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Polis frees clerk; Boebert blames Trump for water block.

5/16/2026

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Governor Jared Polis commuted former county clerk Tina Peters' nearly nine-year prison sentence, ordering her release on June 1, 2026.
Rep. Lauren Boebert said President Donald Trump blocked a drinking-water project for about 50,000 Colorado residents as retaliation for Peters’ case, vetoing the unanimously passed funding bill on financial grounds.
Boebert praised Trump’s pressure and urged him to stop blocking the water funds, criticizing other lawmakers for not taking a stand.

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Governor Jared Polis commuted former county clerk Tina Peters' nearly nine-year prison sentence, ordering her release on June 1, 2026.
Rep. Lauren Boebert said President Donald Trump blocked a drinking-water project for about 50,000 Colorado residents as retaliation for Peters’ case, vetoing the unanimously passed funding bill on financial grounds.
Boebert praised Trump’s pressure and urged him to stop blocking the water funds, criticizing other lawmakers for not taking a stand.