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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…

Federal funding freeze could gut childcare, other services for low-income Coloradans

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DENVER (KDVR) — Programs that help low-income families in Colorado with childcare, food and other services face an uncertain future. Multiple news outlets are reporting the federal government is freezing $10 billion in funding for Colorado, Illinois, New York, Minnesota and California. In Colorado, about $300 million would be frozen. Colorado’s Governor’s Office, Department of Human…

‘Breathtaking Cruelty’: Trump Cuts Billions in Federal Childcare Funds for Democrat-Led States

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The Trump administration is portraying its decision to slash $10 billion in funding to five Democrat-led states as a response to a scandal in Minnesota, where dozens of people have been convicted of stealing public money through the state’s social services system—but advocates and Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday condemned what they called an act of “political…

Colorado lawmakers reflect on Jan. 6 Capitol attack five years later

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DENVER (KDVR) — Five years after a crowd of President Donald Trump’s supporters descended on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to protest Congress confirming President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory, several members of Colorado’s congressional delegation who were in the building are reflecting on that day. The crowd battled Capitol police to enter the building as members of…

Rep. Pettersen hails Support Act, warns federal healthcare cuts could cost lives

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IN 2020, REPRESENTATIVE PETTERSEN HELPED USHER IN COLORADO’S WAIVER THAT OFFERS INDIVIDUALS ON MEDICAID ACCESS TO SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT. Photos and Story by Giles Clasen  The bipartisan reauthorization of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act will fund critical addiction treatment programs, U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen of Colorado…

Colorado representatives react to operation in Venezuela

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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Colorado senators and representatives issued statements on January 3, following the US military operation in Venezuela, which resulted in the arrest of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. Colorado Governor Jared Polis released a full statement, where he celebrated the ouster of Maduro, but also raised a few concerns. Here is an excerpt from his…

Crow, DeGette, others respond to Maduro capture

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DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado politicians are responding after President Donald Trump announced the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife during a “large scale” strike in the country early Saturday morning. Congressman Jason Crow, D-Colo., called for Congress to be given an “immediate briefing” on the strategy used by the Trump administration. “Donald Trump…