After a slowdown in June and July, the city is again receiving several busloads of migrants each day from the Texas border. Denver officials blame Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
Jennifer Brown
Jen is a co-founder and reporter at The Sun, where she writes about mental health, child welfare and social justice issues.
Her first journalism job was at The Hungry Horse News in her home state of Montana, before moving on to reporting jobs in Texas and Oklahoma. She worked for 13 years at The Denver Post, including several years on the investigative projects team, before helping create The Sun in 2018.
Jen is a graduate of the University of Montana and loves hiking, skiing and watching her kids' sports.
Email: jennifer@coloradosun.com Twitter: @jenbrowncolo
Posted inHealth
A Colorado dad wanted more for his son. So he opened a trade school for young adults with autism.
Graduates of the Englewood school are getting jobs as auto mechanics, welders, carpenters and electricians
Posted inCrime and Courts
Charges dropped against second Chaffee County day care worker accused of child abuse after boy pulled down classmate’s pants
The Salida-Poncha Springs community had rallied around Roberta Rodriguez, paying her rent and sending her on a vacation while she wasn’t able to get a job
Posted inEnvironment
Entire Western Colorado wild horse herd removed from range in helicopter roundup
All 122 horses in the West Douglas area were captured in the roundup, with four euthanized and the rest headed to holding pens in Cañon City
Posted inHealth
Colorado’s long battle over raw milk is reenergized by the “food freedom” movement
The state in recent years has eased regulations on meat processing, selling chicken eggs and homemade baked goods, but still has the most restrictive raw milk rule in the region
Posted inEnvironment
Federal roundup seeks to remove entire wild horse herd in western Colorado starting Friday
The Bureau of Land Management wants to remove the 122 horses living in West Douglas. One-third of the horses gathered in the last roundup there died of equine flu.
Posted inEducation
Are private transportation companies the answer to Colorado’s school bus driver shortage?
Students with disabilities, who are homeless or living in foster homes have the right to free transportation to their schools. School districts’ costs are rising.
Posted inHealth
Colorado’s first abortion clinic is turning 50, celebrating with “condom couture” and expansion of sex education
The Colorado Sun’s Q&A with Boulder Valley Health Center delves into 50 years of abortion care and why it’s dropping “women” from its name
Posted inSun Investigation
El sistema de salud mental en Colorado está mal preparado para apoyar a niños adoptados con traumas severos
La razón principal por la cual las adopciones de niños en custodia temporal en Colorado fracasan es por un “problema con el comportamiento del niño”. ¿Cómo tratamos el trastorno de apego reactivo o la pérdida relacionada con la adopción?
Posted inSun Investigation
Colorado solo financia una agencia para que ayude a familias y niños adoptados con pasados traumáticos. Y su presupuesto acaba de recortarse.
De todas las familias que han recibido asesoría informada por el trauma a través de Raise de Future, ninguna ha reportado una adopción interrumpida, según la agencia y el estado.