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Hunting is a privilege, not a constitutional right | PODIUM

Updated 3 days ago

By Roland Halpern Colorado voters may soon be asked to place hunting and fishing in the state constitution. Proposition 302 would establish the right to...

Keeping Colorado’s kids’ trust online | PODIUM

Updated 1 week ago

By Stuart Jenkins Almost every day, the kids and teens we serve across Colorado are introduced to new generative artificial intelligence and other emerging technology,...

Clock is ticking on Colorado’s new AI rules | PODIUM

Updated 2 weeks ago

By Aashis Luitel On Jan. 1, organizations using covered automated systems must begin complying with Senate Bill 26-189, Colorado’s new Automated Decision-Making Technology Act. They...

Protecting Colorado from wildfire starts before fire arrives | PODIUM

Updated 3 weeks ago

By Rick Cables Colorado is once again being reminded of how significantly wildfires can affect the people and places we love. In southern Colorado, the...

The internet wasn’t built for kids — Colorado is starting to change that | PODIUM

Updated 1 month ago

Overruling the voters before they even vote | PODIUM

Updated 1 month ago

If we lose our coverage, we lose our lives | PODIUM

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado lupus patients can’t afford ‘most favored nation’ drug pricing | PODIUM

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado modernized voting, but the ballot Is still closed for many | PODIUM

Updated 2 months ago

From secret huddles to Zebulon — the high cost of the Dougco BOCC’s shady governance | PODIUM

Updated 3 months ago

Colorado’s prisons are underfunded, not overcrowded | PODIUM

Updated 3 months ago

Colorado’s health care cuts are painful — what comes next could be worse | PODIUM

Updated 3 months ago

Don’t break what works — leave Colorado’s ‘float but don’t touch’ intact | PODIUM

Updated 3 months ago

Drug-induced abortions open a can of worms on campus | PODIUM

Updated 4 months ago

Colorado’s childcare contribution tax credit bolsters our economy by keeping programs afloat | PODIUM

Updated 4 months ago

By Mike Kehoe, Lisa Steven and Johnna Reeder Kleymeyer Colorado parents are struggling to find childcare, programs that serve our most vulnerable families are stretched...

Update, safeguard Colorado’s mail ballot with voter ID | PODIUM

Updated 4 months ago

By Chuck Broerman and Suzanne Taheri Coloradans often refer to our state as a leader for accessible and secure elections. We have led on all-mail...

‘Steel for fuel’ — but bill consumers for both | PODIUM

Updated 5 months ago

By Sarah Montalbano In 2018, Xcel Energy, an investor-owned utility serving millions of customers across eight states, was the first U.S. utility to pledge to...

Congress needs to protect 340B for rural Colorado | PODIUM

Updated 5 months ago

By Rod Pelton A lot of politicians talk about understanding what life is like for our rural communities, but not many really do. I’m a...

Colorado’s clean-energy future must be affordable for older adults | PODIUM

Updated 5 months ago

Senate Bill 22 critical to keeping energy costs affordable, power reliable | PODIUM

Updated 5 months ago

The public health hazards in sports betting | PODIUM

Updated 5 months ago

Colorado is turning its back on agriculture | PODIUM

Updated 6 months ago

Colorado lawmakers must stem our health care cost crisis | PODIUM

Updated 6 months ago

Freight rail is Pueblo County’s competitive advantage | PODIUM

Updated 6 months ago

Colorado needs to modernize mental health treatment | PODIUM

Updated 6 months ago

Rebuilding Colorado’s talent pipeline system | PODIUM

Updated 7 months ago

Comprehensive energy permitting reform benefits Colorado, the mountain west | PODIUM

Updated 7 months ago

Big Marijuana in Colorado is all about spin, denial | PODIUM

Updated 7 months ago

Colorado chose politics over public safety and now our communities pay the price | PODIUM

Updated 7 months ago

By Chris Richardson and Max Brooks This week, federal authorities arrested Jose Barrera-Bolanos in Denver. He is an illegal immigrant who had already been convicted...

Bringing a local community approach to Colorado health policy | PODIUM

Updated 8 months ago

By Sheila Lieder Health policy is not always a straightforward topic of discussion. There are many aspects to the complex health care system we’re used...

As Colorado’s soon-to-be majority, independent voters will determine state’s political future | PODIUM

Updated 8 months ago

Colorado, and Coloradans, value independence. Now that we’ve flipped the page on a new election year calendar, we will soon discover just how much we...