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Environment Primary category in which blog post is published

How will Western water be affected by climate change? A tiny Colorado flower may have the answer

Researchers are scouring the landscape near Crested Butte to gather data and inform climate computer models used around the world

Top Stories

Colorado public option opponents accused of trying to “weaponize” doctors against health insurance proposal

By Jesse Paul Health Primary category in which blog post is published

“I can’t afford to live here”: Colorado teachers plea for wage help, but solutions still prove divisive

By Erica Breunlin Education Primary category in which blog post is published

“You would think it’s the opposite”: The average age of fatal avalanche victims is on the rise

By Stephanie Maltarich Outdoors Primary category in which blog post is published

Most money spent in the child welfare system comes after kids are in foster care. What if that’s backwards?

By Jennifer Brown Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published

The 2020 battle to control Colorado’s state Senate is shaping up to be a big money election

By Sandra Fish Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published

Silverman: Let’s look at the Colorado lawyers at the center of the impeachment trial and Washington power

By Craig Silverman Opinion
The Sunriser Primary category in which blog post is published

Why the faithless electors case is a huge deal / Flipping focus on child welfare / Avalanche victims are older / Big tech blasted in Boulder / Much more

Your guided tour through Colorado news, compiled by your friends at The Sun.

Education Primary category in which blog post is published

Gov. Polis pitches preschool expansion, insists Colorado can afford it

Jared Polis has pledged that Colorado will have universal preschool access for 4-year-olds by the end of his first term in 2023

Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published

LGBT activists say new bills — including one in Colorado — target transgender youth

The proposed laws, if enacted, “would bring devastating harms to the transgender community,” said Chase Strangio, a transgender-rights lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union

Carman: As impeachment trial looms, vulnerable Gardner is on increasingly thin ice

Opinion

Nicolais: Humane Pet Act is a long-overdue step toward compassion for dogs and cats

Championed by First Gentleman Reis, the bill would close Colorado to puppy and kitten mills

Opinion

Opinion: The public option plan isn’t sustainable for Colorado and jeopardizes access

Centura Health's CEO says employers could be encouraged to drop health coverage under the public option plan

Opinion

Opinion: Colorado’s clear 2020 vision for newborn screening of spinal muscular atrophy will save lives

Opinion
Business Primary category in which blog post is published

PopSockets, Sonos complain of bullying by tech giants like Amazon in Congressional hearing held in Boulder

The hearing by the House antitrust subcommittee is investigating anti-competitive practices by “the gatekeepers.”

Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published

Republican state Rep. Susan Beckman resigns to join Trump administration

Beckman, of Littleton, announced her resignation on Friday. Last year she ran to be chair of the Colorado GOP.