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DJ Summers dives into the costlier state of Colorado | The OpEdge Podcast

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Common Sense Institute’s Director of Communications & Research Operations DJ Summers dives deep with The OpEdge Podcast host and investigative columnist Jimmy Sengenberger regarding Colorado’s...

As the AI age evolves, Colorado must step up to protect our kids | GUEST COLUMN

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By Ann O’Leary Artificial intelligence is creating new opportunities for young people to learn, create, explore and build confidence. It is opening new doors for...

Strengthening Colorado’s mental-health workforce | GUEST COLUMN

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By Kyle Brown and Lindsay Gilchrist More than 1.2 million Coloradans live with a diagnosed mental health condition, and in 2023, one in five people...

Superintendent Michael Gaal on why schools work better without union contracts | The OpEdge Podcast

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The rural voice missing from the Nexstar debate | GUEST COLUMN

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Trends and challenges in higher education | Tom Cronin

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Protecting the integrity of Colorado’s legal profession | GUEST COLUMN

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Legislature’s budget footnote punishes students who need help most | GUEST COLUMN

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Why Colorado needs accountability and transparency in AI decision making | GUEST COLUMN

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Can a law be neutral if it overrides faith-based beliefs? | GUEST COLUMN

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Legislating at the speed of artificial intelligence | GUEST COLUMN

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Legislative Dems follow highway robbery with blackmail | GUEST COLUMN

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‘Move fast and break things’ not way to fix Colorado’s roads | GUEST COLUMN

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Amid Colorado’s new rail moment, losing digital infrastructure an economic death sentence | GUEST COLUMN

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By Taylor Henderson In 1867, former Colorado territorial Gov. John Evans looked at a room of Denver merchants and delivered a blunt warning: the city...

Common-sense guardrails for new data center development benefit people, the planet | GUEST COLUMN

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By Joe Antus Colorado’s business leaders are right about one thing: Colorado is at an inflection point. In a recent letter to Gov. Jared Polis,...

All Coloradans should have a say at the Public Utilities Commission | GUEST COLUMN

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By Emma Pinter I have a sticky note in my kitchen that reminds me of Xcel Energy’s peak hours, when they charge higher rates for...

Protect patient access to life-saving drugs | GUEST COLUMN

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By Leslie Herod Since its inception, Colorado’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB) created fear among patients around effects to life-saving medicines and the negative ramifications...

Don’t upend Colorado’s ‘healthy balance’ on stream access | PODIUM

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Colorado can’t fall behind on refocusing nutrition assistance | GUEST COLUMN

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Homeschool enrichment programs serve vital and cost-effective role | GUEST COLUMN

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Colorado’s leaders must pass No Kings Act to rein in out-of-control federal officials | GUEST COLUMN

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Dick Wadhams charts Colorado’s rocky political shifts | The OpEdge Podcast

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Lawmakers pile on Colorado taxpayers — even more | OPINION

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Colorado is ensuring children come first | OPINION

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In the Age of AI, much-needed protections in mental health care | OPINION

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Every life has equal value; Colorado must reject House Bill 26-1281 | OPINION

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Proposed data-based marketing bill would hurt small Colorado businesses | OPINION

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Colorado’s creative economy needs a business structure that actually fits | OPINION

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By Marc Catlin Across Colorado, people are building something from the ground up.I’ve seen it my whole life. I grew up on a farm in...

It’s time Colorado built back to affordability | OPINION

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By Samuel G. Michael The price of calling Colorado home has climbed faster than its fourteeners, and not everyone can keep up. Our beloved state...

Michael A. Hancock’s ‘Rules for Restoration’ to counter radicalism | The OpEdge Podcast

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In the latest episode of The OpEdge — The Gazette’s new opinion podcast —writer, Denver Gazette columnist and business executive Michael A. Hancock tells OpEdge host...

Colorado’s energy policies are becoming a national security risk | OPINION

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By William L. Shelton The Colorado Public Utilities Commission is on the verge of making decisions that could have immediate, real-world consequences for every resident...