The six-member Joint Budget Committee writes the state budget, which later in the legislative session lawmakers in the House and Senate must approve…
$15 Minimum Wage Introduced in US Senate
“I’ve heard time and again from Coloradans who are working as hard as they can, but still can’t afford some combination of housing, health care, child care…”
EDITORIAL: When Automobiles Ruled the Earth, Part One
“I was really struck by the statistics… how there are 1.97 cars per U.S. household, but in Des Moines, Iowa, there are 19 parking spaces per household…”
OPINION: How to Start Asking the Right Questions about Infrastructure Funding
“How do we get more….?” is the question of the addict. It allows destructive habits to conflate wants and needs…
Colorado Legislation Might Make Standardized Tests Optional for College Admission
Colorado lawmakers plan to introduce a bill that would make standardized tests optional in admissions at Colorado public colleges and universities…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Trump Made 30,573 False or Misleading Claims as President… or So They Tell Us
Legendary. That’s how I would classify the President. Not just world-class; more like “universe-class”…
Extended Delays on Wolf Creek Pass Today, Due to Winter Maintenance Operations
Work will take place on the west side of Wolf Creek Pass. Travelers will encounter a very lengthy delay that will last for several hours…
Virtual Summit Seeks to Disentangle Mental Health, Criminal Justice in Colorado
In the absence of adequate access to health services, people with unmanaged mental health needs often intersect with law enforcement and spend time in jails…
Archuleta, La Plata Counties Remain at Level Orange
The supply of COVID-19 vaccine is very limited with Colorado receiving approximately 70,000 doses of vaccine each week for a population of 5.8 million residents…
ACLU Appeals to Colorado Supreme Court, Wants Governor Polis to Decrease Prison Population
“Governor Polis is the only person with the power to reduce prison density to save lives,” said Mark Silverstein, the legal director for the ACLU of Colorado…
EDITORIAL: Town Council Hears Some Good News
“I just love it when the community comes together for important things. And this is an important thing…”
Will Congress Reverse Last-minute Trump Rule on Migratory Birds?
Migratory Bird Treaty Act would not be available to prosecute companies for accidental bird deaths…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Waking Up From The American Dream
Had a dream a couple of nights ago. I was sitting on a rock wall, at the edge of a large farm — maybe a plantation — next to a young man who was perhaps 14 years old…
HMPRESENTLY: Corny… or What?
Why post broadsides on bulletin boards, when we have a community website, and we can also blast-email folks, to keep them informed? I’ll tell you why…
ESSAY: The Hill We Climb Together
The rhythmic recitation by poet Amanda Gorman at the inauguration, her words counterpointed by her twirling hands, awoke a pleasant rush of what the Buddhists call sympathetic joy…
OPINION: If We Want to Make Things Better, We’ll Have to Do It Ourselves, Part Two
The crossing of a Rubicon is also important because it can’t be uncrossed. A norm breached is no longer a norm…
EDITORIAL: No, Arnold… Jan. 6 was Not America’s ‘Kristallnacht’
I found the Governor’s overall message to be encouraging. One segment, however, struck me as alarmist…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Well-fed Mice of Melbourne
“It’s actually a lot of them!” she tweeted, sharing video proof of her tiny roommates…
Some School Staff Eligible Now for COVID Vaccine
School nurses, health technicians who assist them, occupational and physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, campus security guards… are among those whose names have been submitted by school districts…