Colorado Evening Briefing: Tuesday, August 25

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The Colorado Chronicle – Evening Briefing (Edited Copy Below) — Headlines and summaries have been cleaned, typos resolved, conflicting duplicates consolidated, and language standardized for publication.

Active court order still blocking Trump effort to restrict vote-by-mail

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a procedural victory to President Donald Trump on an executive order to curb mail-in voting, but the…

Colorado asks Trump administration for disaster aid after Aspen Acres, Gold Mountain fires

Gov. Jared Polis is requesting federal assistance to help Custer and Pueblo counties, along with Ouray, recover from flooding and fire damage.

Colorado honors Dolly Parton

More than 74,000 children are connected to books through the Imagination Library of Colorado each year.

Denver’s new recycling and composting rules take effect Sept. 1

Denver restaurant owners and other businesses are preparing for new recycling and composting requirements that take effect Sept. 1 under the city’s…

Dolly Parton died after ‘brief battle with cancer’

The country star’s team confirmed that Parton had cancer before she died on Tuesday at age 80.

Former inmate files lawsuit against prison and county commissioners after losing a leg while…

He received medical care days before his condition worsened. A nurse said his blood levels appeared fine, but they weren’t, he alleges.

Justice Department argues Kennedy Center risks financial ruin without Trump’s name

The debate over adding Trump’s name to the center, meant to honor John F. Kennedy, has been ongoing.

The Evening Briefing publishes daily around 6 p.m. Mountain time.

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