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What could future Colorado River water cuts look like? States look to this year’s weak snowpack to find out.

6 days ago | montrosepress.com | Shannon Mullane

If any of the Colorado River management options were used to manage this year’s sub-par snowpack, Arizona, California and Nevada would be forced to slash 17% to 43% of their legal share. Coloradans would be focused on voluntary conservation. Colorado River officials are debating six options for how to manage the overstressed river after 2026 with the goal of reaching a seven-state agreement by May.
OPINION: Are Republican members of Congress afraid of their constituents?

1 week ago | montrosepress.com | Gary Franks

Republican members of Congress could make history soon, for better or for worse. They are making in-person town hall meetings a thing of the past, maybe because they are afraid to face their constituents. Republican members do seem afraid. They seem afraid of President Donald Trump and now they also seem afraid of their own constituents. Republican party leaders have told Republican members of Congress not to hold any town hall meetings in person. What?! Never before have I seen such a thing.
CU medical trainees rally, submit petition for collective bargaining rights

1 week ago | montrosepress.com | Chase Woodruff

An association of roughly 1,300 resident physicians and fellows at the University of Colorado School of Medicine is escalating unionization efforts that it says have stalled in the face of opposition from school administrators and CU system leadership.
Immigrants without legal status must now register and carry documents, after court order

1 week ago | montrosepress.com | Ariana Figueroa

WASHINGTON — Millions of immigrants in the country without legal authorization are required as of Friday to register with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security after a federal judge rejected advocacy groups’ request to pause the requirement. They’ll also have to carry documents proving their registration. kA 5:ClQ=ECQm%96 %9FCD52J 564:D:@? 7C@> &]$] s:DEC:4E r@FCE yF586 %C6G@C }6:= |4u2556? @7 E96 s:DEC:4E @7 r@=F>3:2 2==@HD E96 %CF>A 25>:?:DEC2E:@? E@ :DDF6 967EJ 7:?6D 2?5 A@E6?E:2= AC:D@?
Former Rep. Yadira Caraveo launches bid to win back Colorado’s 8th District seat

1 week ago | montrosepress.com | Chase Woodruff

Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo is seeking a rematch in 2026 against Rep. Gabe Evans, the Republican who unseated her in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District last year. “The 8th District deserves a representative who’s looking out for them but Gabe Evans has already shown that he will always put Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and his MAGA backers in Washington first,” Caraveo said in a press release Tuesday announcing her 2026 campaign.
Republican Greg Lopez announces third campaign for Colorado governor

1 week ago | montrosepress.com | Lindsey Toomer

Former U.S. Rep. Greg Lopez is launching another bid for Colorado governor. The Republican who spent six months representing Colorado’s 4th Congressional District in Congress last year has run for governor twice before, losing in primary elections in both 2018 and 2022. kAm{@A6K 3642>6 2 D6=7\56D4C:365 “A=2469@=56C” :? r@?8C6DD 7@==@H:?8 7@C>6C &]$] #6A] z6? qF4<’D C6D:8?2E:@? :? |2C49 a_ac] $9@CE=J 27E6CH2C5D[ 2 D>2== 4@>>:EE66 @7 #6AF3=:42?
Judge orders Trump to halt Alien Enemies Act deportations for Colorado detainees

1 week ago | montrosepress.com | Chase Woodruff

A federal judge in Denver on Monday ordered President Donald Trump’s administration not to deport any detainees held in Colorado under the 1798 law it invoked last month to send hundreds of people to a brutal maximum-security prison in El Salvador. U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte Sweeney’s order temporarily prohibits the removal of “all noncitizens in custody in the District of Colorado who were, are, or will be subject to” Trump’s March 14 order invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.
OHS places at Phil Wertman Invitational

1 week ago | montrosepress.com | Matt Meyer

The Olathe High School track and field team finished 10th in the boys standings and 15th in the girls on Friday at the Phil Wertman Invitational in Grand Junction. Facing stiff competition from larger schools, Brisen Lewis and Benjamin Kamperman had strong performances for the Pirates. kA 4=2DDlQA`Qmz2>A6C>2? 925 E96 E@A 7:?:D9[ A=24:?8 E9:C5 :? E96 `[e__\>6E6C CF? H:E9 2 E:>6 @7 c >:?FE6D[ bg]bf D64@?5D] %96 E@A 7@FC CF??6CD 7:?:D965 =6DD E92? @?6 D64@?5 2A2CE] w6 2=D@ A=2465 D:IE9 :?
Olathe falls to Cedaredge before defeating Rangely

1 week ago | montrosepress.com | Matt Meyer

The Olathe High School baseball team split its contests last week, losing 15-0 to Class 2A Western Slope League frontrunner Cedaredge on April 8, then defeating Rangely 19-7. The Bruins benefitted from an eight-run second inning and piled up 13 hits to pull away. The Pirates committed four errors and walked seven hitters. kA 4=2DDlQA`Qm%96 DECF88=6D H6C6 BF:4<=J 7@C8@EE6? 3J %9FCD52J 2D ~=2E96 92?5=65 E96 !2?E96CD] qCJ46 v@@5 925 2 >@?DE6C 52J 2E E96 A=2E6 E@ 324< 9:D @H?
Trump authorizes U.S. military to begin occupation of federal land along southern border

1 week ago | montrosepress.com | Ariana Figueroa

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump late Friday signed a memorandum directing several agencies to start militarizing a stretch of the southern border, an escalation of the administration’s use of the U.S. military amid its immigration crackdown. The move, which The Washington Post first reported last month, could potentially put U.S. military members in direct contact with migrants, a possible violation of federal law.