Good morning, Colorado. Or shall I say, “Choo Choo!”
Sorry, I’m just really excited for our event tomorrow to talk about drum roll please … trains!
Does Colorado have the money, the willpower and the passengers to build new rail lines? What’s going on with the Front Range passenger rail? Is the state better at running trains than RTD? Michael Booth will be talking with experts all about it Thursday starting at 6 p.m.
If you’re interested, hop aboard the Sun Express by RSVP’ing today. Now, on to our next stop, today’s news.
Presentation Editor
THE NEWS
HEALTH
The $1.3 billion-plus problem: Explaining medical debt in Colorado using 7 charts
2 out of 5
People in America with medical debt
Medical debt is the most common collection item on consumer credit reports. That doesn’t include the credit card bills, payment plans and loans to pay back friends or family who helped. But because no organization or government agency tracks medical debt in total, it’s difficult to understand the scale of the problem. So John Ingold put together seven charts to help you wrap your head around it.
EQUITY
Denver nonprofit Urban Peak embroiled in wage dispute as it completes four-story youth homeless shelter
Denver’s Urban Peak — a nonprofit working to solve youth homelessness — has been accused of underpaying its contractors as it builds a $38 million, four-story shelter. Emails about the construction project reveal confusion and miscommunication between city departments about wage requirements. Now, the shelter may have to pay $2 million to $4 million more for the project, which means it could struggle to afford furniture and staff. Jennifer Brown has more.
ECONOMY
Colorado business leaders are neutral about the economy — the best they’ve felt in two years
It’s not awful. But it’s not great. The good: The latest University of Colorado business survey found local business leaders feeling better about profits and sales than in mid-2022. The bad: Slow job growth and an uncertainty around the upcoming election. Tamara Chuang has more on the survey results.
Section by Danika Worthington | Presentation Editor
THE COLORADO REPORT
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Section by Kevin Jeffers | Product Team
THE OPINION PAGE
COLUMNS
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SunLit
BOOKS
Park Hill Community Bookstore suggests a diverse array of stories
Each week as part of SunLit — The Sun’s literature section — we feature staff recommendations from bookstores across Colorado. This week, the staff from Park Hill Community Bookstore in Denver recommends:
Read what the bookstore staff had to say about each. Pick up a copy and support your local bookstores at the same time.
Section by Kevin Simpson | Writer
All right, we’ve reached our final destination for today. Catch you back here tomorrow.
— Danika & the whole staff of The Sun
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