Rae Solomon, CPR News, Author at The Colorado Sun

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Colorado Tamale Act could throw open the door for more home kitchen entrepreneurs

by Rae Solomon, CPR News 4:00 AM MDT on Apr 21, 20263:40 PM MDT on Apr 17, 2026 Why you can trust The Colorado Sun

Colorado legislature votes to strip farmworkers of some overtime wage protections

by Rae Solomon, CPR News 11:36 AM MDT on Apr 17, 202612:13 PM MDT on Apr 19, 2026 Why you can trust The Colorado Sun

Politics and Government

Lawmakers finish drafting Colorado’s budget with final round of major cuts to address roughly $1.5 billion shortfall

by Jesse Paul and Rae Solomon, CPR News 12:33 PM MDT on Apr 1, 202612:52 PM MDT on Apr 1, 2026 Why you can trust The Colorado Sun

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Lawmakers reject lower overtime pay threshold for Colorado farmworkers, instead advance effort to increase it

by Rae Solomon, CPR News 7:32 AM MDT on Mar 30, 20267:43 AM MDT on Mar 30, 2026 Why you can trust The Colorado Sun

Tech glitches disrupt Colorado Democrats’ gatherings to pick primary candidates

by Rae Solomon, CPR News and Caitlyn Kim 3:15 AM MDT on Mar 18, 20267:25 AM MDT on Mar 18, 2026 Why you can trust The Colorado Sun

Arts

Crisosto Apache named Colorado’s newest poet laureate

by Rae Solomon, CPR News 5:31 PM MST on Jan 28, 20265:32 PM MST on Jan 28, 2026 Why you can trust The Colorado Sun