Pikes Pick: New platform helps aspiring creators connect with professionals for advice
This is for those among us who fantasize about a life in the spotlight. Protégé helps connect blossoming artists, athletes, creators and more with industry experts who can provide feedback and advice. Amateurs can select from the marketplace of professionals, such as DJ Khaled, Jason Alexander and Myah Marie, a songwriter for Britney Spears, then submit audio or video files of their talent and pay a fee for personalized messages. Find the new platform online at protege.com. – Jennifer Mulson, The Gazette
How to get America’s kids to the ag table | GABEL
Rachel Gabel
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Updated 18 hours ago
When Colorado State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences invites people to come to the table, they’re not just blowing smoke. Manny Deleon has pulled up a chair at the table, and he is adding agricultural research important to producers. He...
Perhaps a little democratic socialism can be common sense | HUDSON
Miller Hudson
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Updated 18 hours ago
“Comrades!” — New York’s Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, who obviously enjoys trolling his critics, could have launched his victory speech with that shout out. He was far subtler than that, quoting Eugene Debs instead, the progressive-era socialist who ran for president...
Why civics education matters more than ever | OPINION
Colorado Politics
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Updated 2 days ago
By JD Mangat At a time when our national conversations often feel divided and trust in institutions runs thin, a young Coloradan is reminding us what democracy can still look like at its best. Cameron Parker, a student from Lafayette,...
Moderate Democrats, GOP reach deal to end shutdown
Wire Services
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Updated 6 hours ago
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate took the first step to end the government shutdown on Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of expanded health care subsidies, breaking the six-week stalemate and paving...
Senate nears potential shutdown deal but there’s no guarantee of success
Mary Clare Jalonick
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Updated 10 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of moderate Democrats has a tentative deal to reopen the government if Republicans promise to hold a vote on expiring health care subsidies by December, a potential breakthrough as lawmakers seek to end the shutdown....
Colorado Supreme Court committee advances tenant-friendly rule change
Michael Karlik
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Updated 10 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court’s Civil Rules Committee advanced a proposal on Friday that would make it easier for tenants facing eviction to respond to and learn about their landlord’s initial court filing. Several members of the committee were torn about...
6 mountain communities increase lodging taxes, 2 reject the tax hike
Rachael Wright
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Updated 12 hours ago
Six mountain communities across Colorado voted on Tuesday to raise their lodging taxes after the state legislature passed a bill allowing counties to triple such taxes and spend the money on a wider range of projects, including public infrastructure, childcare...
Sundance Film Festival details Robert Redford tributes, legacy screenings | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
The Associated Press
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Updated 6 days ago
UTAH Sundance festival to honor Redford Robert Redford’s legacy and mission was always going to be a key component of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, which will be the last of its kind in Park City, Utah. But in the...
Colorado’s commie election | CALDARA
Jon Caldara
jon-caldara@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 days ago
If you’re a fan of limited government, personal liberty, or educational choice, Tuesday night’s election results were a downer, just another one in a long line of depressing elections that has made Colorado more California than California. However, if you...
The affordability election redux | CRONIN & LOEVY
Tom Cronin Bob Loevy
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Updated 2 days ago
Pollsters and strategists in 2024 told Donald Trump inflation and cost of living were two of the best issues to campaign on in the 2024 presidential election. Not surprisingly, he promised to lower the price of groceries and make things...