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How hot is Mesa County’s housing market? Just look at the number of new homebuyers
On pace for a record-setting year of loans and down-payment assistance, CHFA investment is having impact far beyond the Front Range
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Many refugee students register for school using the wrong birthdate. Advocates urge Aurora district to change how it verifies age.
By Chalkbeat Colorado Education Primary category in which blog post is published
As states like Colorado legalize recreational marijuana, medical cannabis patients drop dramatically
By The Associated Press News Primary category in which blog post is published
A sibling adventure to a forbidden place — and the disconcerting aftermath of a disorienting storm
By Tiffany Quay Tyson Book Excerpts Primary category in which blog post is published
Northwest Colorado housing authority settles lawsuit over companion animals for $1 million
By The Associated Press Crime and Courts Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado’s drought situation continues to improve, with just 11% of the state under dry conditions
Snowpack still is at 155% of average and the slow melt is allowing more water to be captured in reservoirs drawn nearly dry last year
It’s not just Denver: Rural Colorado feeling housing crunch, with more residents spending half their income on a place to live
In Yuma, like many other small communities in the state, waiting lists are long as many struggle to find an affordable place to live
From bail reform to restoring voting rights and sealing records, Colorado’s criminal justice system is getting a makeover
A slate of bills making their way through the Colorado legislature would keep people out of jail, reduce penalties for some crimes and remove barriers for offenders once they are released from prison. Many of the measures have bipartisan support, but In some cases law enforcement want the brakes pumped.
“It’s succeeded beyond our expectations”: Adam Lerner, MCA Denver’s chief animator, is leaving at a high point
Adam Lerner is a high-brow academic with a playful side, which allowed him to cultivate a new generation of museumgoers, sometimes at the expense of traditional supporters. About 10,000 teens visited MCA Denver in 2017.
Colorado attorney general joins lawsuit against Trump administration to uphold DACA
There are an estimated 17,000 people living in Colorado with DACA protections
A monumental question: Can Denver’s Beat Generation fans create a tribute to a movement and its inspiration?
Millions were inspired by Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road,” but his buddy, Denver’s Neal Cassady, fueled the literary and cultural upheaval. Now there’s a move to immortalize them in bronze.
Colorado law mandates which drugs be used for lethal injection. So what happens when they are no longer made?
As Colorado debates the end of capital punishment, a specific drug required by Colorado law -- sodium thiopental -- is no longer available on the open market for executions
In 1997, Colorado’s first execution in 30 years marked a watershed moment. But did it change the conversation about capital punishment?
I witnessed the state impose the death sentence on Gary Lee Davis. It was a surreal event marked by a clean, quiet ease.
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