Tech giant Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, agreed Wednesday to pay over $17 billion in a settlement…
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Lawn Watering Ends in Denver on October 1
Temperatures 5 degrees above average. Precipitation 4 inches below…
Colorado Sets a New Record for Renewable Energy
Wind, solar and hydro delivered 56.1% of Colorado’s electricity in the second quarter of 2026…
BIG PIVOTS: Rare Optimism About the Colorado River?
When the breakthroughs will occur, Udall said he didn’t know. And he hedged his confidence with caution. “I won’t put bets on this…”
US Supreme Court Lifts Pause on Trump Mail-Ballot Order
The Postal Service issued a final rule Friday detailing how the process would be carried out…
State Senator Tests Colorado’s ‘Deepfake Disclosure’ Law
“The bottom line is simple: it is disturbing and wrong to use a deepfake, AI-generated video of someone without their consent…”
‘Right to Hunt’ Ballot Measure Facing Opposition in Colorado
The constitutional amendment would enshrine the right to hunt and fish ‘by the use of traditional methods’…
‘Persons Who Wander’ Grants Awarded in Colorado
In 2025, CBI issued 64 Senior Alerts, and 10 Developmentally Disabled Alerts which was more than one-third of all alerts issued statewide…
As Litigation Looms, State Officials Defiant over Colorado River’s Future
As Colorado officials tell it, the Lower Basin states failed to recognize the threat posed by the post-2000 megadrought until it was too late…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Phil Weiser Goes Big, Against Meta
Unfortunately, I probably won’t see any of the profits from the settlement…
Colorado Attorney General Sues ICE Facility in Tuberculosis Case
“…This threatens the safety of detained individuals, facility staff, and our surrounding community…”
HIGHWAY 160 RECONSTRUCTION: Week of August 17-21
On Wednesday, August 19 beginning at 7pm, westbound 7th Street will be shut down to one lane with alternating traffic…
States Move to Fortify Election Processes
State officials are preparing for chaos at the polls this November…
U.S. State Legislators Push Back on Federal Immigration Policies
Some of those bills have faced Republican opposition and White House challenges…
RIO BLANCO FIRE UPDATE: August 13
While the work may not be as visible or dramatic as active firefighting, these efforts are critical to minimizing erosion, runoff and flooding across the burn area…
Dozens of New Colorado Laws Went Into Effect Yesterday
These are bills that passed without a “safety clause,” so they become law 90 days after the legislative session ends, after a constitutionally-required period of time referendum petitions can be filed against bills…
Federal Policy Complicating the Opioid Battle
“There’s some people deciding not to use the substances, some people deciding to reduce, to use less, or take other types of precautions…”
Same Knee Surgery, Twice the Price: Hospital Monopolies Push Up Healthcare Costs, Part Two
“The way Mission Health handled the whole thing felt predatory,” Crago recalled, noting that when she balked at the $9,000 figure…
Lake Mead Hits Record Low Water Level, August 2026
Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone?