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State oil-and-gas regulators need better data | PODIUM

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By Renee Millard Chacon Commerce City unnecessarily suffers under what we call “cumulative impacts” from many sources of polluted air, water and climate pollution. What...

Polis should take a page out of Alaska’s playbook | PODIUM

Updated 2 weeks ago

One of the objectives of the recently concluded special session of the Colorado General Assembly was to address an estimated $800 million budget shortfall. Toward...

Colorado at a crossroads with climate idealism or pragmatic policy | PODIUM

Updated 3 weeks ago

States are the laboratories of democracy, and California’s experiment in climate policymaking is producing results Colorado should avoid repeating. In California, political leaders are reckoning...

Putting people first in farming | PODIUM

Updated 4 weeks ago

By Joseph Petrocco Colorado family farms are resilient. They routinely survive droughts, floods, crushing hailstorms, pest infestations, price uncertainty and even low profit margins. Yet,...

Colorado’s AI law risks slowing state’s innovation economy | PODIUM

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Colorado’s assault on religious liberty meets constitutional wall | PODIUM

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Upending consensus on Colorado’s charter schools | PODIUM

Updated 1 year ago

Profiteering of off-the-rails rail companies endanger us all | PODIUM

Updated 1 year ago

Colorado patients deserve transparent, affordable Rx access | PODIUM

Updated 1 year ago

Here’s how to reduce Front Range ozone | PODIUM

Updated 2 years ago

Small biz struggles to survive with state shutdown of community event | PODIUM

Updated 2 years ago

Card swipe fees a hidden cost to Colorado businesses, consumers | PODIUM

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Do the public’s business in public view | PODIUM

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Economic vitality for all Coloradans | PODIUM

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Legislators need a lawsuit diet | PODIUM

Updated 2 years ago

Mark Hillman Businesses that fuel Colorado’s economic engine can’t be blamed for cringing at the specter of the Colorado legislature’s return this month. Plaintiff lawyers,...

Setting Colorado’s wolves up for success | PODIUM

Updated 2 years ago

Erik Molvar Delaney Rudy Colorado Parks and Wildlife last week made history by releasing the first batch of five wolves, embarking on a long-awaited reintroduction...

Don’t discriminate against religious preschools | PODIUM

Updated 2 years ago

Kristi Burton Brown Religious intolerance has spiked in Colorado lately. Rather than work to tamp down anti-religious bias, the state is doubling down on discrimination...

New drug board spells trouble for rural Colorado | PODIUM

Updated 2 years ago

Barb Kirkmeyer Despite significant and substantive concerns from patients, Colorado is moving ahead with an untested drug-pricing scheme that puts the health of our state’s...

Rent control is not the solution | PODIUM

Updated 2 years ago

Polis, Dems repackage and force upon us much of Prop HH | PODIUM

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Honor vets by bringing communities back together | PODIUM

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We must share why we never forget | PODIUM

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Give small biz a lifeline, support credit card reform | PODIUM

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Latino workers the soul of Colorado culinary scene | PODIUM

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Why small businesses oppose Proposition HH | PODIUM

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In defense of drugs for rare diseases | PODIUM

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Powerful state panel poses threat to patients with rare diseases | PODIUM

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Natural gas regs affect everything from food costs to land value | PODIUM

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A plea for rare disease medication access | PODIUM

Updated 2 years ago

Rima Manomaitis When you’re diagnosed with a life-threatening condition like Cystic Fibrosis (CF), the challenges you face aren’t just medical. The financial burden is an...

Following science, or money, on abortion pill reversal? | PODIUM

Updated 2 years ago

Catherine Wheeler The Colorado Medical Board’s rules regarding abortion pill reversal, or APR, suddenly changed from “not unprofessional conduct per se,” to being considered outside...