Nederland repeals “rights of nature” for watersheds to better pursue new dam
By Michael Booth
Larimer commissioners approve Thornton water pipeline
By Michael Booth
WHAT PASSED, WHAT FAILED?
101 bills debated by the Colorado legislature in 2024 that you need to know about
Jesse Paul, Brian Eason
POLITICS
- The Colorado Sun pored through the more than 700 measures debated at the Capitol this year.
- Lawmakers touched on all aspects of Colorado life, from housing and transportation to property taxes and health care.
Showcase
Breakthrough study detects signs of MS before first symptoms
By Jennifer Brown
Denver youth shelter scales back costs after losing wage dispute
By Jennifer Brown
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By Jerd Smith
The six major Colorado land-use bills passed by Democrats in the legislature and aimed at housing affordability
By Jesse Paul & Sandra Fish
Colorado lawmakers pass bipartisan property tax relief bill as 2024 legislative session comes to a close
By Jesse Paul
Colorado reaches deal to raise injury lawsuit award caps
By Michael Booth
Colorado may require ticket sellers to show fees upfront. But that wouldn't solve everything.
By Parker Yamasaki
It may be months before U.S. 50 is open to even a single lane of traffic over Blue Mesa
By Olivia Prentzel
Nederland rethinking "rights of nature" as it ponders new dam
By Michael Booth
Opinion: Colorado, Rocky Mountain West are critical to developing U.S. quantum technology and federal funding must come this way
By Michael Bennet, John Hickenlooper & Joe Neguse
Bill to ban purchase, sale and transfer of so-called assault weapons in Colorado will be shelved
By Jesse Paul
San Luis Valley serial killer sentenced to life in prison
By Olivia Prentzel
Bipartisan Colorado property tax deal emerges as session ends
By Brian Eason & Jesse Paul
Does Colorado get 300 days of sunshine per year?
By Justin George
Federal appeals court affirms access road to Wolf Creek Village
By Jason Blevins
Palisade High School's endangered fish hatchery is helping restore the native razorback to Colorado rivers
By Shannon Mullane
Colorado lawmakers reject push to prevent local short-term rental rules from applying to backcountry huts and cabins
By Jesse Paul & Jason Blevins
COLORADO SUNDAY
A Durango college reckons with its dark legacy — and helps students do the same
By Tracy Ross
- Fort Lewis College awards the most degrees to Native American students of any four-year college in the nation
- But it was once a boarding school that used severe methods to "civilize" Indigenous children
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Colorado Springs’ weak job data? Here's what's happening
By Tamara Chuang
New charges filed against Littleton bus aide, revealing more incidents of alleged abuse to nonverbal students
By Olivia Prentzel
Colorado's transportation fees on gasoline, deliveries and rideshare trips can stand, Denver judge rules
By Jesse Paul
Colorado fines Cemex another $1.3 million for air pollution violations as Boulder County action looms
By Michael Booth
Northern Water, Grand County team up to boost Colorado River flows
By Shannon Mullane
Effort to restrict regulation of backcountry huts and cabins in Colorado worries counties
By Jason Blevins
Former Adams County sheriff pleads guilty to felony forgery, sentenced to probation
By Olivia Prentzel
New medical school coming to University of Northern Colorado as state tries to solve workforce shortages
By Erica Breunlin
Aurora Water eyes its biggest storage bucket yet
By Jerd Smith
Colorado is gearing up to prohibit semitrailers from traveling in left lane on mountain sections of I-70
By Jesse Paul
Local detour route around U.S. 50 bridge closure will be open for more time slots starting Friday
By Olivia Prentzel
Xcel's grid, facing growing power demands, to get help from a bill racing through the legislature
By Mark Jaffe
Colorado Democrats to cut income taxes, redirect TABOR refunds to low-income families
By Brian Eason & Jesse Paul
Six Upper Basin tribes gain permanent foothold in Colorado River discussions at key interstate commission
By Shannon Mullane
Suzanne Morphew's death was a homicide and she had tranquilizer in her system, autopsy reveals
By Olivia Prentzel
A billionaire's fence is the latest fault line in a 150-year-old San Luis Valley land war
By Jennifer Brown
Cartoon: Peter Moore proposes popular tourism options in the Land that Budgeting Forgot.
By Peter Moore
Food is money for Colorado farmers and ranchers. Here's how the ag census report says they're doing.
By Tracy Ross
Clear Creek deputy who shot Christian Glass guilty of reckless endangerment; jury deadlocks on murder charge
By Olivia Prentzel & John Ingold
Aurora paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine before his death avoids prison
By Colleen Slevin & Matthew Brown
Colorado used to be a national leader in home solar. Two big moves could push it back on top.
By Michael Booth
Does Colorado help ranchers protect against wolves?
By Justin George
Colorado lawmakers back off threat to withhold road money from cities under plan to boost housing near transit
By Brian Eason
Forget “exposure”: A Denver residency provides artists something many others don't — money
By Parker Yamasaki
Colorado won't legalize raw milk this year
By Jennifer Brown & Jesse Paul
Colorado bill to regulate generative artificial intelligence clears its first hurdle at the Capitol
By Tamara Chuang
Antisemitic incidents in Colorado soar by 199%, rabbis add security
By Olivia Prentzel
Colorado communities are working to protect their water from wildfires, before the fire happens
By Shannon Mullane
Thornton tries again for Larimer County water pipeline OK
By Michael Booth
Democrats are set to unveil their Colorado property tax relief plan this week. Here's what's in it.
By Brian Eason & Jesse Paul
Gunnison students take boat ride across Blue Mesa Reservoir to get to class around bridge closure
By Olivia Prentzel
Boulder area mobile home park, 3 years after residents bought it
By Kevin Simpson
Rural Colorado's “cowboy up” culture has led to high suicide rates
By Jennifer Brown
Firefighting archaeologists are protecting Colorado's history
By Tyler Hickman & Samantha Tindall
Bridge over Blue Mesa Reservoir closed indefinitely due to 3-inch-long crack in steel beam
By Olivia Prentzel
12 students and teacher killed at Columbine to be remembered at 25th anniversary vigil
By Colleen Slevin