

Colorado federal child care, family assistance funding frozen due to fraud concerns

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it froze access to certain federal child care and family assistance funds for California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York. The agency says this follows "serious concerns about widespread fraud and misuse of taxpayer dollars in state-administered programs." Last week,…

Colorado, four other states face federal funding freeze for childcare, low-income families over fraud concerns

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DENVER — The Trump administration plans to pull billions in federal funding from social services in Colorado and four other Democratic-led states, officials from the U.S. Department of Human Health and Services (HHS) announced Tuesday. Aside from Colorado, the states affected would include California, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York, according to HHS officials. The funding freeze…