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Forest Service Planning to Close Research Stations as Wildfire Season Approaches
Many longtime foresters fear the closures will threaten vital research that has been the backbone of forest management for state agencies…
OPINION: Costs of Mass Incarceration Too Great for Colorado
In August, the state prison inmate population exceeded 18,000 people, straining a system unequipped for that kind of demand…
Election Security, Immigration Key Topics at Candidate Forum in Grand Junction
The event was attended by 375 people from around western Colorado…
Will States Step Up to Mitigate U.S. Forest Service Deficiencies?
“It’s hard not to reach the conclusion that this is an effort to weaken federal agencies and federal management of these lands…”
Republican Candidate Makes Primary Ballot to Challenge Rep. Jeff Hurd
Hanks, an Air Force veteran, served one term as a state legislator representing Fremont County from 2021 to 2023…
Colorado Lawmakers Begin Debate on Estimated $1.5 Billion Budget Shortfall
“When you talk to the families who are impacted, especially the Medicaid side, they will feel these cuts…”
OPINION: Data Center Water Use Not Sustainable in Drought-Stricken American West
The players might be different but the results are the same: the overextension of our resources to serve corporate polluters that are wasting our water…
OPINION: Colorado Must Protect Elections from Federal Interference
Colorado declined to submit sensitive voter data, and the Trump administration has sued the state over its refusal to comply…
State Attorneys General File 100th Lawsuit Against Trump Administration
Phil Weiser, the Democratic Colorado attorney general, has been involved in 63 legal challenges to Trump administration policies since the start of the president’s second term…
OPINION: The ‘Healthy Choice Waiver’ is Not about Health
Policies that stigmatize and control recipients tend to reduce participation, increase hardship, and deepen distrust in public institutions…
Supreme Court Rules Against Colorado’s Conversion Therapy Ban
In a statement, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said he strongly disagreed with the court’s ruling…
Social Media Companies Must Respond to Search Warrants Under New Colorado Law
Polis said the law will make sure that online platforms respond promptly to law enforcement “before the trail goes cold”….
Weiser, Gonzales Take Top Spots on Colorado’s 2026 Democratic Primary Ballot
Colorado’s 2026 Democratic primary ballot is nearly set after the party held its state assembly in Pueblo on Saturday…
‘Families Not Politics’ Launches Campaign Against Anti-Trans Ballot Measures
The policy could open the door to “invasive inspections and humiliating scrutiny” to all children seeking to play sports…
‘No Kings’ Protest Marches Continue to Grow
“I’ve never in my life thought there would be so many issues at any given moment that… need addressing,” she said. “But here we are….”
Hickenlooper Investments Raise Questions Amid Push to Ban Congressional Stock Trading
“Coloradans deserve elected officials who work for them, not their own interests…”
Federal Policy Causing Health Care Costs to Rise?
“There’s not really a way for me to try to come up with that cash like in the first part of January every year…”
Pay Gap Between Women and Men Widened Last Year, Says Analysis
The new analysis found the wage gap is smallest among lower-wage workers, in part because minimum wages create a uniform wage floor…