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		<title>Proposed Child Marriage Ban Adds Exemption for Age Gaps of Up to Ten Years</title>
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		<title>Colorado Lawmakers Send Bill Allowing Civil Suits Against Immigration Authorities to Governor</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 09:05:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>&#8220;Massive Amounts of Money&#8221; Doomed Colorado&#8217;s Landmark 2024 AI Law, Says Sponsor</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 08:06:48 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Colorado May Soon Change Speed Camera Fines for Drivers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 21:05:35 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Thousands of Employed Colorado Workers Need SNAP Benefits to Make Ends Meet</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:12:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/snap.jpg" alt="government workers getting SNAP benefits" /><p>Changes are coming May 1.</p>
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		<title>Trump: Suspect in Press Dinner Shooting Had &#8220;Manifesto&#8221; for Attack</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:07:28 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Colorado Senator Spends Final Session Fighting for Those on the Fringes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:53:55 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/IMG_8267-e1777036225179.jpg" alt="Colorado state senator Nick Hinrichsen address the senate floor" /><p>Nick Hinrichsen made a surprising shift to social issues this year, running bills to decriminalize prostitution, ban child marriage and update bigamy law.</p>
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		<title>Denver Community Services Provider Frustrated by Holdup at Globeville Rec Center</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:09:59 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/dream_center_bennito_kelty.jpeg" alt="homeless people and children enjoy a meal inside of the Denver Dream Center in downtown denver" /><p>After efforts to rush the former provider out, the heavily used rec center has been empty since January.</p>
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		<title>Colorado Could Require Colleges to Provide Abortion Pills for Students</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:29:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Will Colorado&#8217;s Longest-Serving Congressmember Be Unseated This Year?</title>
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