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The federal government will not issue new oil and gas or mining leases on federal lands within 10 miles.

Unserialized firearms, also known as ghost guns, are now banned in Colorado.

(Colorado Newsline) Two new Colorado laws that address eating disorders are a big step forward for treatment and prevention in the state, advocates say.

The laws limit the use of body mass index in determining treatment, ban the sale of diet pills to minors and create a new educational program within the state's health department.

The U.S. House took a broadly bipartisan vote Wednesday night on the debt limit package.

(Colorado Newsline) Three members of Colorado's congressional delegation have proposed the addition of three judicial seats to the U.S. District Court of Colorado, which they say is overwhelmed by a growing caseload.

(Colorado Newsline) Memorial Day is the unofficial kickoff to the summer tourism season in Colorado's high country, where cities and counties heavily reliant on outdoor recreation dollars on huge swaths of federally owned land are nervously watching Congress wrangle over the debt ceiling.

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(Colorado Newsline) For some people, Memorial Day means the start of summer, a long weekend to kick back, relax and enjoy the lake or a steak. For others, it is a time to remember veterans who gave their lives for the country.

Each service member, living and dead, means something to their communities, families and fellow service members.

Republicans in Congress responded quickly and indignantly to the proposed rule.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced a deal in principle Saturday night that would stave off a first-ever default on the nation's debt.

(Colorado Newsline) Top officials from the federal Bureau of Land Management visited Colorado Thursday for the first in a series of three in-person meetings to brief the public on a new proposal to broaden the agency's conservation efforts.