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Colorado faces $24M federal funding cut over illegal commercial driver's licenses • Dec. 22, 2025, 10:39 PM ET (AP)
Colorado governor accuses Trump of playing 'political games' after disaster request denials • Dec. 21, 2025, 8:02 PM ET (AP)
NORAD continues decades-long tradition of tracking Santa's trip around the world • Dec. 20, 2025, 1:31 AM ET (AP)
The US Treasury wants more states to embrace Trump's tax cuts. So far, only a few have done so • Dec. 19, 2025, 10:08 PM ET (AP)
Forecasters issue rare weather warning as strong gusts fuel wildfire threats in Colorado • Dec. 19, 2025, 7:47 PM ET (AP)

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Also Known As Centennial State
Capital Denver
Population1 (2020) 5,773,714; (2024 est.) 5,957,493
Governor Jared Polis (Democrat)
Date Of Admission August 1, 1876
U.S. Senators Michael F. Bennet (Democrat) • John Hickenlooper (Democrat)
State Nickname Centennial State
State Motto “Nil Sine Numine (Nothing Without Providence)”
State Bird lark bunting
State Flower white and lavender columbine
State Song “Where the Columbines Grow” • “Rocky Mountain High”
Seats In U.S. House Of Representatives 8 of (435)
Time Zone Mountain (GMT − 7 hours)
Total Area (Sq Km) 269,603
Total Area (Sq Mi) 104,094
1Excluding military abroad.

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