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Donald Trump promises to enact what he calls "Operation Aurora" in Colorado rally

Former president Donald Trump said on Friday that if he were reelected he would enact what he called "Operation Aurora" to target illegal immigrants in Colorado and across the country.

• Oct 11
• 07:55

Trisha Calvarese speaks about her campaign for Colorado Congressional District 4

Trisha Calvarese is a Democrat running for Congress in Colorado's 4th Congressional District.

• Oct 10
• 21:56

Proposition 129 outcome to impact future of Colorado's veterinarian shortage

In November, Colorado voters will see a ballot measure that supporters say will help with the state's veterinarian shortage. However, those opposed to the measure believe it will put pets at risk more than it would help.

• Oct 10
• 02:31

Proposition 127 would ban the hunting of big cats in Colorado

The Colorado ballot initiative would add protections to mountain lions, lynx and bobcats. In a Reality Check, CBS News Colorado Political Reporter Shaun Boyd provides perspective on a political television ad by proponents. See all of Boyd's sources below: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/initiatives/2023-2024%2520%252391.pdf https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-33.pdf https://savethehuntcolorado.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Bobcat-Lion-Lynx-Management-FAQ.pdf Science-letter-sign-CATs-24-09-09.pdf (catsarenttrophies.org) https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=153193  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kristin-Denryter/publication/353117649_Predation_impedes_recovery_of_Sierra_Nevada_bighorn_sheep/links/60e7d94e30e8e50c01f05521/Predation-impedes-recovery-of-Sierra-Nevada-bighorn-sheep.pdf https://sierrabighorn.org/department-of-fish-wildlife

• Oct 10
• 03:47

Colorado ballot initiative is aimed at giving voters more choices in candidates

Proposition 131 would apply to elections involving state and congressional races, not local races like county commission or presidential races. CBS Colorado Political Reporter Shaun Boyd gave the proposition a Reality Check. You can see the sources for Boyd's report below: https://voterrightsco.org/ https://yeson131.com/ https://www.rcvresources.org/where-is-rcv-used/ https://fairvote.org/our-reforms/ranked-choice-voting-information/#jurisdictions-using-rcv https://electionlab.mit.edu/research/instant-runoff-voting https://www.representwomen.org/2020_rcv_report https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uyenBJYRRLTsNIptu1Uqm8_8J9jFDlK4/view https://political-innovation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/FFV-Report-10.22.2021.pdf https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/3938 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3697637 https://fairvote.org/maine_voter_survey_shows_rcv_was_easy_to_use/

• Oct 9
• 03:52