Three public health departments that on Wednesday issued stay-at-home orders for 2.5 million Front Range residents rescinded them on Thursday, saying they conflict with the statewide order issued by Gov. Jared Polis. The directors of Boulder County Public Health, Jefferson County Public Health and Tri-County Health Department said their organizations, representing five metro Denver counties, […]
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Posted inCOVID, Culture, Opinion
Write On, Colorado: Read how Coloradans are dealing with pandemic and share your story
We’re living in a historic time. Not this age, not this millennium, but right this minute. We haven’t been touched by a pandemic of this magnitude for more than 100 years, and as we incorporate social distancing — a phrase not in such common use just weeks ago — and face the potentially life-altering consequences […]
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PHOTOS: A look at how communities across Colorado are dealing with coronavirus
Our photographers and reporters have been fanning out across Colorado in recent weeks to cover the spread of the new coronavirus as it sickens people, shuts down businesses and just generally disrupts lives. Here are some scenes capturing how COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, has affected our state: Check out The Colorado […]
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Need a break from coronavirus? Here are 12 Colorado stories to get your mind off the pandemic
Let’s face it: Everywhere you turn right now it’s all about the new coronavirus. And for good reason. COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, is spreading quickly across Colorado, prompting a rearrangement of daily life as we knew it. Many of us are locked in our homes, wondering when this will all be over […]
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MAP: Where Colorado’s coronavirus cases, deaths have been identified
Last updated on Jan. 15, 2021 at 8:24 a.m. The Colorado Sun is tracking coronavirus cases in Colorado in an effort to ensure citizens know when the disease has reached their communities and how prevalent it is. We update this page periodically. The first two cases in the state were announced on Thursday, March 5, […]
Posted inNews, Politics and Government
Here are the big ideas that Gov. Jared Polis and Colorado lawmakers pitched for the 2020 session
By Erica Breunlin, Jennifer Brown, Moe Clark, John Ingold and Jesse PaulThe Colorado Sun From mental health to teacher pay, Colorado’s leaders are exploring innovative ideas to tackle the state’s biggest challenges. Gov. Jared Polis and four state lawmakers pitched their ideas Tuesday at the Big Ideas Forum hosted by The Colorado Sun, CBS4 and […]
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WATCH: Gov. Jared Polis and Colorado lawmakers pitch their big ideas for the 2020 legislative session
Gov. Jared Polis and a bipartisan group of state lawmakers are presenting their policy goals for the 2020 legislative session Tuesday evening at The Colorado Sun’s Big Ideas Forum at the University of Denver. The program begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Cable Center at DU. Come back to this page Tuesday evening to find […]
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Lois Court, Democratic state senator, to resign because of rare autoimmune disorder
Lois Court, a Democratic state senator from Denver who has spent more than a decade at the Colorado Capitol working on issues like tax reform, says she will resign on Jan. 16. Court, who was not planning to seek reelection this year when her current four-year term ends, cited health issues as her reason. A […]
Posted inColoradans, Environment, Outdoors
Colorado is trying to get drivers off I-70 by busing skiers to the slopes. Will it work?
Driving on Interstate 70 up to Colorado’s mountains on a winter weekend can be its own kind of hell. You spend a lot of time in traffic. You might do some screaming. And if you’re especially unlucky, you’re stuck alongside Loveland Ski Area near the Eisenhower Johnson Memorial Tunnels watching people ski and snowboard while […]
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These award-winning Colorado authors offer their picks to kickstart your 2020 reading list
The 2019 literary year was another outstanding one for Colorado authors, and here at SunLit we captured a lot of the great books that won prestigious awards, and offered both excerpts and insight into these talented writers. And while you’re certainly welcome to take a look back through the archives of excerpts and author interviews, […]