Coverage dated January 7, 2023 to January 8, 2023

Colorado Will Stop Bussing Migrants to Chicago and New York City, Governor Says

Headline from NBC Chicago, on the newest of 2 developments

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has pledged to stop busing migrants to Chicago after Mayor Lori Lightfoot sent a letter, warning that the city has no additional room to accommodate more arrivals.

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Developments in this update

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  1. Lori Lightfoot, NYC Mayor Eric Adams demand Colorado governor stop bussing migrants to their cities

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. Newest

    Colorado Will Stop Bussing Migrants to Chicago and New York City, Governor Says

    Headline from NBC Chicago ·

Reports & sources

17 articles, oldest first.

  1. CBS News

    Lori Lightfoot, NYC Mayor Eric Adams demand Colorado governor stop bussing migrants to their cities (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    "Overburdening other cities is not the solution," they wrote.

  2. Fox News

    Colorado cancels plans to send migrants to NYC, Chicago amid outcry from Democratic mayors (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Colorado will stop sending migrants to major Democrat-run cities after Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and New York City Mayor Eric Adams urged Gov. Jared Polis to halt the program.

  3. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Colorado will halt busing of migrants to New York City and Chicago following conversation with cities' mayors, governor says (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Isa Kaufman Geballe and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN After earlier announcing that Colorado would help asylum-seeking migrants leave the state for their intended destinations, Gov. Jared Polis said the state would not be sending additional buses of migrants to New York City and Chicago following “a v…

  4. The Southern Illinoisan

    Mayor Lori Lightfoot demands Colorado stop busing migrants to Chicago (opens The Southern Illinoisan)

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    The Southern Illinoisan's feed description

    Colorado has bused hundreds of migrants to Chicago since December, the letter said. The city does not have capacity to adequately support more migrants, Lightfoot wrote.

  5. UPI

    Colorado Gov. Jared Polis halts busing migrants to NYC, Chicago (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Gov. Jared Polis has announced that Colorado will halt its program to bus migrants to New York City and Chicago after he was criticized by the mayors of the two cities.

  6. Politico

    Colorado governor pledges to end chartered migrant buses bound for Chicago, New York (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    The mayors of Chicago and New York have said the social safety nets in their cities are at capacity, and spent last week criticizing Jared Polis' actions.

  7. NBC Chicago

    Colorado Will Stop Bussing Migrants to Chicago and New York City, Governor Says (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has pledged to stop busing migrants to Chicago after Mayor Lori Lightfoot sent a letter, warning that the city has no additional room to accommodate more arrivals.

  8. The Center Square

    Colorado Gov. Jared Polis's administration no longer busing migrants to Chicago, NYC (opens The Center Square)

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    The Center Square's feed description

    (The Center Square) – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’s administration will no longer bus migrants from Denver to Chicago and New York City following pushback from the mayors of the cities.

  9. Washington Times

    Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to stop busing migrants to NYC, Chicago (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Colorado Gov. Jared Polis will halt plans to bus migrants to New York City and Chicago, citing productive conversations with mayors in both cities.

  10. KRDO

    Colorado announces it would stop busing migrants to Chicago and New York (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    DENVER (KRDO) -- The state of Colorado announced it would stop busing migrants to Chicago and New York. This comes after the mayors of New York City and Chicago expressed concern for their cities. The final bus from Denver to New York arrived Sunday.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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