The state’s hospitality and event industry is thanking Gov. Jared Polis for granting them a new lease on life. A coalition of trade groups representing hotels, special-event operators, performance venues and related businesses announced Friday that the governor and his health officials have … Read more

Now that even the Biden administration has declared its support for standardized testing for school kids nationwide following a year of stunted “remote learning,” you might think testing’s largely Democratic Colorado critics would stand down. Instead, they are searching for loopholes in the … Read more

“Like winds and sunsets, wild things were taken for granted until progress began to do away with them. Now we face the question whether a still higher ‘standard of living’ is worth its cost in things natural, wild and free.” – Aldo Leopold, “A Sand County Almanac” Read more

Since COVID’s arrival in Colorado about a year ago, our state’s schoolteachers have proven themselves again and again to be resilient, diligent, innovative, adaptable and dedicated to our children. In short, they have done a remarkable job persevering amid the pandemic. Read more

Colorado’s legislature rebooted its 2021 session Tuesday after a five-week hiatus. The reason for the unusual pause in lawmakers’ work was of course to sit out the pandemic as its numbers, happily, continue to wind down. Much of the rest of Colorado continued to toil away at work and school … Read more

Colorado businesses and households need immediate relief to recover from the pandemic’s economic pitfalls. That’s what Gov. Jared Polis promised, mostly, during Wednesday’s State of the State address. He suggests: Read more

We recently gave legislative Republicans an editorial nudge toward the deal-making table at the State Capitol. We hope they’ll play a key role in hammering out a realistic plan to fund transportation — meaning, highways. Read more

Remember when you were a kid and you had to do all kinds of things to prevent jinxes? Read more

Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet loves Washington and represents the city well. If the senator gets his way, Washington will become a state like Colorado — at the expense of Colorado. We cannot create another state without diluting the influence of the other 50. Read more

There’s one consolation in Monday night’s 11-2 vote by the Denver City Council approving a “group-living” amendment to the city’s zoning code: When the policy inevitably backfires, it probably will happen gradually. Even though it technically takes effect almost immediately, its unavoidable … Read more

They say a sure sign of a marriage in deep trouble is when one spouse hasn’t a clue there are any problems in the first place. Until it all boils over, of course. That’s kind of how it is for the restive citizens of Weld County — whose grievances against the state government are way off the … Read more

Tonight's Denver City Council hearing on the controversial “group living” amendment to the city’s zoning code promises to raise the roof — given intense citywide opposition. As for the council vote that is scheduled to follow, we’ll remain hopeful members will see the light and kill the proposal. Read more