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Rural hospitals don’t want special treatment, just a chance to care for locals | PODIUM

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By Kevin Stansbury As chief executive of Lincoln Health, my responsibility is simple: ensure the people of eastern Colorado have access to high-quality healthcare close...

Colorado lawmaker, House leaders named in workplace-retaliation lawsuit

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A former legislative aide has filed a lawsuit alleging she was mistreated, illegally directed to perform campaign work and harmed by a House leadership structure...

Blue states should avoid disasters | Hal Bidlack

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Back when I was teaching political science at the U.S. Air Force Academy (and amazingly to me, a week from this column’s publication will mark...

Right-to-hunt ballot measure’s a cruel, anti-wildlife solution to a nonexistent problem | GUEST COLUMN

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By Eric Washburn I love to hunt. Every year I try to hunt big game in Colorado and waterfowl in Louisiana. This year, I applied...

Jena Griswold’s record: corruption, incompetence | Dick Wadhams

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Kiros exudes why Colorado’s political times are a-changin’ at annual Denver Dems gala | Miller Hudson

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Livestock grazing regulations need flexible updates | Rachel Gabel

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Taxpayers donate to tax increase campaign | Jon Caldara

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Democratic candidate in Colorado’s 4th CD urges long-term water planning

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Proposal to cap Colorado income tax rate qualifies for November ballot

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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Weiser promises to appoint rural outreach director, water adviser

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Attorney general candidates present priorities at Colorado Water Congress

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State money diversion scheme the unsurprising downfall of ERBOCES scam | Paula Noonan

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GOP gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx pushes aggressive water-storage expansion at Colorado Water Congress

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U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert stresses storage, forest health and Upper Basin rights at Colorado Water Congress

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Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert used her brief Wednesday appearance at Colorado Water Congress to tout her record on delivering water projects for the state...

Steve Schuck on the ‘magic’ of school choice | The OpEdge Podcast

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Parents Challenge co-founder and longtime school choice advocate Steve Schuck joins The OpEdge to discuss expanding educational opportunities and ensuring parents are in charge of...

Do lobbyists add value to policymaking? | PODIUM

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By Corky Kyle I was recently asked a straightforward question: are lobbyists a valuable component in the development of public policy? After more than four...

Ain’t Polis’ Peters commutation a pity? | Hal Bidlack

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I am hoping that, yet again, my long-suffering and very forgiving editor will pardon my rambling thoughts today, as there are too many open tabs...

Colorado House Democrats’ caucus finances under scrutiny as ethics case against leader advances

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Colorado River crisis: Lake Mead, Lake Powell inch closer to ‘dead pool’

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Colorado lieutenant governor candidate Markert says early discipline and key mentors set his course

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Colorado, like America, past due for generational change in politics | Miller Hudson

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Farmers and ranchers win on NIETC cancellation | Rachel Gabel

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Going after the wrong butts | Jon Caldara

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Jeff Crank, Jessica Killin set to face off in 2 debates in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District

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CSI study reviews impacts of Colorado’s mandatory sex‑trafficking sentencing measure

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Three districts that will answer key Colorado political questions | Paula Noonan

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‘Ticked off’: Third-party U.S. Senate candidate in Colorado launches $1.3 million TV ad campaign

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Colorado shifts vaccine authority to state as Trump administration revises childhood framework

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As the Trump administration rolls out a revised childhood vaccine framework, Colorado’s law allowing the state to set its own immunization schedule has now taken...

Colorado NRA chapter seeks injunction against new gun‑training requirement

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The Colorado chapter of the National Rifle Association is seeking an injunction to stop the state from enforcing a new law that took effect earlier...

Hunting is a privilege, not a constitutional right | PODIUM

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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...

DEA’s Miguel Chino describes Colorado’s place on the ‘fentanyl pill superhighway’ | The OpEdge Podcast

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Miguel Chino, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Field Division, joins The OpEdge to paint the picture of Colorado’s...