President Donald Trump /tags/president-donald-trump President Donald Trump en-US Copyright Ů/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 29 May 2025 19:24:07 GMT ‘Medicaid saved my life.’ Patients, physicians detail importance of the program as GOP weighs deep cuts /news/2025-05-29/medicaid-saved-my-life-patients-physicians-detail-importance-of-the-program-as-gop-weighs-deep-cuts The budget bill would cut trillions in taxes while chopping back historic levels of funding for safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP. Thu, 29 May 2025 19:24:07 GMT /news/2025-05-29/medicaid-saved-my-life-patients-physicians-detail-importance-of-the-program-as-gop-weighs-deep-cuts John Daley Four Mountain West states join preliminary injunction to stop Trump’s proposed election rule changes /2025-05-07/four-mountain-west-states-join-preliminary-injunction-to-stop-trumps-proposed-election-rule-changes Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford cited “the rule of law” in a recent speech talking about how several states have taken legal action against changes they say would put unfair burdens on voters to prove citizenship or on how states count votes. Wed, 07 May 2025 19:01:27 GMT /2025-05-07/four-mountain-west-states-join-preliminary-injunction-to-stop-trumps-proposed-election-rule-changes Yvette Fernandez Trump directs Department of Justice to try to free Tina Peters from prison in social media post /news/2025-05-06/trump-directs-department-of-justice-to-try-to-free-tina-peters-from-prison-in-social-media-post “Tina is an innocent Political Prisoner being horribly and unjustly punished in the form of Cruel and Unusual Punishment,” he wrote. Tue, 06 May 2025 21:31:34 GMT /news/2025-05-06/trump-directs-department-of-justice-to-try-to-free-tina-peters-from-prison-in-social-media-post Bente Birkeland, Tom Hesse Trump’s plan to repeal IRA could raise energy bills across the Mountain West, analysis finds /2025-05-06/trumps-plan-repeal-ira-raise-energy-bills-mountain-west A new report shows the Trump administration’s plans to repeal clean energy tax credits could increase energy bills for households. Some of the highest anticipated increases are in the Mountain West. Tue, 06 May 2025 21:15:02 GMT /2025-05-06/trumps-plan-repeal-ira-raise-energy-bills-mountain-west Kaleb Roedel A Colorado community rallied to share flu shot experiences. Then the government stopped the study /news/2025-05-05/a-colorado-community-rallied-to-share-flu-shot-experiences-then-the-government-stopped-the-study Some Denver parents got texts during this winter's brutal flu season with videos sharing why people in their neighborhoods chose flu shots for their kids. It was an unusual study about trust and vaccines in a historically Black community but no one will know how it worked out: The Trump administration canceled the project before the data could be analyzed. Mon, 05 May 2025 13:24:44 GMT /news/2025-05-05/a-colorado-community-rallied-to-share-flu-shot-experiences-then-the-government-stopped-the-study Lauran Neergaard, AP Medical Writer Endangered and threatened species could lose habitats under Trump proposal /2025-04-24/endangered-threatened-wyoming-colorado-species-habitat-loss-trump-fish-wildlife-service-proposed-rule It would still be illegal to harm Mountain West species, such as jumping mice, migratory birds and desert tortoises, but their habitats may no longer be federally protected. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:06:10 GMT /2025-04-24/endangered-threatened-wyoming-colorado-species-habitat-loss-trump-fish-wildlife-service-proposed-rule Hanna Merzbach Colorado fights Trump administration bid to help imprisoned loyalist Tina Peters /news/2025-04-22/colorado-fights-trump-administration-bid-to-help-imprisoned-loyalist-tina-peters Colorado officials say President Donald Trump's administration appears to be wielding its "political power" to give unprecedented help to a former county election clerk who was convicted of allowing supporters of President Donald Trump to access election equipment after his loss in 2020. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:12:00 GMT /news/2025-04-22/colorado-fights-trump-administration-bid-to-help-imprisoned-loyalist-tina-peters Colleen Slevin, Associated Press Deportation fears add to mental health problems confronting Colorado resort town workers /news/2025-04-19/deportation-fears-add-to-mental-health-problems-confronting-colorado-resort-town-workers The Trump administration’s threats of immigration raids and imminent deportation of anyone without legal U.S. residency have caused stress levels to soar. In communities around Vail, advocates estimate, a vast majority of Latino residents do not have legal status. Sat, 19 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-04-19/deportation-fears-add-to-mental-health-problems-confronting-colorado-resort-town-workers Natalie Skowlund Coffee roasteries in the Mountain West keep on, despite a rough spring for the coffee market /news/2025-04-17/coffee-roasteries-in-the-mountain-west-keep-on-despite-a-rough-spring-for-the-coffee-market Coffee roasteries in the Mountain West keep on, despite a rough spring for the coffee market. Part of the concerns comes from recent tariff talks. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-04-17/coffee-roasteries-in-the-mountain-west-keep-on-despite-a-rough-spring-for-the-coffee-market Jenna McMurtry, Rocky Mountain Community Radio Colorado judge puts temporary hold on deportations sought by Trump under Alien Enemies Act /news/2025-04-16/colorado-judge-puts-temporary-hold-on-deportations-sought-by-trump-under-alien-enemies-act A federal judge has put a temporary hold on deportations of immigrants in Colorado who face possible removal under President Donald Trump's invocation of an 18th century law known as the Alien Enemies Act. The Republican president declared the law in effect to speed up deportations of people accused of being members of a Venezuelan gang. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 12:43:16 GMT /news/2025-04-16/colorado-judge-puts-temporary-hold-on-deportations-sought-by-trump-under-alien-enemies-act Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press