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On the morning of Aug. 15, 2015, excavator crews under contract with the Environmental Protection Agency ascended a rugged mountainside six miles north of Silverton, where they planned to carefully dig out the entrance to a century-old,…
Housing affordability is one of the defining challenges facing Colorado. Colorado is now the third most expensive state in the country, and working families are struggling to pay rent. More than half of renters statewide spend over 30% of…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund appeared to be on shaky ground Monday as he continued to face opposition from his own party. Trump had not yet made a public announcement by late…
Coloradans who have been harmed by the discredited psychological treatment known as “conversion therapy” can sue for damages through the state’s medical malpractice law under a bill signed by Gov. Jared Polis on Monday. Polis also signed…
WASHINGTON — Transgender military members won a temporary victory against the Trump administration in federal appeals court Monday when two judges ruled a policy banning them from service violated their constitutional right to equal…
Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters on Monday used the new freedom granted to her by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to promptly renew her baseless allegations of widespread election fraud, casting doubt on the legitimacy of recent Democratic…
The Colorado General Assembly took the unprecedented step of suspending its work on March 14, 2020, pausing in the middle of its 120-day legislative session amid deepening nationwide disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. When…
Colorado’s Democratic primary for governor between Attorney General Phil Weiser and U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet is heating up. TV ads are everywhere, and social media is abuzz with supporters extolling their favorite candidate’s strengths or…
Hearing backlash from residents, cities and counties across the country in recent weeks have blocked planned data centers amid concerns over rising electricity prices and environmental harms. The local actions come as state lawmakers also…
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund has attracted scrutiny for its corruption potential, even splitting congressional Republicans who rarely confront President Donald Trump’s decisions and…
The U.S. Department of Justice’s recent decision to downgrade the drug classification for medical cannabis will help medical marijuana businesses. Companies will be able to claim some federal tax benefits. New research can start up at…
For the second time, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis vetoed a bill that would have eliminated a unique second election requirement in the state’s union formation law, after business and labor groups failed to reach a compromise on how to tweak…
The U.S. Postal Service on Friday took its first major step to carry out President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting voting by mail, proposing a rule that would require states to submit lists of voters before mailing ballots. But…
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday vetoed four bills the Colorado Legislature passed this year, including one that was part of the Joint Budget Committee’s efforts to cut down the state’s budget. They were his first vetoes from the 2026…
A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from moving forward with a fund that opponents fear will be used to pay off the president’s political allies. Judge Leonie Brinkema in the Eastern District of Virginia…
In the fall of 2020, as Colorado was reeling from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, historic social justice protests and the run-up to a high-stakes presidential election, it suffered yet another blow in the form of an unprecedented…
The sensational story made its way from Colorado Springs to Pueblo, where the daily Chieftain published the first account on May 27, 1876. “ATTACKED BY RATS,” read the headline. The Rocky Mountain News, which picked up the story in Denver…
This commentary was originally published by The Conversation. In Colorado, a national debate about the role of Latinos in American society has deep roots in the state’s history, current identity — and future. I’m a professor of ethnic…