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Bill Masters, Coloradoâs longest serving lawman, reflects on a half century of service, societal change and âpeacekeepingâ
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/04/bill-masters-colorados-longest-serving-lawman/
Published: May 4, 2025 10:15
San Miguel County's sheriff since the 1970s is handing over the badge next month, having witnessed a wholesale transformation of the skiing town he calls home
Littwin: Does anyone really think Jared Polis can be president?
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/04/polis-president-trump-opinion-littwin/
Published: May 4, 2025 09:05
The line between the Trump resisters and the Trump accommodationists may be where the 2028 Democratic presidential race is decided.
Nicolais: Denver City council can score by approving plan for the proposed soccer stadium
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/04/denver-soccer-stadium-opinion-nicolais/
Published: May 4, 2025 09:03
The womenâs soccer team proposal to build on a vacant lot close to Denver would be a boon to the surrounding area and the city itself
Carman: Women are on the front lines in the manosphereâs âwar for civilizationâ
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/04/women-birth-rate-pregnancy-trump-opinion-carman/
Published: May 4, 2025 09:02
With the birth rate declining, Trump and his team want women to get pregnant early and often
âPersonal Demonsâ: Sharing a body with the supernatural has its perks
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/04/sunlit-personal-demons-l-r-braden/
Published: May 4, 2025 08:15
In "Personal Demons," demon hunter Mira Fuentes struggles with her own inner demon â and a partner â to solve disappearances in L.R. Braden's fantasy adventure.
L.R. Braden embraces the chaos of dual voices in her protagonist
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/04/sunlit-l-r-braden-personal-demons/
Published: May 4, 2025 08:10
In "Personal Demons," author L.R. Braden explores her character's inner conflict through her possession â or partial possession â by an actual demon.
Old Firehouse Books suggests titles from urban complexity to English kings
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/04/old-firehouse-books-recommendations-april-2025/
Published: May 4, 2025 08:05
The staff from Old Firehouse Books in Fort Collins recommends books that touch on infrastructure, rom-com and the English monarchy.
Colorado Democratsâ effort to further shield immigrants from deportation is one vote from Jared Polisâ desk
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/03/colorado-immigration-bill-jared-polis-trump/
Published: May 4, 2025 01:43
The Colorado House passed a bill that would further limit local cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It comes as the Trump administration is suing the state and Denver over their immigration policies.
Colorado union and business leaders canât reach deal on Labor Peace Act, so Democrats will test Jared Polisâ veto pen
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/03/colorado-labor-peace-act-no-deal/
Published: May 4, 2025 00:19
The governor has said he opposes any effort to repeal a requirement that workers get to vote on whether they should be forced to pay fees for collective bargaining representation â whether or not they are members of their workplaceâs union
The big bills Coloradoâs legislature has to deal with before the 2025 lawmaking term ends Wednesday
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/03/colorado-legislature-remaining-bills-2025/
Published: May 3, 2025 10:15
The big union bill, a resolution forcing a lawsuit aimed at dismantling the Taxpayerâs Bill of Rights and Gov. Jared Polis signature housing measure are all still pending with just 5 days left in Coloradoâs 2025 legislative session
Whatâs Working: Coloradoâs imports and exports to China continue to drop in 2025
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/03/colorado-trade-china-imports-exports/
Published: May 3, 2025 10:00
Is that going to impact the stateâs GDP too? Maybe, say economists. Plus: Why Colorado job openings are up, Denver restaurant numbers are flat, Charterâs employee stock perk, strike avoided and more!
Trump administration sues Denver and Colorado for allegedly interfering in immigration enforcement
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/02/trump-sues-denver-colorado-immigration/
Published: May 3, 2025 03:11
The lawsuit claims the state and its most populous city, Denver, have passed âsanctuary lawsâ violating the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution
Most controversial provision cut from Colorado transgender rights bill â and more changes are still likely
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/02/transgender-rights-bill-colorado-legislature/
Published: May 2, 2025 20:30
Gov. Jared Polisâ office said theyâve shared a number of legal and policy concerns with sponsors
Colorado lawmakers decide against trying to override veto of bill delaying open records responses
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/02/jared-polis-open-records-bill-veto-override/
Published: May 2, 2025 20:17
Senate Bill 77 would have given governments more time to respond to records requests from the public and businesses while exempting journalists from the delays
Judge sentences 2nd man in rock-throwing spree that killed Alexa Bartell
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/02/zachary-kwak-sentence-rock-throwing-spree-alexa-bartell/
Published: May 2, 2025 17:49
A judge Friday sentenced the second of three teens who took part in a rock-throwing spree that killed 20-year-old Alexa Bartell to 32 years in prison.
Itâs the final countdown â at the Colorado Capitol
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/02/unaffiliated-20250502/
Published: May 2, 2025 15:17
Plus: Colorado State Promise on hold, but tuition tax credit remains. Chief Senate Sergeant Frank Lombardi is retiring.
How many people died on Colorado ski slopes this season?
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/02/sunriser-20250502/
Published: May 2, 2025 15:08
Plus: What happens to the Fraser River if Gross Dam isnât finished, bad math in report claiming environmental policies hurt the economy and much more
What happens upstream if Gross Dam expansion remains unfinished?
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/02/gross-dam-expansion-case-heads-for-crucial-federal-hearing-in-denver-tuesday/
Published: May 2, 2025 10:54
As Save the Colorado and Denver Water prepare to face off in a federal courtroom Tuesday, water officials across the state are watching the Gross Dam expansion case closely for its environmental impact and its affect on water projects across the West. KirkâŚ
Report claiming environmental policies steal billions from Coloradoâs economy based on bad math, advocates say
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/02/common-sense-report-cost-of-greening-colorado-disputed/
Published: May 2, 2025 10:08
Study by the conservative Common Sense Institute pegs everything from lost coal jobs to higher utility bills on Colorado's regulations, but environmental groups say correlation does not equal causation.
At least 13 people died on Colorado ski slopes during the 2024-25 season, marking a slight decline from recent winters
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/02/colorado-ski-deaths-2024-25/
Published: May 2, 2025 10:00
The Colorado Sunâs annual survey of mountain coroners shows eight skiers and five snowboarders died following falls or medical events at Colorado ski areas in 2024-25, most of them on intermediate ski runs
Are most homes in Denver made of brick?
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/02/are-most-homes-in-denver-made-of-brick/
Published: May 2, 2025 09:45
Yes. Just over half of all homes in Denver are made of brick or brick-composite materials, the result of a code enacted after an 1863 fire.
Drew Litton: Playoff doubleheader takes its toll
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/02/drew-litton-avalanche-nuggets-fans-fried-on-friday/
Published: May 2, 2025 08:10
Cartoonist Drew Litton weighs in on the TV scheduling overlap that has Nuggets and Avs fans wrung out after a night of drama.
âWhatâd I Miss?â: A cat-and-mouse approach to immigration
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/02/whatd-i-miss-trump-voter-hispanic-detained-ice/
Published: May 2, 2025 08:05
In "What'd I Miss?" Ossie and Myra discuss a wrongly detained Trump voter who thought the administration's immigration enforcement would be...different.
Soldier at a Colorado Springs nightclub during immigration raid charged with distributing cocaine
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/01/juan-gabriel-orona-rodriguez-arrest-colorado-springs/
Published: May 2, 2025 00:15
Staff Sgt. Juan Gabriel Orona-Rodriguez, who is assigned to Fort Carson, an Army post near the illegal club in Colorado Springs, was arrested Wednesday evening, the FBI said
Judges, attorneys, protest Trump administrationâs attack on rule of law on Denver Courthouse steps
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/01/colorado-law-day-rally-denver-attorneys/
Published: May 1, 2025 22:09
Demonstrations were held on courtsteps around the state and country on âLaw Dayâ to celebrate the U.S. Constitution and unite to defend it
San Miguel County Sheriff Bill Masters ponders a half-century as a freethinking lawman
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/01/outsider-20250501/
Published: May 1, 2025 20:11
Plus: Plan to revive bike racing in Colorado sounds familiar, state-vs-fed clash over Mad Rabbit trails, time for transparency on ski resort deaths
Judge sentences 1 of 3 men in rock-throwing death of Alexa Bartell to 45 years in prison
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/01/rock-throwing-death/
Published: May 1, 2025 17:10
Wearing a lime-green jumpsuit with his hands shackled, Nicholas âMitchâ Karol-Chik, 20, accepted his penalty in silence.
Former Caraveo aides speak out
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/01/sunriser-20250501/
Published: May 1, 2025 15:15
Plus: Xcel Energy having trouble keeping the lights on, reformulated gas fight gets complicated, property tax assessments dip and more
Yadira Caraveoâs former aides say they were mistreated, traumatized by Colorado congresswoman
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/01/yadira-caraveo-staff-mistreatment-allegations-colorado/
Published: May 1, 2025 10:00
The Thornton Democrat twice appeared to attempt suicide last year in situations witnessed by staffers while she was running for reelection and serving in Congress. Aides asked that a safety plan be implemented, but say they were rebuffed and given anâŚ
Coloradoâs fight over pricier, âreformulatedâ gas grows more complicated. Hereâs the latest.
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/01/colorado-ozone-reformulated-gas-waiver-consumer-cost/
Published: May 1, 2025 09:55
Adams County objects to handling more of the EPA-mandated fuel, while a trade group says itâs costing consumers
Colorado River cuts should be shared basinwide, long-time water experts say in new report
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/01/colorado-river-cuts-water-experts-policy-paper/
Published: May 1, 2025 09:52
States have been at odds for months over how to manage the river after 2026. Big names in Colorado River management waded into the fray hoping to break the logjam.
Xcel Energy customers face more outages and longer phone wait times. âWe have a real problem,â regulators say.
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/01/xcel-outages-longer-more-frequent-colorado-puc/
Published: May 1, 2025 09:26
Blackouts are becoming longer and more common in Xcelâs Colorado service territory, with 90,000 customers experiencing 6 or more outages in 2024
Opinion: Immigrants are so afraid of ICE they skip critical medical care, but Colorado must reinforce their rights
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/01/opinion-colorado-immigrant-rights-senate-bill-276/
Published: May 1, 2025 07:30
No one should have to choose between life-saving care and their freedom, which is why Senate Bill 276 is so critical
Opinion: Denver Public Schools closures are breaking up the community that creates a thriving, safe neighborhood
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/01/opinion-denver-public-school-closures-safety-issues/
Published: May 1, 2025 07:30
Denver already has a pedestrian safety problem, and now kids will have a longer, more treacherous trip to their new school
Watch: The Colorado Sun discusses education funding
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/30/watch-the-colorado-sun-discusses-education-funding/
Published: April 30, 2025 20:40
Colorado made significant headway in improving school funding last year when state leaders both paid off the budget stabilization factor and adopted a new school funding formula for the first time in three decades. But a dire state budget deficit hasâŚ
Front Range home values dip in latest property tax assessments, signaling some relief for homeowners
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/30/front-range-home-values-slight-dip-property-tax-assessments/
Published: April 30, 2025 19:06
The typical homeowner wonât see major spikes in their 2026 tax bills like they did after the last re-assessment two years ago, which led to several rounds of property tax cuts at the state level
Saving the environment: Itâs complicated
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/30/the-temperature-04302025/
Published: April 30, 2025 17:41
The atmosphere on the turf is growing toxic. Private interests trying to do something about the problem are swinging and missing at every turn. Federal regulators are powerless. Local officials are preoccupied with other challenges. And so the numbers getâŚ
Near the finish line, a legislative special session looms
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/30/sunriser-20250430/
Published: April 30, 2025 15:07
Plus: How Michael Bennet ended up in the Senate in the first place, body identified near origin of last yearâs Stone Canyon fire and more
The inside story of how Michael Bennet was appointed to represent Colorado in the U.S. Senate
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/30/michael-bennet-bill-ritter-senate-appointment-story/
Published: April 30, 2025 10:00
Former Gov. Bill Ritter shared the details of why he selected Bennet to fill the Senate vacancy â and the pressures he faced while making the choice
Colorado lawmakers brace for special session over potential Medicaid cuts as session ends
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/30/colorado-legislature-special-session-medicaid-cuts/
Published: April 30, 2025 09:08
Gov. Jared Polisâ budget director said cuts to federal funding in Colorado could reach $1 billion
Littwin: The first 100 days were horrible, but the next 100 days are bound to be even worse
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/30/littwin-trump-next-100-days-even-worse/
Published: April 30, 2025 09:05
Columnist Mike Littwin writes that Trump's next 100 days could be even worse as he turns his attention to threatening so-called sanctuary cities.
What Coloradoâs congressional delegation thinks of Trumpâs first 100 days in office
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/30/colorado-congressional-delegation-donald-trump-reaction/
Published: April 30, 2025 08:18
Much of Trumpâs rush to assert his agenda has come at the expense of Congress, the branch of government thatâs supposed to write laws and have the power of the purse. But for some of the members who support him, that approach says more about the failure ofâŚ
Opinion: Colorado bill would create right balance to protect safe, affordable access to fertility treatment to families across state
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/30/opinion-colorado-fertility-treatment-house-bill-1259/
Published: April 30, 2025 07:30
House Bill 1259 would make measured reforms to 2022 legislation that could decimate the donor pool
Authorities ID human remains found in home near where Boulder County wildfire started last year
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/29/humans-remains-kevin-james-tracy-stone-canyon-fire/
Published: April 29, 2025 20:17
The fire sparked inside or near a home on Eagle Ridge Road, the Boulder County Sheriffâs Office said, before it grew to 1,500 acres and destroyed five houses
Colorado joins 24 other states suing Trump administration over gutting of AmeriCorps
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/29/colorado-joins-24-other-states-suing-trump-administration-over-gutting-of-americorps/
Published: April 29, 2025 18:34
More than 1,000 AmeriCorps volunteers are assigned to projects in Colorado including wildfire mitigation, tutoring students and climate advocacy work
The school funding tool lawmakers havenât touched
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/29/sunriser-20250429/
Published: April 29, 2025 15:05
Plus: Polis narrowly avoids veto override, Trump cuts program fighting invasive plant on the Yampa, Greeley embraces its river and more
Colorado lawmakers, being watched across the country, unveil revisions to artificial intelligence law
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/29/colorado-revisions-artificial-intelligence-law-consumer-protection/
Published: April 29, 2025 14:59
Pushback from Gov. Polis led to the proposed changes to delay the law for one year and exempt businesses with fewer than 500 employees in the first 15 months. All companies using AI must abide by state anti-discrimination laws.
Greeley wants to be the next city to cash in on the Cache la Poudre River
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/29/poudre-river-restoration-greeley-fort-collins-windsor/
Published: April 29, 2025 10:12
Greeley is piecing together a plan to reconnect and restore the Poudre River by getating out of its way â and making it a recreation destination
The latest victim of Trump cuts? Beetles keeping an invasive plant at bay in Colorado
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/29/trump-cuts-threaten-beetle-yampa-river-invasive-species/
Published: April 29, 2025 09:55
A coalition using root-eating beetles to wage war on invasive leafy spurges has been cut off from its federal grant money, putting the program, and the Yampa River watershed, in jeopardy
Are Colorado lawmakers leaving money on the table that would prevent school funding cuts?
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/29/colorado-school-funding-cuts-permanent-fund/
Published: April 29, 2025 09:37
Legislators could divert state trust land revenue from a pot of money called the permanent fund and use that money to support school funding and facility needs
Opinion: AmeriCorps cuts will harm Colorado nonprofit programs and send a devastating message to our young people
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/29/opinion-americorps-cuts-hurt-young-people-colorado/
Published: April 29, 2025 07:30
No matter what you know about AmeriCorps, it has almost certainly touched your life here in Colorado
Colorado legislature declines to override Jared Polisâ veto of social media bill after House caves
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/28/colorado-legislature-jared-polis-veto-override-fails/
Published: April 28, 2025 20:29
The override effort failed when the House of Representatives laid over the motion to override the veto until May 9, which is after the legislative session ends
A sinkhole under the library and other rural school issues
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/28/sunriser-20250428/
Published: April 28, 2025 15:11
Plus: Why people donât want a free apartment, Senate overrides Polis veto, PETA wants snakes to have room to slither and much more
ICE raids Colorado Springs illegal after-hours nightclub, detain more than 100 immigrants
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/28/colorado-springs-immigration-raid-detain/
Published: April 28, 2025 14:12
More than 300 officials from multiple agencies responded to the nightclub, which had been under investigation for several months
A free apartment comes with strings for Denver RV dwellers â and no place to park
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/28/denver-rv-street-parking-homelessness-all-in-mile-high/
Published: April 28, 2025 10:23
Some people living in large vehicles face a stark choice: Move into an apartment offered by All In Mile High and leave their vehicle or continue risking fines, fees, or arrest on the streets
Let them slither: PETA wants Colorado to require longer enclosures for pet snakes
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/28/peta-colorado-wants-longer-snake-enclosures/
Published: April 28, 2025 10:21
Current regulations allow snakes to be kept in enclosures that are only half their length. Opponents say it causes injuries, illnesses, joint disease and constipation.
Is transportation a top household expense in the US?
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/28/is-transportation-a-top-household-expense-in-the-us/
Published: April 28, 2025 09:45
Yes. Transportation is the second-highest expense for households nationwide, behind housing costs, Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows.
A sinkhole formed under a rural school library. Colorado may cap funding to a program that could replace that school.
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/28/colorado-schools-buildings-best-grants-funding-cap/
Published: April 28, 2025 09:37
Lawmakers look to limit the state's contribution to the BEST Grant Program that uses funds, including marijuana excise tax money, to pay for critical facility projects at underfunded schools
Colorado moms in crisis, jobs lost: The human cost of Trumpâs addiction funding cuts
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/28/colorado-moms-addiction-recovery-funding-cuts/
Published: April 28, 2025 09:12
Many advocates worry addiction recovery work â and the funding to support it â will no longer be a priority under new administration
All mushrooms are magic
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/27/colorado-sunday-04272025/
Published: April 27, 2025 13:00
Issue No. 185 â Falling in love with fungi âź Free flower seeds âź Poetry in labor violence
Magic mushrooms arenât the only fungi growing in Colorado. Meet the gourmet âweirdos.â
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/27/colorado-gourmet-mushroom-mycology-farming/
Published: April 27, 2025 09:30
While psychedelics grab the headlines, interest in edible mushrooms is also peaking. With at least 100 varieties grown in Colorado and millions around the world, itâs boom times for fungi enthusiasts.
Littwin: The resistance is growing, just as Trumpâs poll numbers are rapidly shrinking
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/27/littwin-resistance-growing-trumps-poll-numbers-shrink/
Published: April 27, 2025 09:05
Columnist Mike Littwin writes that resistance to Donald Trump is growing as the president's poll numbers shrink â and at least four Colorado colleges have weighed in.
Nicolais: DOJ interference in Tina Peters case only demonstrates their full capitulation
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/27/nicolais-tina-peters-colorado-case-doj-interfere/
Published: April 27, 2025 09:03
The blatantly political attempt to enter into an action over a state case exposes the the agencyâs swift fall from independence
âBitter Creekâ tells many faceted story of Rock Springs Massacre
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/27/sunlit-bitter-creek-teow-lim-goh/
Published: April 27, 2025 08:15
"Bitter Creek," the epic poem by Teow Lim Goh, explores the 19th-century, anti-Chinese violence during a decade of labor unrest at Union Pacific coal mines.
Rock Springs Massacre sparked Teow Lim Gohâs look at anti-Chinese violence in the West
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/27/sunlit-teow-lim-goh-bitter-creek/
Published: April 27, 2025 08:10
Teow Lim Goh's "Bitter Creek" began as a historical novel, but over years morphed into a complex tale of "competing interests and intractable conflicts."
The Bookies Bookstore suggests fictional tales of friendship, family
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/27/the-bookies-april-book-recommendations/
Published: April 27, 2025 08:05
The staff from The Bookies Bookstore in Denver recommends a kid's summer adventure, a winding tale of friendship and a generational family history.
Whatâs Working: Why rents in Denver and other parts of Colorado are dropping
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/26/apartment-rents-denver-falling/
Published: April 26, 2025 10:00
So many new apartments hit the metro Denver market last year. Too many? Plus: Not every place has seen rents drop.
Safety work on Gross Reservoir dam can continue, appeals court rules
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/25/gross-dam-expansion-safety-continues-appeals-court/
Published: April 26, 2025 02:03
Denver Water, ordered to stop work earlier this month, must prove at a May 6 hearing that work to raise the dam and expand the reservoir should resume
Vaccinated adult from Colorado infected with measles, the stateâs first âbreakthroughâ case this year
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/25/colorado-measles-breakthrough-case-vaccination/
Published: April 25, 2025 23:21
Hereâs what you need to know about breakthrough cases of measles
ICE is reversing termination of legal status for international students around US, lawyers say
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/25/ice-is-reversing-termination-of-legal-status-for-international-students-around-us-lawyers-say/
Published: April 25, 2025 20:43
The federal government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students around the U.S. after many filed court challenges against the Trump administration crackdown, government lawyers said Friday.
Colorado SunFest: Mirasol â Looking at The Sun
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/25/colorado-sunfest-mirasol-looking-at-the-sun/
Published: April 25, 2025 20:32
The Colorado Sun presents Colorado Sunfest 2025, Friday, May 16th, 2025. Tickets available at coloradosun.com.
Colorado SunFest Panel: A Homeownerâs Guide to Colorado Water (Woes)
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/25/colorado-sunfest-panel-a-homeowners-guide-to-colorado-water-woes/
Published: April 25, 2025 19:57
The Colorado Sun presents Colorado Sunfest 2025, Friday, May 16th, 2025. Tickets available at coloradosun.com.
Colorado SunFest Panel: The New Science of Happiness
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/25/colorado-sunfest-panel-the-new-science-of-happiness/
Published: April 25, 2025 19:48
The Colorado Sun welcomes thought leaders to Colorado Sunfest 2025, Friday, May 16th, 2025. Tickets available at coloradosun.com.
Colorado man guilty of first-degree murder in rock-throwing death of 20-year-old woman
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/25/colorado-rock-throwing-murder/
Published: April 25, 2025 16:49
Joseph Koenig, 20, was charged in the death of April 2023 death of Alexa Bartell
Colorado Senate overrides Jared Polisâ veto of bill regulating social media in extremely rare rebuke of governor
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/25/social-media-bill-veto-override-colorado/
Published: April 25, 2025 16:05
The veto override vote now heads to the House. The last veto overrides in Colorado were in 2011 and 2007 under former Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter, and both dealt with budget spending requests.
The inside story of how Bill Ritter picked Michael Bennet to serve in the U.S. Senate
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/25/unaffiliated-20250425/
Published: April 25, 2025 15:08
Plus: Tax credit chaos. John Padora is running â again. Dave Williamsâ final Colorado GOP earnings.
Another released wolf dies, this time in Rocky Mountain National Park
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/25/sunriser-20250425/
Published: April 25, 2025 15:08
Plus: USDA cuts mental health program for farmers, âwe canât let our guard downâ on wildfire, Polis veto sets up showdown and more
Colorado lawmakers move to ban sexually exploitive images, video created with artificial intelligence
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/25/colorado-ai-laws-sexual-exploitation/
Published: April 25, 2025 10:05
Senate Bill 288 would expand Colorado's existing laws around posting intimate images to include material created by AI
Coloradoâs Medicaid program now covers doula services
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/25/colorados-medicaid-program-now-covers-doula-services/
Published: April 25, 2025 09:45
Most insurers do not cover doulas as a standard benefit. But in July, Coloradoâs Medicaid program added doulas as a covered benefit.
Is it anyoneâs job to clean up trash along Colorado highways?
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/25/is-it-anyones-job-to-clean-up-trash-along-colorado-highways/
Published: April 25, 2025 09:45
Yes. While the public is urged to do their part, the Colorado Department of Transportation is mainly responsible for highway litter removal.
Colorado farmers just lost their most important mental health lifeline
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/25/usda-cuts-mental-health-lifeline-to-farmers/
Published: April 25, 2025 09:35
The $10 million program offered services to farmers and ranchers, whose suicide rate is at least two times higher than the average population
Drew Litton: Grading the Broncosâ first-round draft pick
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/25/drew-litton-denver-broncos-puzzling-draft-pick/
Published: April 25, 2025 08:15
Cartoonist Drew Litton gives the Denver Broncos' surprising first-round draft selection of a cornerback a D â for dumbfounding.
Jim Morrissey: Uber leaves proposed safety regulations a one-star review
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/25/jim-morrissey-uber-one-star-review-polis-regulations/
Published: April 25, 2025 08:10
Cartoonist Jim Morrissey illustrates rideshare company Uber's strong objections to proposed new Colorado safety regulations â with a one-star review.
âWhatâd I Miss?â: Erasing historyâs varied hues
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/25/whatd-i-miss-history-race-whitewash/
Published: April 25, 2025 08:05
In "What'd I Miss?" the cartoonists explore the effect of excising selected portions of history â even among alien life forms.
Opinion: Legislators have chance to help Coloradoâs small businesses save thousands by reducing credit card âswipe feesâ
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/25/opinion-colorado-credit-card-swipe-fees-legislation/
Published: April 25, 2025 07:30
House Bill 1282 would keep credit card giants from enacting their fees on taxes, tips. On the federal level, Credit Card Competition Act would go a step further.
Gray wolf released in Colorado earlier this year dies in Rocky Mountain National Park
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/24/colorado-gray-wolf-dies-rocky-mountain-national-park/
Published: April 25, 2025 01:58
Other new wolves have wandered as far as 1,230 miles each since being released in the state, but three have died since January.
Jared Polis vetoes bill regulating social media sites operating in Colorado; lawmakers signal override fight is coming
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/24/jared-polis-vetoes-social-media-bill-colorado/
Published: April 25, 2025 00:08
Senate Bill 86 would require large social media companies used by people in Colorado to take down flagged accounts if theyâre determined to be selling guns or drugs, or if the accounts are engaged in the sex trafficking or sexual exploitation of minors.
Colorado officials warn âdonât let guard downâ ahead of average wildfire year
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/24/colorado-wildfire-2025/
Published: April 24, 2025 20:11
There is a heightened wildfire risk in southeastern Colorado, that will shift to the southwest by the end of summer, officials warned
USDA strips farmers and ranchers of suicide prevention funding
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/24/outsider-20250424/
Published: April 24, 2025 18:58
Plus: Snakes have needs and wants, too, and Greeley wants to redesign the Poudre River
Colorado Senate again rejects effort to ask voters to let victims of past child sex abuse sue their abusers
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/24/colorado-senate-rejects-child-sex-abuse-ballot-measure/
Published: April 24, 2025 16:05
Senate Concurrent Resolution 2 failed by a vote of 23-12. It needed a supermajority of support in the chamber to advance. Every Republican in the Senate voted against the measure while every Democrat voted in favor of it.
Jared Polisâ plan to accelerate Coloradoâs clean energy transition wonât reach the legislature this year
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/24/jared-polis-plan-speed-up-colorado-emissions-reductions/
Published: April 24, 2025 15:27
If enacted, the plan would have required Coloradoâs investor-owned utilities â Xcel Energy and Black Hills Energy â to eliminate climate-warming emissions associated with electricity production by 2040, a decade sooner than currently required under stateâŚ
Uber will take ball, go home, if rideshare law passes
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/24/sunriser-20250424/
Published: April 24, 2025 15:09
Plus: What to do this weekend, drillers have to start recycling fracking water, tax credits for tech giants questioned and more
Drillers must recycle fracking water under Coloradoâs first-in-the nation law starting in 2026
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/24/fracking-water-recycling-colorado-law/
Published: April 24, 2025 10:17
Front Range oil and gas development uses more fresh water in a year than the city of Boulder consumes. The state wants at least some of that to be recycled.
Bill requiring climate warning label on gasoline pumps killed by Colorado lawmakers
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/24/colorado-lawmakers-kill-gasoline-warning/
Published: April 24, 2025 10:08
Opposition from Jared Polis and industry doomed the plan to require a cigarette-style alert for consumers at gas stations
As state lawmakers mull tax breaks for tech giants, critics wonder: Whatâs in it for Coloradans?
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/24/data-center-sales-tax-breaks-colorado-senate-bill-280/
Published: April 24, 2025 10:00
Senate Bill 280 would exempt data centers from state sales taxes to attract jobs to Colorado. Other states show there are costly trade-offs.
Colorado health officials remain optimistic about stateâs measles preparedness despite new case in Denver
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/24/denver-measles-case-public-health/
Published: April 24, 2025 09:46
The latest case was in a person who was quarantined during their infectiousness period, meaning the general public is not believed to have been exposed
Denver Water vows to take Gross Reservoir Dam expansion fight to the U.S. Supreme Court
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/24/denver-water-vows-to-take-gross-reservoir-dam-expansion-fight-to-the-u-s-supreme-court/
Published: April 24, 2025 09:43
Denver Water vowed this week to take the high-stakes battle over a partially built dam in Boulder County to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary to defend what it sees as its well-established right to continue construction and deliver water to its 1.5âŚ
Opinion: More funding for Coloradoâs overwhelmed Outdoor Equity Grant Program is imperative to keep outdoors open to all
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/24/opinion-colorado-equity-grant-program-funding-house-bill-1215/
Published: April 24, 2025 07:30
House Bill 1215 wonât solve funding gap, but itâs another step toward breaking down barriers for young people to experience Coloradoâs beauty
With billions at stake, Colorado joins multi-state lawsuit to block Trump tariffs
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/23/colorado-lawsuit-block-trump-tariffs/
Published: April 24, 2025 00:07
Bipartisan lawsuit says president-initiated tariffs are unconstitutional. Trump administration is considering lowering tariffs on China
Colorado SunFest Panel: The Plight of Renters
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/23/colorado-sunfest-panel-the-plight-of-renters/
Published: April 23, 2025 23:26
The Colorado Sun welcomes thought leaders to Colorado Sunfest 2025, Friday, May 16th, 2025. Tickets available at coloradosun.com.
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