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• Cargill workers reject contract, are shut out from their jobs
  May 20, 2026 · 584 words
  30% Workplace Surveillance Technology Worker Rights vs. Corporate Management Labor Dispute
• Colorado GOP governor primary pits MAGA candidates against establishment favorite
  May 20, 2026 · 2157 words
  40% Political Extremism Candidate Viability Legislative Effectiveness
• At bus stops across Durango, these volunteers try to shield families from ICE
  May 20, 2026 · 2290 words
  40% Immigration Enforcement vs. Human Rights Community Activism Government accountability
• 10 Colorado mountain adventures to celebrate 150 years of statehood
  May 20, 2026 · 1187 words
  30% Colorado State Pride Environmental Stewardship Outdoor Recreation and Tourism
• 30 years ago, a landmark Supreme Court decision bolstered LGBTQ+ rights — and changed Colorado’s “Hate State” reputation
  May 20, 2026 · 2621 words
  20% Culture War LGBTQ+ rights Judicial Activism Religious Freedom
• Littwin: Trump dumps Boebert, Bennet dumps Polis as the Colorado political world continues to churn
  May 20, 2026 · 1409 words
  60% Trump vs. GOP Allies Political Loyalty Executive Power Abuse
• Jared Polis says Colorado needs a new prison ASAP, even as crime has fallen. How did we get here?
  Apr 13, 2026 · 2606 words
  30% Prison Overcrowding Executive Accountability Criminal Justice Reform
• Jared Polis says his Tina Peters decision "will be remembered fondly," despite growing outrage
  May 19, 2026 · 679 words
  20% Political Polarization and Election Integrity Civil Protest and Governance Executive Clemency and Judicial Fairness
• Colorado launches $4M emergency tree-cutting project along highways with high risk of wildfire
  May 19, 2026 · 328 words
  10% Public safety Infrastructure Protection Environmental Risk Management
• Colorado governor declares emergency for wildfire burning near Trinidad
  Apr 13, 2026 · 346 words
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• Silver Plume has protected more than 3 acres of land per resident
  May 19, 2026 · 565 words
  10% Local Governance Environmental Conservation Historical Preservation
• Revegetation bill will shape how Colorado cities buy-and-dry farm water
  May 19, 2026 · 905 words
  30% Rural vs. Urban Interests Environmental Reclamation Water Rights Conflict
• The six biggest themes of Colorado’s 2026 legislative session
  May 19, 2026 · 2864 words
  30% State vs. Federal policy conflict Bipartisanship Intra-party conflict (Democrats) Budgetary Constraints
• Colorado’s lakes, reservoirs won’t have enough water for most kinds of boating this summer
  May 19, 2026 · 1437 words
  20% Environmental Crisis Water Rights and Resource Management Economic Impact of Recreation
• Opinion: Colorado’s caucus chaos must go, and we need a practical primary system
  May 19, 2026 · 862 words
  50% Election Reform Democratic Legitimacy Political polarization
• Colorado records first hantavirus death since 2024. It’s not from the cruise ship.
  May 18, 2026 · 555 words
  10% Disease Prevention Epidemiology Public Health
• Opinion: Colorado River Basin states could learn from what we developed in Australia
  Apr 14, 2026 · 858 words
  30% Water Rights Reform Australian Water Model Federal Intervention
• Drew Litton: DU's hockey's happy place
  Apr 14, 2026 · 53 words
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• Colorado Supreme Court sides with transgender youth in fight against Children’s Hospital Colorado
  May 18, 2026 · 1120 words
  20% Institutional Risk vs. Patient Rights Legal Conflict between State and Federal Authority Healthcare Access for Transgender Youth
• Colorado lawmakers stopped imposing new fees amid voters’ cost-of-living concerns. They’re now making them optional.
  Apr 14, 2026 · 970 words
  20% Cost of Living Legislative Strategy Fiscal policy
• Lawsuit hits Colorado for late air pollution permits at JBS Greeley slaughterhouse
  Apr 14, 2026 · 581 words
  10% Environmental Regulation Corporate Compliance Government accountability
• Who’s testing the tap water in Cañon City? Not the agencies responsible for cleaning up the toxic plume from the Cotter Uranium Mill.
  May 18, 2026 · 1591 words
  30% Environmental Contamination Public Health Risks Government Inaction vs. Community Initiative
• Northeastern Colorado has a lot to brag about, but also big socioeconomic challenges that will take many hands to solve
  May 18, 2026 · 728 words
  10% Regional Socio-economic Disparity Agricultural Economic Strength Rural-Urban Divide
• Is golf ball-size hail expected to increase due to climate change?
  May 18, 2026 · 189 words
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• Erratic winds, steep terrain pose challenge for fire crews fighting wildfire near Trinidad
  Apr 14, 2026 · 224 words
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• Rural Coloradans will not receive federal aid after last year’s historic wildfires, floods
  Apr 14, 2026 · 648 words
  20% Economic Impact on Rural Communities Energy Infrastructure Security Federal vs State Responsibility
• Town of Campo under mandatory evacuation after Oklahoma wildfire moves into southeastern Colorado
  May 17, 2026 · 194 words
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• Littwin: Colorado faces a $1.5 billion budget deficit. Can we really afford to add a prison now?
  Apr 15, 2026 · 1294 words
  50% Colorado State Budget Crisis Executive Leadership Critique Prison Reform vs. Expansion
• Colorado forged American ski mountaineering. The state’s athletes continue to shape skimo’s global future.
  Apr 15, 2026 · 2465 words
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• Former New York Times editor: “We were caught a little flat-footed by this president”
  Apr 15, 2026 · 2196 words
  30% Journalistic Ethics Media Independence Political Influence on Press
• Elbert County effort to block Xcel's $1.7B Power Pathway upended by the PUC
  Apr 15, 2026 · 658 words
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• A Denver theater production brings “cold and indifferent” foster care system to the stage
  Apr 15, 2026 · 1390 words
  20% Foster Care System Reform Arts as Activism Nonprofit Advocacy
• Colorado nonprofit offers to buy water for fish, a deal that could help farms weather record drought
  May 17, 2026 · 753 words
  10% Environmental Conservation Drought Impact Water Rights and Management
• If this is sad, we don’t want to be happy: An ice cream story
  May 17, 2026 · 2517 words
  30% Entrepreneurship and Local Business Artisanal Exclusivity Mental Health Awareness
• Encontrar cuidado infantil en Colorado es difícil. Aquí tienes una guía para hacerlo más fácil.
  Apr 15, 2026 · 5353 words
  20% Parental Stress Regulatory Safety Childcare Accessibility
• Littwin: In reducing Tina Peters’ sentence, Jared Polis taught us where arrogance leads
  May 17, 2026 · 1305 words
  70% Executive Overreach Political accountability Judicial Integrity
• Nicolais: Lynn Bartels, the beating heart of Colorado politics
  May 17, 2026 · 968 words
  30% Journalistic Legacy Personal Admiration Decline of Newspaper Industry
• Carman: As inflation soars, Denver restaurateurs are struggling to survive
  May 17, 2026 · 895 words
  30% Restaurant Industry Inflation Denver Economic Hardship Support for Local Business
• "A Well Too Full": A made-over detective pursues a cold case
  May 17, 2026 · 2297 words
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• Daniel Ginsberg ends his trilogy with a story of child trafficking
  May 17, 2026 · 801 words
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• The Bookies Bookstore suggests books on pups, murder and politics
  May 17, 2026 · 888 words
  10% Literature Recommendations Local Business Promotion
• Opinion: Colorado needs to protect “Freedom” and democracy through wolf reintroduction
  Apr 16, 2026 · 905 words
  50% State vs Federal Authority Conservation Ethics Wolf Reintroduction
• Lawmakers pass a note to Polis: Stop spending tax money on new wolves
  Apr 16, 2026 · 1297 words
  20% Wildlife management Fiscal responsibility Rural vs. Urban Interests
• Boulder filmmakers’ “The Dark Wizard” explores the tumultuous, inspiring life of Dean Potter
  Apr 16, 2026 · 936 words
  30% Romanticization of Risk Documentary Promotion Psychological Duality
• Noise exemptions for concert venues remain in doubt after Colorado House kills bill to restore local control
  Apr 14, 2026 · 1069 words
  20% Property Rights and Quality of Life Local Control vs. Statewide Standards Economic Impact of Noise Regulation
• Random shooting deaths in north Denver lead to community safety meeting, calls for heightened patrols
  Apr 16, 2026 · 1056 words
  20% Public safety community_response Gun violence
• Road to Mount Blue Sky set to reopen as Denver Parks takes over welcome site
  Apr 16, 2026 · 486 words
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• Noise exemptions for concert venues remain in doubt after Colorado House kills bill to restore local control
  Apr 14, 2026 · 1069 words
  20% Property Rights and Quality of Life Local Control vs. Statewide Standards Economic Impact of Noise Regulations
• Ticketmaster and Live Nation had an anticompetitive monopoly over big concert venues, jury finds
  Apr 16, 2026 · 839 words
  20% Consumer Protection Corporate Monopoly Antitrust Litigation
• "What'd I Miss?": A life damaged beyond (AI) recognition
  Apr 17, 2026 · 71 words
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• In a chaotic job market, workers change their strategies as employers hire with caution
  Apr 17, 2026 · 2695 words
  20% Healthcare Industry Demand Colorado Labor Market Trends Job Seeker Challenges
• Can workers on medical leave in Colorado get state benefits?
  Apr 17, 2026 · 242 words
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• How Estes Park climber Melissa Strong found her spark again after electrical accident ruined her hands
  Apr 17, 2026 · 1720 words
  30% Resilience and Recovery Medical Innovation Identity Loss
• Bill to allow "balcony solar" option for Coloradans awaits Gov. Polis' signature
  Apr 17, 2026 · 588 words
  20% Economic Savings for Consumers Renewable Energy Accessibility Regulatory Reform
• Essay: An accent in the national anthem
  May 16, 2026 · 1405 words
  20% Racial Identity and Classification Social Alienation Immigration and Assimilation
• What’s Working: Distributors trade tips on artificial intelligence during Denver event
  May 16, 2026 · 1849 words
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• Watch: Colorado meteorologists discuss weather prediction challenges at Colorado SunFest 2026
  May 16, 2026 · 67 words
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• Watch: Basic income programs in Denver and beyond at Colorado SunFest 2026
  May 16, 2026 · 131 words
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• Watch: The Colorado Sun discusses 2026 election and how Coloradans are feeling
  May 16, 2026 · 67 words
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• Watch: The Colorado Sun discusses the Arkansas River in Rocky Ford
  May 16, 2026 · 99 words
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• Opinion: Colorado’s public media is building something stronger together
  May 16, 2026 · 620 words
  40% Public Media Funding Organizational Sustainability Community Connection
• Colorado legislature votes to strip farmworkers of some overtime wage protections
  Apr 16, 2026 · 892 words
  20% Legislative Conflict Labor Rights vs. Agricultural Economic Viability
• Gray’s Coors Tavern takes top slopper title in Pueblo, unseating back-to-back champion
  Apr 17, 2026 · 999 words
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• Weld County GOP chair arrested on suspicion of soliciting a child prostitute
  May 15, 2026 · 138 words
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• Federal judge blocks Nexstar-Tegna TV station merger until antitrust lawsuit is settled
  Apr 17, 2026 · 622 words
  20% Consumer Protection Antitrust Litigation Media Consolidation
• Gov. Jared Polis commutes sentences of 9 people, including Tina Peters
  May 15, 2026 · 473 words
  10% Criminal Justice Reform Gubernatorial Clemency
• Tina Peters isn’t the first Colorado convict to become a central figure in a governor’s race
  May 15, 2026 · 497 words
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• Colorado governor cuts Tina Peters’ prison sentence in half, will release her on parole June 1
  May 15, 2026 · 1475 words
  30% Political Consequences for Governor Polis Election Integrity and Security Judicial Fairness and Sentencing Disparity
• Colorado lawmakers debated education bills over teacher housing, state testing and more. Here’s where they landed.
  May 15, 2026 · 2549 words
  20% Student disability rights Legislative outcomes in education Standardized testing reform Teacher housing and retention School voucher debate
• Does each chronically homeless person cost taxpayers $30,000 to $50,000 per year?
  May 15, 2026 · 224 words
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• Colorado nonprofit leader who killed himself, leaving wife and young daughter, had chronic brain disease
  May 15, 2026 · 941 words
  30% Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Impact of Contact Sports Mental Health and Suicide
• Tennyson Center is closing its youth residential center — again — after staff injuries, alleged sex assault of teen
  May 15, 2026 · 1602 words
  20% Workforce Crisis in Healthcare Institutional Failure Child Safety and Protection
• Drew Litton: Remembering Craig Morton
  May 15, 2026 · 53 words
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• "What'd I Miss?": The pasta Lego caper
  May 15, 2026 · 71 words
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• A Colorado bill takes aim at Flock cameras, police surveillance technology. Here’s what’s in it.
  Apr 21, 2026 · 1600 words
  20% Government Surveillance Legislative reform Civil Liberties vs. Public Safety
• Colorado Tamale Act could open the door for more home kitchen entrepreneurs
  Apr 15, 2026 · 1215 words
  20% Economic Opportunity vs. Public Health Government Regulation Entrepreneurship and Social Mobility
• Eight months after shooting at Evergreen High, seniors credit community for getting them to graduation day
  May 14, 2026 · 1037 words
  30% Community Resilience Trauma and Healing School Violence
• Denver runway fatality reveals a weakness in airport security
  May 14, 2026 · 917 words
  10% Public safety Risk Management vs. Cost Airport Security Efficacy
• What's Happening: A virtual artist talk about the women of escaramurza
  May 14, 2026 · 497 words
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• Judge again bars Gov. Polis from ordering Colorado state employees to respond to a subpoena from ICE
  Apr 21, 2026 · 774 words
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• 101 bills that passed and failed in Colorado’s legislature this year that you need to know about
  May 14, 2026 · 6463 words
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• How microplastic research in Denver’s South Platte River can help a first-of-its-kind study
  May 14, 2026 · 1789 words
  10% Urban Ecology Scientific Research Environmental Pollution
• Sheep win in San Luis Valley livestock vs. billionaire ranch owner battle
  May 14, 2026 · 786 words
  20% Legal Dispute Class Conflict Property Rights vs. Traditional Access
• Feds release $47 million for Colorado water projects after long delay
  May 14, 2026 · 914 words
  20% Federal Funding Disputes Administrative Policy Shift Colorado Water Crisis
• Proposed ban on prop sports bets in Colorado dies amid state budget woes
  Apr 21, 2026 · 618 words
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• Opinion: Colorado’s small defense suppliers are about to disappear. The state should act before they do.
  May 14, 2026 · 948 words
  30% Defense Industrial Base Sustainability State Government Intervention Economic Impact of Regulation
• Drilling site near Aurora Reservoir approved despite opposition from residents
  Apr 22, 2026 · 746 words
  10% Environmental Regulation vs. Industry Development Regulatory Compliance Community Activism
• Hunting groups: Colorado governor stacked Parks and Wildlife Commission with animal rights activists
  Apr 22, 2026 · 2129 words
  20% Conservation vs. Hunting Interests Political Appointments Wildlife Management Conflict
• Northern Water starts filling Chimney Hollow, uranium questions still linger
  Apr 22, 2026 · 373 words
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• Loss of electric vehicle subsidies sends Colorado car sales off a cliff
  Apr 22, 2026 · 398 words
  30% EV Market Volatility Impact of Subsidies Economic Decline
• Colorado's scenic drives and roadside attractions that give way to stunning landscapes and inspiring architecture
  Apr 22, 2026 · 1446 words
  20% Colorado Tourism Personal Nostalgia State Heritage
• Front Range passenger rail district will likely be scaled back to major cities ahead of 2026 sales tax vote
  Apr 22, 2026 · 648 words
  10% Infrastructure Funding Legislative Redistricting Partisan Divide
• The rivers, lakes and hot springs of Colorado we love most
  May 13, 2026 · 1367 words
  20% Colorado Tourism Regional Identity Environmental Appreciation
• Climate change starts a new clock on Colorado’s river runoff, study says
  May 13, 2026 · 590 words
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• Democrats abandon rollback of business tax breaks to fund family tax credit after Colorado governor’s veto threat
  May 13, 2026 · 873 words
  20% Inter-branch Political Tension Income Inequality Tax Policy Conflict
• Colorado ranchers are expanding their footprint with invisible fencing that uses satellites to protect their cows
  May 13, 2026 · 1404 words
  20% Agricultural Technology Conservation and Land Stewardship Wildlife Management and Conflict
• Littwin: Maybe it’s a long shot, but voters will get another chance to rein in TABOR
  May 13, 2026 · 1234 words
  50% Education Funding Colorado Political Climate TABOR (Taxpayer's Bill of Rights)
• Gusty winds, drought creates “particularly dangerous” situation for wildfire in south central, southeastern Colorado
  Apr 22, 2026 · 338 words
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• Denver airport radar system triggered alarm before Frontier plane struck trespasser, officials say
  May 12, 2026 · 892 words
  20% Criminal History of the Deceased Aviation Safety and Evacuation Airport Security Efficacy
• ICE must retrain officers who make arrests in Colorado, federal judge rules
  May 12, 2026 · 682 words
  20% Immigration Policy Impact Civil Liberties Judicial Oversight of ICE
• It’s hantavirus season in Colorado. Here’s why that’s not as scary as the cruise ship outbreak.
  May 12, 2026 · 553 words
  10% Epidemiology of Hantavirus Public Health Safety Regional Risk Assessment
• Bill reauthorizing Public Utilities Commission races through state Capitol. The story is what’s not included.
  May 12, 2026 · 1983 words
  20% Energy Transition and Cost Political representation Utility Regulation and Governance
• Colorado voters will be asked to give up billions in TABOR refunds to boost K-12, other programs for kids
  May 12, 2026 · 826 words
  20% K-12 Education Funding Partisan Legislative Divide TABOR (Taxpayer's Bill of Rights)
• Colorado’s fierce two-year fight over AI regulation ends with watered-down law, little fanfare
  May 12, 2026 · 807 words
  20% Consumer Protection vs. Innovation Legislative Compromise AI Regulation
• Science and art come to life in Pueblo this June with opening of da Vinci museum along revamped riverwalk
  May 12, 2026 · 1903 words
  10% Urban Revitalization Economic Development Cultural Tourism
• Democrats abandon attempt to blunt ballot measure giving Coloradans “right to natural gas”
  May 12, 2026 · 466 words
  30% Legislative Conflict Climate Policy vs. Consumer Rights Political Transparency
• Move over Election Day. Colorado is about to start having election month.
  May 12, 2026 · 844 words
  20% Political conflict Legislative reform Election Integrity
• Silverman: It’s hard to say goodbye to Denver icons, but memories will endure
  May 12, 2026 · 943 words
  30% Nostalgia for Old Denver Friendship and Legacy Personal Loss and Grief
• Does a Colorado law allow teachers to anonymously petition for gun seizures?
  May 11, 2026 · 225 words
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• Colorado lawmakers reject environmentalist-backed effort to regulate data centers
  May 11, 2026 · 754 words
  30% Environmental Regulation Legislative Failure Corporate accountability
• NTSB gathering details on Frontier Airlines evacuation after plane hit, killed person in Denver
  May 11, 2026 · 1019 words
  10% Aviation Safety Emergency Evacuation Procedures Airport Security/Trespassing
• At least 13 people died on Colorado ski slopes in 2025-26
  May 11, 2026 · 1033 words
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• Colorado’s Drought Task Force ramps up response to record-breaking conditions
  May 11, 2026 · 1224 words
  10% Environmental Crisis Agricultural Impact Government response
• Colorado released from federal corrective action after improving SNAP program
  May 11, 2026 · 707 words
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• An overwhelming percentage of Coloradans say climate change is harming human health
  May 11, 2026 · 571 words
  10% climate_change Public Health Demographic Analysis
• Colorado legislature sends $46.8B state budget to governor’s desk after final round of tweaks
  Apr 28, 2026 · 1185 words
  20% Fiscal Shortfall Healthcare Access Privatization Debate
• Federal judge rejects Colorado GOP’s effort to block unaffiliated voters from participating in party’s 2026 primaries
  Apr 28, 2026 · 404 words
  10% Intra-party conflict Judicial Ruling Voter Eligibility
• Spring snow and rain bring some relief to drought-stricken Colorado communities
  Apr 29, 2026 · 968 words
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• Colorado's legislature is preparing to jump-start nuclear power. Green advocates want to pull the plug.
  Apr 29, 2026 · 1397 words
  30% Environmental Justice Nuclear Energy Transition Legislative Policy
• Colorado lawmakers abandon effort to limit police use of Flock cameras, surveillance data
  Apr 29, 2026 · 714 words
  20% Government Surveillance Legislative Process Privacy vs. Public Safety
• Silas Soule died for refusing to whitewash the Sand Creek Massacre. His actions are more relevant than ever.
  May 10, 2026 · 4699 words
  30% Institutional Erasure Historical Justice Moral Courage
• Littwin: Trump’s gutting of Colorado funding is no more than a revenge tour
  May 10, 2026 · 1089 words
  80% Political Retaliation Climate Change and Disaster Preparedness Federal Funding Disparities
• Nicolais: The Supreme Court has set America back nearly a century
  May 10, 2026 · 942 words
  60% Racial Gerrymandering Judicial Activism Voting Rights
• Carman: Tim Wirth recalls his ringside seat to the spectacular life and times of Ted Turner
  May 10, 2026 · 1156 words
  30% Environmentalism Philanthropy Legacy of Ted Turner
• "Blossoms on a Poisoned Sea": Disdain for the afflicted
  May 10, 2026 · 2831 words
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• Mariko Tatsumoto built a novel of hope from industrial tragedy
  May 10, 2026 · 1402 words
  30% Environmental Justice Human rights Corporate Malfeasance
• Explore Books suggests three reflective reads
  May 10, 2026 · 1118 words
  20% Art and Human Experience Literary Recommendations
• State agencies trying to sway Colorado’s legislature may have to start registering like lobbyists. The governor says that’s “absurd.”
  Apr 29, 2026 · 745 words
  20% Government Transparency Separation of Powers Lobbying Regulations
• "The Silence that Remains": A historical epic begins in Stalin's Russia
  May 03, 2026 · 2195 words
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• From a dream — and lots of research — Meg Wingerter crafted her first novel
  May 03, 2026 · 1191 words
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• Out West Books suggests three very different takes on fiction
  May 03, 2026 · 1130 words
  10% Literary Criticism Book Recommendations
• Littwin: Coloradans can now abandon their qualms about redrawing congressional districts
  May 03, 2026 · 1442 words
  70% Voting Rights Act Racial Equality Judicial Activism Gerrymandering
• Carman: A peach crop or more data centers? I know which one I’ll choose.
  May 03, 2026 · 984 words
  40% Environmental Crisis Agricultural Struggle Corporate vs. Environmental Interests
• 50 years after Operation Babylift evacuated thousands from Vietnam, a Colorado gathering celebrates a shared past
  May 03, 2026 · 3206 words
  20% Identity and Belonging Operation Babylift Historical Trauma
• Drought-stressed Colorado communities getting $40M infusion in state water grants
  May 04, 2026 · 473 words
  10% Climate Crisis/Drought Government Funding Water Conservation
• Former New York mayor’s support of Michael Bennet’s bid to become Colorado’s next governor reaches $2.5M
  May 05, 2026 · 721 words
  10% Colorado Gubernatorial Race Campaign Finance Political Influence of Wealthy Donors
• Group tied to Democratic leadership in US House is funding attempt to redraw Colorado’s congressional map
  May 05, 2026 · 676 words
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• Trump administration sues Denver over its 1989 assault weapons ban
  May 05, 2026 · 340 words
  30% Second Amendment Rights Public Safety and Gun Control Federal vs. Local Jurisdiction
• Frontier plane hits person on runway during takeoff at Denver airport
  May 09, 2026 · 346 words
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• US skier visits fall off a cliff after the West’s winter that wasn’t
  May 05, 2026 · 767 words
  20% Economic impact of climate/weather on tourism Ski industry business model evolution
• Rumors of ruined Western Slope peach crop were greatly exaggerated, growers say
  May 09, 2026 · 750 words
  20% Climate Impact on Harvest Agricultural Resilience Water Resource Management
• Lake Powell forecast to receive 13% of its usual flows, new report shows
  May 09, 2026 · 626 words
  10% Infrastructure Risk Environmental Policy Water scarcity
• What’s Working: Swipe fees, AI and other legislation Colorado businesses are cheering or fearing
  May 09, 2026 · 2453 words
  10% Local Economic Impact Colorado State Legislation Business Regulatory Environment
• Opinion: Fixing how Colorado funds nonprofits will strengthen communities
  May 09, 2026 · 872 words
  30% Community Impact State Government Accountability Nonprofit Funding Reform
• Opinion: Colorado should make the most of a new federal education tax credit
  May 06, 2026 · 886 words
  50% Economic Competitiveness Education Funding School Choice
• Colorado voters’ views on TABOR and the state budget may not be what they appear
  May 06, 2026 · 804 words
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• Can an Aurora golf course become a responsible wildlife mecca?
  May 06, 2026 · 1172 words
  10% Urban Ecology Environmental Sustainability Water Conservation
• The food and flavors that make up Colorado’s culinary landscape
  May 06, 2026 · 1288 words
  10% Colorado State Identity Nostalgia Culinary Tourism
• Colorado lawmakers race to counter “right to natural gas” ballot measure
  May 08, 2026 · 1023 words
  30% Legislative vs. Ballot Initiative Power Environmental Protection Energy Policy Conflict
• CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, has died at age 87
  May 06, 2026 · 684 words
  10% Environmental Conservation Ted Turner's Legacy Evolution of Cable News
• Western Colorado highway closes after passenger train strikes oil tanker
  May 06, 2026 · 227 words
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• Lawmakers kill bill that aimed to fund childcare for thousands of poor Colorado families
  May 08, 2026 · 745 words
  30% Legislative Failure Childcare Accessibility Economic hardship
• Bill allowing Coloradans to sue ICE agents heads to Polis’ desk
  May 07, 2026 · 761 words
  20% Legislative Process in Colorado State vs. Federal Jurisdiction Civil Rights vs. Federal Immunity
• Nearly half of Coloradans experiencing food insecurity don’t qualify for SNAP
  May 08, 2026 · 1856 words
  30% SNAP Benefit Cliff Effect Socioeconomic Inequality in Colorado Food Insecurity
• Are funeral pyres legal in Colorado?
  May 08, 2026 · 219 words
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• Jim Morrissey: Are we rolling out AI laws too soon?
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• Drew Litton: Agony and ecstacy
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• "What'd I Miss?": Origins of a friendship
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• Effort to attract data centers to Colorado with tax incentives fails
  May 07, 2026 · 800 words
  20% Economic Development vs. Environmental Protection Legislative Process and Policy Conflict
• Colorado’s wolf reintroduction hits ‘inflection point’ as program leader steps down, population dwindles and conflicts increase
  May 07, 2026 · 1907 words
  20% Wolf Reintroduction Success and Failure Administrative Transition Livestock Conflict Mitigation
• Colorado bill exempting sales tax from credit card swipe fees advances to governor after big Capitol showdown
  May 06, 2026 · 946 words
  20% Small Business Relief Corporate Profit Conflict Consumer Inconvenience
• Opinion: Pikes Peak region’s outdoors future depends on LWCF funding. We need to make sure it gets here.
  May 07, 2026 · 906 words
  30% Environmental Conservation Local Economic Development Federal Funding/Budgeting
• Man pleads guilty in Colorado firebombing attack on pro-Israel demonstrators
  May 07, 2026 · 486 words
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• What's Happening: The Cookie Factory turns 1
  May 07, 2026 · 478 words
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• Road funding fight roils Colorado Capitol with days left in legislative session
  May 07, 2026 · 1975 words
  30% Direct Democracy vs. Legislative Authority Fiscal Conflict Infrastructure vs. Social Services
• New compromise on burning coal at Colorado Springs plant
  May 07, 2026 · 502 words
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• Colorado’s labor force shrinks again in March to fourth-lowest participation rate since 1976
  May 07, 2026 · 853 words
  20% Business Climate in Colorado Economic Demographics Labor Market Trends
• Denver diners can sample new dishes this week, created to reduce food waste
  May 07, 2026 · 1127 words
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• Littwin: Why has the Dem primary for governor gotten so nasty?
  May 07, 2026 · 1742 words
  30% Candidate Viability and Name Recognition Democratic primary strategy Resistance to Donald Trump
• A late spring snowstorm slams Colorado, closing schools and disrupting commuters
  May 06, 2026 · 605 words
  10% Severe Weather Impact Agricultural Benefits of Precipitation
• Colorado lawmakers reject bill that would have required legislative caucuses to report their donors
  May 06, 2026 · 607 words
  10% Partisan Conflict Government Transparency Legislative Ethics
• Mesa County claims the state stiffed it $1.3 million for mental health services
  May 06, 2026 · 756 words
  10% Legal Dispute Public Health Funding Government accountability
• Man to plead guilty in Colorado firebombing attack on pro-Israel demonstrators
  May 05, 2026 · 775 words
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• Aurora Mental Health cuts 111 jobs, blames state funding model
  May 05, 2026 · 1453 words
  30% Public Sector Accountability Mental Health Service Access Healthcare Funding Models
• As Colorado gas prices near $4.50 per gallon, driving to work is like taking a pay cut
  May 05, 2026 · 776 words
  20% Geopolitical Impact on Energy Economic hardship Labor Rights for Gig Workers
• Colorado state lawmakers abandon efforts to legalize smaller lots for single-family homes
  May 05, 2026 · 639 words
  20% Housing Affordability and Density Local Control vs. State Mandates Zoning Regulations
• Basic income programs remain popular in Colorado despite steep challenges
  May 05, 2026 · 1155 words
  20% Economic stability Public Policy Experimentation Budgetary Constraints
• Key labor bill clears Colorado legislature, faces Polis veto for second year in a row
  May 01, 2026 · 497 words
  10% Intra-party Political Conflict Labor Rights vs. Business Interests
• Spring storm could bring up to 9 inches of wet snow to Denver metro area
  May 04, 2026 · 350 words
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• AI is changing how Colorado’s meteorologists forecast state’s wild weather
  May 04, 2026 · 510 words
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• Trump’s immigration crackdown in Colorado, explained in 3 charts
  May 04, 2026 · 1174 words
  30% Immigration Enforcement Human Rights and Legal Advocacy Government accountability
• Does Colorado recycle less than 20% of the waste it produces?
  May 04, 2026 · 192 words
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• Wilson: A heavy heart for the Sayers saga after the conviction of an anti-violence activist
  May 04, 2026 · 757 words
  40% Community Violence and Redemption Black Community Trauma Personal Grief and Betrayal
• Nicolais: Ed Ramey set all the right precedents in court and in life
  May 03, 2026 · 983 words
  30% Civility and Professionalism in Law Political polarization
• License swap gives Scripps broadcasting control of TV news in Colorado Springs, Pueblo and Grand Junction
  Apr 30, 2026 · 612 words
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• The US Supreme Court ruled against Colorado’s conversion therapy ban. State lawmakers aren’t giving up.
  Apr 28, 2026 · 1048 words
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• Drew Litton: Are the Rockies actually getting ... better?
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• "What'd I Miss?": Too much to bear
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• What can an 8th grader do with a saw, Jell-O and glue? Solve some of the Colorado River’s toughest problems.
  May 01, 2026 · 1606 words
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• Colorado lawmakers pass bills aimed at reducing state prison population
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• Colorado lost more public lands jobs than any other state in 2025
  May 01, 2026 · 552 words
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• Colorado’s AI compromise would focus regulations on informing consumers when the technology is used
  May 01, 2026 · 1082 words
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• Thousands of Colorado’s poorest families have been waiting for a childcare slot. Relief could come in two years.
  May 01, 2026 · 1554 words
  30% Childcare funding as a state priority/public good Constitutional/Financial risk vs. Social necessity
• A leather shop at the Fremont Correctional Center gives inmates something to fill their time
  May 01, 2026 · 1664 words
  10% The importance of community and routine Rehabilitation through skilled labor
• Is Colorado’s cost of living higher than the national average?
  May 01, 2026 · 225 words
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• Colorado faces “significantly increased risk” of wildfire this summer, governor warns
  Apr 30, 2026 · 156 words
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• What's Happening: Fort Collins Art Week
  Apr 30, 2026 · 439 words
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• Bald eagle wounded by slingshot released back into Colorado wild
  Apr 29, 2026 · 575 words
  30% Conservation and Wildlife Protection National Identity and Patriotism
• Exemptions to Colorado’s right-to-repair laws shot down in House committee
  Apr 29, 2026 · 717 words
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• The museums and landmarks keeping a mosaic of Colorado’s histories alive
  Apr 29, 2026 · 1394 words
  10% Recognition of Minority/Underrepresented Histories Colorado History and Heritage
• Colorado Democrats drop proposal that would consolidate Sheridan with another district
  Apr 29, 2026 · 970 words
  30% Educational Resource Allocation Local Community Identity vs. State Policy
• Colorado parents can turn over newborn babies up to 30 days old without facing abandonment charges under updated law
  Apr 29, 2026 · 805 words
  20% Maternal Choice and Autonomy
• Littwin: At Springsteen’s political tour, a bit of protest and rock-’n’-roll salvation
  Apr 29, 2026 · 1453 words
  50% Critique of Donald Trump and Republican Politics The Role of Art/Music in Political Activism Political Polarization and Conflict
• Colorado nonprofit director schemed to skim $99K from a top donor by falsifying DU tuition invoices, records show
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• Immigration officer in Colorado charged with assault after protest outside ICE facility, DA says
  Apr 22, 2026 · 477 words
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• Colorado Senate panel recommends against 2 Polis wildlife commission nominees, endorses 1 amid hunting debate
  Apr 22, 2026 · 1018 words
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• Migrant workers who receive housing can be paid $2-$3 less per hour under new federal rule
  Apr 28, 2026 · 1067 words
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• Company tied to Buc-ee’s buys land along Interstate 25, raising questions about next steps
  Apr 22, 2026 · 558 words
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• Meandering Western history museum in Montrose is “a boy’s dream realized”
  Apr 28, 2026 · 482 words
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• Wildfire southeast of Colorado Springs prompts evacuations
  Apr 22, 2026 · 224 words
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• Colorado lawmaker pushes revised rideshare safety bill after Polis veto
  Apr 27, 2026 · 804 words
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• Colorado law that allows school shooting victims to sue may contain an unintended loophole
  Apr 22, 2026 · 1391 words
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• Xcel’s solution to its summer power gap: Coal, coal, gas and more gas
  Apr 23, 2026 · 1433 words
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• Palisade farmers take on low temperatures in a fight to save peaches from April freezes
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• What's Happening: Indie Bookstore Day
  Apr 23, 2026 · 532 words
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• Sheridan School District leaders, teachers union restart negotiations under orders from Gov. Jared Polis
  Apr 23, 2026 · 700 words
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• Family of Boulder firebombing suspect released from ICE custody following judge’s order
  Apr 23, 2026 · 775 words
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• Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift
  Apr 23, 2026 · 941 words
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• Evacuation order lifted for wildfire burning southeast of Colorado Springs
  Apr 23, 2026 · 276 words
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• Geothermal energy bill advances at the Colorado Capitol
  Apr 23, 2026 · 645 words
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• Sheridan School District, teachers union reach tentative agreement as Gov. Jared Polis intervenes
  Apr 23, 2026 · 853 words
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• Jim Morrissey: On the hunt
  Apr 24, 2026 · 53 words
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• Drew Litton: Even in drought, a Colorado sports deluge
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• Cutting air pollutants a new frontier in Colorado air quality fight
  Apr 24, 2026 · 1044 words
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• Colorado cannabis industry leaders, researchers express cautious enthusiasm for rescheduling decision
  Apr 24, 2026 · 1075 words
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• Colorado’s 4 Republicans in Congress fight state GOP’s attempt to block unaffiliated voters from party’s 2026 primaries
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• Amid budget cuts, Colorado lawmakers and statewide elected officials are set to get a pay hike next year
  Apr 24, 2026 · 858 words
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• Justice Department joins Elon Musk’s xAI in effort to block Colorado AI antidiscrimination law
  Apr 24, 2026 · 554 words
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• Yes, invasive worms are the latest threat to Colorado. Plus, they jump.
  Apr 24, 2026 · 507 words
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• Former Colorado funeral home owner sentenced to 30 years in case that forced industry crackdown
  Apr 24, 2026 · 830 words
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• 2 Colorado Parks and Wildlife commissioners resign, 1 confirmed amid debate over future of wildlife management
  Apr 24, 2026 · 671 words
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• What’s Working: Metro Denver is still in a renter’s market. Here’s what pushed the average rent down to 2022 levels
  Apr 25, 2026 · 2627 words
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• Western grid power operator now has coal-burning Craig Unit 1 running
  Apr 25, 2026 · 437 words
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• Boulder firebombing suspect’s family again released from federal custody after 2 judges halt bid to deport them
  Apr 25, 2026 · 1000 words
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• Colorado Sun dominates 4-state Top of the Rockies journalism contest
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• Poor Richard's Books highlights works centered on flora and fauna
  Apr 26, 2026 · 840 words
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• Littwin: Boebert and friends go to war against their own party — to try to save it from itself
  Apr 26, 2026 · 1263 words
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• In "Hands," short stories point friends toward the American Dream
  Apr 26, 2026 · 1808 words
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• Across Colorado, people are fighting for the right to repair their stuff. Where can they go to learn how to do it?
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• "Singular moments" sparked Pardeep Toor's short stories
  Apr 26, 2026 · 1568 words
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• State agency plagued with leadership turnover hired deputy commissioner accused of taking $99K from Colorado nonprofit
  Apr 24, 2026 · 909 words
  30% Misconduct in Non-Profit/State Employment Government Oversight and Accountability
• Though water is scarce right now, its price in parts of Colorado has dropped
  Apr 24, 2026 · 648 words
  10% Impact of Population/Housing Growth on Resource Pricing Water Market Trends in Colorado
• Is a $100 fine the only penalty for driving with expired tags?
  Apr 24, 2026 · 197 words
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• "What'd I Miss?": What about drafting voters?
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• Opinion: Rolling back Colorado’s right-to-repair laws will weaken critical infrastructure safety
  Apr 24, 2026 · 855 words
  30% Right-to-Repair Legislation Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Vulnerability
• Colorado River states voice reluctant support for releases from Flaming Gorge
  Apr 23, 2026 · 616 words
  20% Water Scarcity and Management Interstate Cooperation
• More than 1,900 ski instructors join wages lawsuit against Vail Resorts
  Apr 23, 2026 · 454 words
  30% Communication Methods for Transient Workers Labor Law Disputes in the Ski Industry
• What do you love about Colorado? Tell us here.
  Apr 23, 2026 · 191 words
• Littwin: Supreme Court just can’t stay away from Colorado when it comes to LGBTQ rights
  Apr 22, 2026 · 997 words
  50% LGBTQ Rights vs. Religious Freedom Supreme Court Judicial Trends
• Republican state Senate candidate arrested in Florida on felony child neglect charge
  Apr 21, 2026 · 384 words
  30% Political Scandal/Candidate Credibility Parental responsibility
• WATCH: The Colorado Sun discusses 4-day school weeks
  Apr 20, 2026 · 256 words
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• Supreme Court will hear from religious preschools challenging exclusion from taxpayer-funded program
  Apr 20, 2026 · 225 words
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• Wildfire survivors who lost their homes could face another blow from taxes on settlement payouts
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• PNC to cut up to 777 FirstBank employees post-merger. Some have already been offered new jobs.
  Apr 20, 2026 · 389 words
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• Denver Water draining, closing Antero Reservoir for drought savings
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• Colorado GOP asks judge for emergency order blocking unaffiliated voters from casting ballots in the party’s 2026 primaries
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• 1914 Ludlow Massacre took lives of 25 miners and family members during bitter strike for fair wages
  Apr 20, 2026 · 1468 words
  30% Labor Rights History Industrial Violence
• Feds want to cut back water releases from Lake Powell in response to Colorado River drought
  Apr 20, 2026 · 1261 words
  20% Water Scarcity and Management Federal vs. Local Authority
• Did the Colorado appeals court rule Tina Peters must receive a lower sentence?
  Apr 20, 2026 · 276 words
  10% Election Integrity/Security
• Littwin: When Lauren Boebert publicly breaks with Trump, can she leave her MAGA hat on?
  Apr 19, 2026 · 1269 words
  60% Critique of Donald Trump's political consistency Political Division within the MAGA movement Debate over military funding and surveillance laws (FISA)
• Feeling sold on the property behind "A Tree with My Name on It"
  Apr 19, 2026 · 2281 words
  20% Nostalgia and Idealization of Rural Life Personal Reflection and Emotional Longing
• Old Firehouse Books suggests three samples of thrilling escapism
  Apr 19, 2026 · 839 words
  10% Literary Recommendations
• Colorado SunFest 2026 panel: Colorado looking for ways to calm the child care crisis
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• What's Happening: National acts and first-time performers at the Bluebird Music Festival
  Apr 16, 2026 · 506 words
  10% Music Festival Local Events
• Colorado SunFest 2026: Meet the Colorado authors in attendance
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• Colorado policies cater to urban school districts even though more are rural, report says
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• Colorado Supreme Court appears split in lawsuit against Children’s Hospital over gender-affirming care
  Apr 15, 2026 · 944 words
  30% Legal Sovereignty vs Federal Authority Healthcare Access for Transgender Youth
• Republican state representative’s demand that Colorado’s budget bill be read aloud cost taxpayers upwards of $10K
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• A super El Niño is in the forecast. Here’s what that means for Colorado.
  Apr 14, 2026 · 1577 words
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• Is Colorado’s four-day school week trend impacting student learning? A panel of education experts weighs in.
  Apr 14, 2026 · 1827 words
  10% Funding Shortfalls Education Policy
• Flight data offers another look at Colorado’s snowpack. The view is grim.
  Apr 13, 2026 · 1125 words
  30% Snowpack Measurement Techniques Agricultural vs. Urban Water Priority Water Scarcity Crisis Technological Solutions for Resource Management Water scarcity
• Mental health stressors peak in Colorado mountain communities as the winter-that-wasn’t melts into offseason
  Apr 13, 2026 · 1122 words
  20% Mental Health Crisis Economic Strain and Isolation Economic Instability in Resort Towns Climate Anxiety Mental Health Crisis in Rural Communities
• Have humans killed at least 4 of the wolves restored to Colorado?
  Apr 13, 2026 · 304 words
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• JBS meatpackers in Greeley ratify new contract almost one month after going on strike
  Apr 12, 2026 · 575 words
  30% Economic Stability vs. Worker Rights Labor Negotiation Success
• Nicolais: I shed my first tears as an attorney. Tears for freedom from ICE detention
  Apr 12, 2026 · 1254 words
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• Federal Judge extends temporary restraining order slowing Tegna-Nexstar merger another week
  Apr 10, 2026 · 435 words
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• Colorado SunFest 2026 panel: Basic income programs in Denver and beyond
  Apr 10, 2026 · 776 words
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• "Not another kiddo": How a Colorado family's worst nightmare is helping address school bullying
  Jan 09, 2026 · 2060 words
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• Sheridan teachers union threatens recall of school board as strike drags on
  Apr 10, 2026 · 1777 words
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• Drew Litton: Prepare for playoff takeoff
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• Colorado Springs’ mayor has a new chief of staff. It’s the guy he trounced in the election.
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• Lakewood voters strike down pro-density zoning as repeal campaign dominates
  Apr 08, 2026 · 1097 words
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• Climate change is already happening in Colorado. Here are 10 signs we can see right now.
  Mar 22, 2026 · 5940 words
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• Drew Litton: Easter basket of economic misery
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• Workers plan to halt strike at major US meatpacking plant and resume negotiations
  Apr 06, 2026 · 544 words
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• Nicolais: This little-known board makes huge decisions for Colorado voters
  Apr 05, 2026 · 990 words
  10% Colorado initiative process Conservative policy strategies Title Board hearings
• Diana DeGette narrowly made the primary ballot. Here’s why you maybe shouldn’t read too much into it.
  Mar 27, 2026 · 1491 words
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