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Headlines

State to review Megan Trussell case

Trussell, an 18-year-old CU Boulder student, was found dead in Boulder Canyon on Feb. 15, 2025. Local authorities ruled the death a suicide, complicated by drug use and hypothermia, but her family asked the state to push further. Now, the Colorado Bureau of Investigations will review the case— but not re-investigate, the agency clarified in a press release.

1,500 kids could lose child care in BoCo

The Trump administration cut off funding for low-income families in Colorado and other Democrat-led states. That includes millions of dollars to help parents pay for childcare.

A Boulder parent and daycare board member of says up to a quarter of kids at her center rely on the funding, which makes up 20% of the facility’s budget

In Boulder County, here’s who could be impacted:

1. 1,499 children are in child care paid for by the funding
2. 171 licensed child care centers receive money from this source
3. The average cost of child care for 1 child is $1,645 per month

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser joined a lawsuit to stop the cuts, his office’s 50th against the president’s administration

Boulder OKs $17M in incentives for Sundance

The 10-year agreement includes revenue sharing for parking and taxes, breaks on permits and fees and free bus and e-bike passes. Daily Camera

1. Lafayette’s new council member (and lost sculpture), CU Boulder’s new 2 million year-old tree, 90 years since Monarch mine explosion (and one miner’s oral history)

ICE expands in Colorado

The Trump administration plans to open a new immigrant detention center in the northern Colorado town of Hudson, 25 miles east of Erie.

1. A $39M contract was awarded to GEO Group (which runs the Aurora detention center, plus many private prisons) to reactivate an abandoned former prison in Hudson. The compound has been named the Big Horn Correctional Facility.
2. More than 100 activists plan to attend the Jan. 21 Hudson Town Council meeting to ask elected officials there to put a stop to the center’s reactivation. (6 p.m. at 50 S. Beech St., Hudson. More details: hudsoncolorado.org/168/Town-Council)
3. Sign the petition to oppose the center. Although not located in Boulder County, the facility will inevitably hold our friends and neighbors from across the region.
4. Groups that petition organizer Jenifer Montes recommends joining or following: Immigrant Partnership Team, No Concentration Camps in Colorado, Colorado Rapid Response Network, Indivisible NoCo.

One More Thing

Social media sound bites from the past week

“Cross the Rubicon”- don’t hold your breath