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Littwin: The Negotiator in Chief has had a tough week
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/21/littwin-trump-negotiations-congress/
Published: May 21, 2025 09:05
Columnist Mike Littwin writes that the Negotiator in Chief has had a tough week on virtually every front.
Chief Operating Officer
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/20/chief-operating-officer-job-opening/
Published: May 20, 2025 19:19
The Colorado Sun is seeking a strategic, collaborative, and operations-minded leader to serve as our first Chief Operating Officer
Colorado is getting older. Here are the numbers.
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/20/the-sunriser-05202025/
Published: May 20, 2025 15:12
Plus: Trying to find a home for airport PFAS, state will cover weight loss drugs for employees, another candidate for governor, tornadoes and more
Colorado’s crime lab has been in crisis. Here’s how another state fixed theirs.
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/20/colorado-crime-lab-improvements-other-states/
Published: May 20, 2025 12:00
Connecticut’s forensics lab has not had a backlog of cases for the better part of a decade. How it came to run so well may hold answers for Colorado as its lab moves forward from a scandal and addresses the long wait for test results.
State Rep. Shannon Bird enters Democratic primary in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/20/shannon-bird-8th-congressional-district-colorado/
Published: May 20, 2025 12:00
Bird is a member of the legislature’s powerful Joint Budget Committee. She is the third major Democrat to enter the race — and more Democratic candidates are expected.
When airport PFAS gets jettisoned, where does the forever firefighting foam go?
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/20/dia-firefighting-foam-pfas-forever-chemicals/
Published: May 20, 2025 10:08
DIA touts protecting firefighters by cleaning foam toxins out of tanks and gear, but the state isn’t sure yet how to get rid of it all
Colorado’s median age is nearing 40 — and getting older. Here’s what that looks like.
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/20/colorado-aging-demographics/
Published: May 20, 2025 10:00
After decades of being one of the youngest states, Colorado is now one of the fastest aging. We break down the demographics.
Colorado reverses course, will continue to cover cost of weight-loss drugs like Wegovy for state employees
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/20/colorado-wegovy-coverage-state-employees-update/
Published: May 20, 2025 09:27
However, the state won’t cover new GLP-1, or Glucagon-like peptide-1, prescriptions for weight loss starting in July as part of a cost-cutting measure
Opinion: Protecting northeastern Colorado’s water supply requires cooperation, transparency
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/20/opinion-protecting-northeastern-colorados-water-supply-requires-cooperation-transparency/
Published: May 20, 2025 07:30
Denver metro-area water suppliers should be part of the solution, not creating a problem. We should work together to solve water supply issues.
Colorado cities sue Jared Polis, state over housing policies
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/19/colorado-cities-sue-jared-polis-state-housing-laws/
Published: May 20, 2025 02:23
A lawsuit filed Monday argues the state is violating the right of local governments to shape how they grow and develop
Supreme Court allows Trump to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans who risk deportation
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/19/temporary-protected-status-venezuelans-u-s-supreme-court/
Published: May 19, 2025 20:31
U.S. Solicitor General John Sauer says in court that revocation of temporary protected status is not equal to a final order of removal
Trial to begin over staged cross burning in front of campaign sign for Black candidate in Colorado Springs
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/19/colorado-springs-mayoral-election-cross-burning-trial/
Published: May 19, 2025 16:39
One defendant claims Mayor Yemi Mobolade was a participant in the plan to help him win the 2023 mayoral election
How crypto ATMs are used to scam Coloradans
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/19/the-sunriser-05192025/
Published: May 19, 2025 15:20
Plus: Aging in Colorado, Polis vetoes labor law, Trump’s attack on rental assistance, another wolf death and more
Cryptocurrency ATMs target the “unbanked” in Colorado. So do scammers.
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/19/cryptocurrency-atms-scams-colorado/
Published: May 19, 2025 10:25
A bill awaiting Gov. Polis' signature could help stave off financial crimes that target the most vulnerable individuals
How financial scams work — and how to avoid them
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/19/financial-scams-crypto-atm/
Published: May 19, 2025 10:23
The easiest way to keep a bad actor from hooking you is to remember, it's fine not to reply to a text or call asking for money
Colorado lawmakers OK $67M for water programs, cut tax break for free sports bets
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/19/colorado-water-laws-mine-cleanup-water-quality-turf-sports-betting/
Published: May 19, 2025 10:20
Other measures include new rules for mine cleanup and water quality, and new rules for use of nonfunctional turf
Trump’s budget seeks to overhaul rental assistance. How will it impact Colorado?
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/19/trumps-budget-seeks-to-overhaul-rental-assistance-how-will-it-impact-colorado/
Published: May 19, 2025 09:45
Rental assistance programs could be completely overhauled if President Donald Trump’s “skinny budget” is passed without amendment.
Was Denver once a hub for the Ku Klux Klan?
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/19/was-denver-once-a-hub-for-the-ku-klux-klan/
Published: May 19, 2025 09:45
Yes. Denver became a local stronghold for the KKK during a resurgence of the hate group in the 1920s.
Homes, history, health
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/18/colorado-sunday-105182025/
Published: May 18, 2025 13:00
Issue No. 188 — Aging in Colorado ☼ Aspen reflected ☼ “The Lion’s Den”
Aging in Colorado: Longtime neighbors growing old on the same Denver street wonder whether to stay
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/18/aging-in-colorado-denver-housing-challenges/
Published: May 18, 2025 10:00
Three households on the same street grapple with aging in their homes — reflecting some common conundrums aging Americans experience
Littwin: Many Democrats and Republicans have at least one thing in common — cowardice
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/18/biden-trump-cowardice-politics-opinion-littwin/
Published: May 18, 2025 09:05
The blockbuster book, “Original Sin,” details how Biden and his Democratic enablers handed the 2024 victory to Trump.
Nicolais: The Rockies have found relevance as the Blake Street Bums
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/18/rockies-baseball-opinion-nicolais-2/
Published: May 18, 2025 09:03
On pace to be the worst team in modern baseball history, the Rockies could break several records for futility this year
Carman: Feeling ripped off at the grocery store? You’re not alone.
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/18/grocery-store-prices-opinion-carman/
Published: May 18, 2025 09:02
Price switching is becoming all-too-common at grocery stores. Angry Colorado shoppers are noticing
“The Lion’s Den”: Introspection intersects a good friend’s tough love
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/18/sunlit-the-lions-den-jerry-fabyanic/
Published: May 18, 2025 08:15
In author Jerry Fabyanic's novel, "The Lion's Den," protagonist Daniel Murphy must confront the roiling inner conflict that has led him toward self-pity
Jerry Fabyanic confronts the debilitating power of self-pity
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/18/sunlit-jerry-fabyanic-the-lions-den/
Published: May 18, 2025 08:10
In "The Lion's Den," author Jerry Fabyanic focuses his character study on an aging Jesuit priest in personal crisis, exploring universal themes.
Out West Books offers stories influenced by famous authors
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/18/out-west-books-offers-stories-influenced-by-famous-authors/
Published: May 18, 2025 08:05
The staff from Out West Books in Grand Junction recommends three novels featuring stories in which literary icons change characters' lives.
What’s Working: After a Colorado law required employers to add a retirement plan, a local chamber built its own
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/17/colorado-springs-retirement-plan-chamber-employer/
Published: May 17, 2025 10:00
Behind Colorado Springs Chamber's 401(k)s plan for multiple employers. Plus: Local retirement plans, laws impacting seniors, 4.8% jobless rate, more!
Jared Polis vetoes Colorado labor movement’s priority bill. Union leaders say they’ll be back.
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/16/jared-polis-vetoes-labor-peace-act-bill/
Published: May 16, 2025 21:00
Senate Bill 5 would have abolished a requirement in the Colorado Labor Peace Act that 75% of workers at a company sign off before unions can negotiate with businesses over union security. That’s after a majority of workers vote to unionize.
4th Colorado wolf reported dead, another female from the 15 animals released in January
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/16/dead-gray-wolf-colorado/
Published: May 16, 2025 19:26
Mortality signal was received on Thursday from one of eight females translocated from British Columbia
Ryan O’Donoghue — father, husband and boss at outdoor nonprofit First Descents — dies at 46
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/16/ryan-odonoghue-first-descents/
Published: May 16, 2025 19:24
O’Donoghue, whose nickname was Wolf, sowed community and forged lasting connections through his organization that helps young adults navigate serious health problems
Jared Polis will withhold state grants to Colorado cities, counties that don’t comply with new housing laws
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/16/colorado-housing-withhold-grant-funding/
Published: May 16, 2025 17:59
The governor issued an executive order Friday requiring local governments to show they’re enacting policies to encourage more housing in order to qualify for transportation and energy funds.
Jared Polis isn’t worried about the political consequences of vetoing Senate Bill 5
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/16/the-unaffiliated-05162025/
Published: May 16, 2025 14:58
Plus: Colorado changes course on its GLP-1 coverage policy for state employees. J.J. Ament on Jared Polis. Thank you, Chas.
Why are so many people applying for law school?
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/16/sunriser-20250516/
Published: May 16, 2025 14:46
Plus: A pole vaulter is cancer-free and flying high, Stanley Hotel sale complete, air traffic control emergency at DIA and more
Uber, Lyft urge Jared Polis to veto rideshare safety bill
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/16/uber-lyft-request-jared-polis-veto-rideshare-bill/
Published: May 16, 2025 10:00
Uber maintains that it will stop operating in Colorado if the bill becomes law. Lyft has not gone quite that far, but said the bill harms those it seeks to protect and would leave “the future of Lyft’s operations in Colorado uncertain.”
Is Colorado one of the top states by the number of people moving out?
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/16/is-colorado-one-of-the-top-states-by-the-number-of-people-moving-out/
Published: May 16, 2025 09:45
No. Colorado ultimately gains more residents than it loses through migration.
Law school applications are surging in Colorado this year, part of a nationwide trend
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/16/colorado-law-schools-applications-on-the-rise/
Published: May 16, 2025 09:37
What’s behind the spike in applications? A teetering economy, high-profile court cases and years-long efforts to draw more students into law, experts say.
Denver South pole vaulter Lauren Sankoff is setting the bar high with her resilience
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/16/colorado-high-school-pole-vaulter-lauren-sankoff/
Published: May 16, 2025 09:21
After surviving cancer in elementary school, she will battle Colorado’s best at the State Championship Meet on Saturday
3 deaths, a 1,700-mile journey and 4 possible dens: The latest on Colorado’s wolf reintroduction
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/16/colorado-parks-and-wildlife-wolf-reintroduction-update/
Published: May 16, 2025 09:18
The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission green-lit the wolf management plan in 2023. Here’s where it is, and where it’s going.
Drew Litton: Can’t blame Canada for the Rockies
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/16/drew-litton-south-park-beats-colorado-rockies-blame-canada/
Published: May 16, 2025 08:10
Cartoonist Drew Litton channels another popular cartoon to place the baseball awfulness of the Colorado Rockies into perspective.
“What’d I Miss?”: Just who is that man behind the mask?
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/16/whatd-i-miss-man-behind-the-mask-conservative-news/
Published: May 16, 2025 08:05
In "What'd I Miss?" the cartoonists notice how folks who once criticized mask-wearing by "leftists" now find the practice by law enforcement downright heroic.
Historic Stanley Hotel sells to unique partnership led by Colorado state cultural authority
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/15/stanley-hotel-sells-partnership/
Published: May 15, 2025 20:19
The sale — funded by a $400 million public bond offering — will help fund an expansion of the historic hotel and a new events center that could host part of the Sundance Film Festival
Denver air traffic controllers forced to use emergency frequencies after losing communications Monday
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/15/denver-airport-air-traffic-control-communications-out/
Published: May 15, 2025 19:09
Incident happened at Denver International Airport and affected communications, not radar, FAA boss tells House committee
Indoor water restrictions lifted in Manitou Springs after residents told to stop nonessential water use
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/15/manitou-springs-lifts-water-restrictions/
Published: May 15, 2025 17:58
Repairs to the city’s back-up water supply were completed ahead of schedule and began providing the city with water Wednesday
How is Colorado losing the green energy race to Kansas?
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/15/sunriser-20250515/
Published: May 15, 2025 15:15
Plus: Regulators are watching Xcel Energy, pandemic-era investments to fight homelessness coming to fruition and more local news
Where does Colorado rank in the switch to clean, renewable energy?
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/15/colorado-ranking-clean-renewable-energy/
Published: May 15, 2025 10:08
A new report is a mixed answer, with surprising competition from neighbors in Great Plains states
Xcel says it has moved to solve service problems. Colorado regulators want to verify the progress.
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/15/xcel-energy-service-problems-colorado-puc-monitoring/
Published: May 15, 2025 10:06
Hoping to reverse a trend that included unresolved billing problems and long power outages, Xcel has hired 170 agents and plans to add more
Denver is starting to see results from COVID-era investments in housing for people who are homeless
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/15/homelessness-housing/
Published: May 15, 2025 10:00
In the span of about two weeks, the metro area is celebrating “ready-to-work” housing in Englewood, a family hotel on Colfax, and an affordable apartment complex in southwest Denver
Alligator that starred in “Happy Gilmore” dies of old age in Colorado
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/14/happy-gilmore-morris-alligator-dies/
Published: May 15, 2025 00:47
Based on his growth rate and tooth loss, Morris the alligator was at least 80 years old when he died
We must be No. 1 … right? Right??
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/14/we-must-be-no-1-right-right/
Published: May 14, 2025 17:18
Complex environmental problems that take decades to solve — there’s a lot of ’em! Two oldies but goodies came to mind from email blasts this week: ozone and “forever chemicals.” Colorado issued three ozone alerts in the past four days. It’s beginning to…
A new era of single-stair apartment buildings is coming to Denver and other Colorado cities
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/14/single-stair-apartments-bill-signed-colorado/
Published: May 14, 2025 16:26
Under House Bill 1273, cities with more than 100,000 residents must revise their building codes by Dec. 1, 2027, to allow for a single stairway exit in apartment buildings of up to five stories, with a maximum of four units to a floor
Get ready to see a lot more mini-trucks — also known as kei trucks — on Colorado’s roads
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/14/colorado-kei-trucks-bill-signed/
Published: May 14, 2025 16:19
House Bill 1281 into law legalizes the use of kei cars and trucks on the state’s roads starting in July 2027
Meat processor gets in the housing game
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/14/sunriser-20250514/
Published: May 14, 2025 15:16
Plus: Tap fees lowered, State Land Board gets more leeway, Manitou Springs water emergency, X Games returning to Aspen and more
Meat processor Cargill builds workforce housing in Fort Morgan in 10 months
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/14/cargill-builds-affordable-housing-in-10-months/
Published: May 14, 2025 10:25
With new townhouses open and apartments coming on line this autumn, the work commutes of hundreds of employees will drastically shortened
Colorado governor signs law to rein in tap fees in hopes of lowering housing costs
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/14/colorado-law-tap-fees-conservation-affordable-housing/
Published: May 14, 2025 10:00
Local property owners and developers say one-time waterline connection fees are sometimes high enough to make affordable housing projects too expensive. Water providers continue to disagree.
Gov. Polis signs bill that could give Colorado State Land Board more leeway in considering recreation and conservation on state lands
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/14/state-land-board-legislation/
Published: May 14, 2025 10:00
The State Trust Lands Conservation and Recreation Work Group will craft recommendations so the Land Board can balance more diverse values with its mandate to generate funds for schools
Littwin: It’s my fifth anniversary at The Sun, a news site where you can still practice actual journalism
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/14/littwin-colorado-sun-jourtnalism-opinion/
Published: May 14, 2025 09:05
It has been a bumpy ride since my column and I arrived in Colorado sometime in the last century. But we’re still making good trouble.
National Trust for Local News sheds Colorado papers, will continue to operate printing press
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/13/national-trust-for-local-news-colorado-community-media/
Published: May 14, 2025 00:57
Arizona-based Times Media Group will take 21 titles, many employees and contribute page design, ad sales and circulation support to remaining Colorado Community Media papers
Man charged in alleged sexual assault of Colorado state lawmaker
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/13/jenny-willford-sexual-assault-arrest/
Published: May 13, 2025 20:14
Mukhammadali Mukadyrov is accused of unlawful sexual contact against state Rep. Jenny Willford
Manitou Springs declares water emergency: Here’s why residents are being told to stop all nonessential use
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/13/manitou-springs-water-emergency/
Published: May 13, 2025 16:29
Backup water reserves are also unavailable as utility workers finish repairs on a pipeline
Winter X Games will return to Aspen in January 2026 for its 25th year before new format rolls out
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/13/aspen-winter-x-games-2026/
Published: May 13, 2025 16:00
A new league structure and new host cities will be announced after the 25th Aspen Winter X Games
Tariffs giving secondhand outdoor gear a boost
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/13/sunriser-20250513/
Published: May 13, 2025 15:09
Plus: Vulnerable families not able to access child care, near-record ski season, GOP targeting hospital tax and more Colorado news
Denver Broncos heading back to London for a regular season game against N.Y. Jets
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/13/denver-broncos-london-2025-game-jets/
Published: May 13, 2025 15:04
The October game marks the third time in London for the Broncos, and first since 2022.
Late abortions are rare. Here’s why a Boulder clinic that offered the procedure for over 50 years just closed.
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/13/warren-hern-boulder-clinic-closes-explained/
Published: May 13, 2025 12:49
The 87-year-old clinic founder, Dr. Warren Hern, says he is deeply upset: “It became impossible to continue, but closing is one of the most painful decisions of my life.”
Seeking spending cuts, GOP lawmakers target a tax hospitals love to pay
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/13/seeking-spending-cuts-gop-lawmakers-target-a-tax-hospitals-love-to-pay/
Published: May 13, 2025 09:45
A tax that has helped Colorado expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act to cover 400,000 more low-income adults is at risk.
Tariff turmoil may fuel outdoor retail industry’s efforts to elevate secondhand gear
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/13/tariff-turmoil-outdoor-industry-recommerce/
Published: May 13, 2025 09:45
For years the outdoor retail industry has pitched building durable products that original buyers could feed into a resale market as environmentally sustainable. Will the spiking cost of new products make the circular economy a financial pillar?
Thousands of vulnerable Colorado families can’t access child care after federal rule changes
https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/13/colorado-child-care-assistance-program-enrollment-freezes/
Published: May 13, 2025 09:37
Twenty-three counties have frozen enrollment or created waiting lists for families whose welfare depends on them having access to affordable child care