[ Boulder County ]

• The Colorado Department of Public Health alerted residents of Broomfield, Lafayette, Louisville, and Westminster of a reported case of measles in the area. Since the initial alert the number of known cases had grown to seven.
• Highlighting the ongoing concerns of safe streets, a 75-year-old cyclist from Lafayette was struck by a dump truck and killed on Highway 119.
• Despite vocal opposition from residents, the City of Boulder decided to renew their contract with Flock Safety to continue using Flock cameras in the city. 
• Thousands of residents of Boulder and Jefferson counties found themselves without power as Xcel instituted a public safety power shutoff starting on March 14. The decision was driven by a heightened risk of fire along the front range.
• North Metro Fire Rescue District crews had an unusual call in March. They reported to a Broomfield area field that had become a temporary landing strip when a small plane made an emergency landing there. No one was injured.

[ State ]

• Due to the unusually high temperatures across the state this winter, several snow-reliant businesses, such as Ruby Hill in Denver, were forced to close early for the year.
• The Bureau of Land Management acquired the 4,000-acre Escalante Ranch located inside the Uncompahgre Plateau. The purchase was made using a $6.9 million allocation from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. 
• Colorado lawmakers are working on a set of bills they call “guardrails” to protect LGBTQ+ students. The bills would require private schools participating in tax-credit programs to abide by nondiscrimination laws.
• Following a 79% vote of no-confidence by the Colorado Republican Party’s Central Committee, Colorado GOP Chairwoman Brita Horn announced she will step aside from her role in April.

[ National News ]

• The United States and Israel attacked Iran, killing the country’s Supreme Leader in the process. President Trump described the action as a war even though only Congress has the constitutionally-appointed right to declare an act of war.
• Meta found that the consumption of “short-form videos” can degrade the cognitive and psychological health of the person watching. 
• In a rare rebuke, the Supreme Court, by a 6 to 3 vote, shot down President Trump’s broad tariffs which he levied with the mistaken belief that he had the power to do so under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. After lashing out at the decision, Trump said he would replace the now-invalid tariffs with a 10% levy through the Trade Act of 1974. The next day he upped that to a 15% unilateral tariff.
• A federal judge ruled that Kari Lake’s actions at the Voice of America were unlawful. That includes the layoffs of over 1,000 journalists and staff members. Lake has vowed to appeal the ruling. 

[ International News ]

• Chinese scientists developed a water-based battery using the same nontoxic liquid solution used to make tofu.
• France announced that they would be increasing the number and availability of their nuclear arsenal as part of a program French President Emmanuel Macron deemed “forward deterrence.”
• A study in the journal Geophysical Research Letters found that the Earth had warmed 0.2 Celsius between 1970 and 2015. That number increased 75% to 0.35 Celsius between 2015 and 2025.
• Global oil prices have reached their highest level since 2022 and their upward trajectory shows no sign of slowing down.

[ Small Talk ]

“I don’t have any concern about it.”

• President Donald Trump when asked about the rising price of U.S. gas following the first week of the war in Iran. 

“Every time I see the images of the White House as it currently sits, my stomach is – it turns.”

• Jamilah Way telling the National Capital Planning Commission what they think about the destruction of the White House in order to build Trump’s ballroom.

“Without Mercy.”

• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on how the United States and Israel will “crush” Iran’s government.

“This is the most anticompetitive merger that violates the fundamental principles of the Sherman Antitrust Act.”

• An anonymous Hollywood executive on the proposed merger between Paramount and Warner Brothers.

“It will be a tremendous setback that will be very difficult for us to overcome.”

• Adrian Wall, managing director of the Digital Sovereignty Alliance, said when speaking about the prospect of congress not passing, and President Trump not signing, The Clarity Act by July. This is a crypto-friendly bill designed to help promote crypto-adoption.

[ Statistics ]

$ 16,500,000,000

The amount the U.S. Government has spent on the war in Iran after just 12 days.

1.3 Million

The number of Americans who could receive fully funded healthcare for one year for the same amount spent on the first 12 days of the Iran war.

12

The number of pedestrian fatalities in Colorado (through March 15).

32,000

Colorado residents who lost power due to the high winds that sped across the state in mid-March.

-21%

In March 2026, President Trump’s approval rating on foreign policy matters continued to drop from -13% the previous month.

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