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Lawmakers recently passed President Trump's controversial budget plan that includes over $1 billion dollars of rescissions from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The cuts will revoke all federal support for National Public Radio, the Public Broadcasting Service, and all their member stations.

On the eve of the passage of what some call the One Big Beautiful Bill, constituents of Congressman Jeff Hurd protested outside his Grand Junction office.

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Colorado lawmakers recently voiced unified opposition to Republican plans to sell off public lands in a call with reporters.

NO KINGS protests around the U.S. Saturday drew an estimated 5 million people while President Trump celebrated his 79th birthday and the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary in Washington D.C. In Glenwood Springs, NO KINGS organizers report that close to 4,000 marched, rallied and filled Sayre Park with signs, an empty throne and plenty of chanting and drumming. KDNK’s Amy Hadden Marsh was there and brings this audio postcard.

The Endangered Species Act, signed into law by President Nixon in 1973, has been an incredibly successful piece of legislation, preserving roughly 99% of the listed species. Recently, several federal agencies have come together to propose a revision. The proposal would change the definition of harm to a threatened species to no longer include destruction of habit, only immediate bodily damage and harassment. KDNK’s Lily Jones sat down with Delia Malone, an ecologist for the Colorado Natural Heritage Program, to find out more.

Public lands have become a contentious topic, some Republicans are considering selling them off to pay for the Trump administration's ambitious domestic agenda. KDNK's Marilyn Gleason sat down with Wilderness Workshop's Will Roush to get his take, and find out what this could mean for West.

The protests sweeping the nation have not skipped over the Roaring Fork Valley. Recent demonstrations in Glenwood Springs and Carbondale drew large crowds and plenty of attention. But who are these people, how are they organizing, and what do they want? KDNK’s Lily Jones sat down with a few community leaders to find out.

The Trump administration is proposing over a billion dollars in budget cuts for public broadcasting. But what does that mean?