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As budget crisis grows, Colorado governor looks to cut PERA payments
As budget crisis grows, Colorado governor looks to cut PERA payments
The move would save the state money in the short term to address Colorado’s budget crisis, but it could cost the pension as much as $180 million in the long run.
coloradosun.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
As budget crisis grows, Colorado governor looks to cut PERA payments
Monarch expansion ranks as top Colorado ski area improvement for the 2025-26 season
Monarch expansion ranks as top Colorado ski area improvement for the 2025-26 season
Monarch expansion, two new chairs at Sunlight and a new lift at Loveland in 2025-26 mark a big year for investment at independent resorts
coloradosun.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Monarch expansion ranks as top Colorado ski area improvement for the 2025-26 season
The company acknowledged affordability problems and proposed doubling the energy assistance fee 1.5 million customers pay monthly.
Xcel Energy asks for $356M rate increase that will boost Colorado residential customers’ bills by about $10
The company acknowledged affordability problems in Colorado, proposed doubling the energy assistance fee customers pay each month
coloradosun.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The company acknowledged affordability problems and proposed doubling the energy assistance fee 1.5 million customers pay monthly.
Is Douglas County trending blue?
Is Douglas County trending blue?
Yes. While Republicans remain dominant in Douglas County, more residents voted for Democrats in 2024 than in 2012.
coloradosun.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Is Douglas County trending blue?
Denver metro hospitals made $1.3 billion in profits in 2024, but little of that came from treating patients
Denver metro hospitals made $1.3 billion in profits in 2024, but little of that came from treating patients
Denver-area hospitals made nearly $1.3 billion in profits in 2024, an improvement over prior years but still down from pre-pandemic numbers.
coloradosun.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Denver metro hospitals made $1.3 billion in profits in 2024, but little of that came from treating patients
U.S. patent agency asks where to put new regional office after closing its Denver hub
U.S. patent agency asks where to put new regional office after closing its Denver hub
A month after shutting down the regional office in Denver, the US Patent Office is looking for a new location. The deadline is 3 p.m. Friday
coloradosun.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
U.S. patent agency asks where to put new regional office after closing its Denver hub
A hiker’s deadly fall highlights Colorado’s longtime struggle to account for its abandoned mines
A hiker’s deadly fall highlights Colorado’s longtime struggle to account for its abandoned mines
Colorado has closed about 14,000 abandoned mine openings since 1980, but officials say thousands more — many unknown to the state — remain
coloradosun.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
A hiker’s deadly fall highlights Colorado’s longtime struggle to account for its abandoned mines
Xcel Energy asks for $356M rate increase that will boost Colorado residential customers’ bills by about $10
Xcel Energy asks for $356M rate increase that will boost Colorado residential customers’ bills by about $10
The company acknowledged affordability problems in Colorado, proposed doubling the energy assistance fee customers pay each month
coloradosun.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Xcel Energy asks for $356M rate increase that will boost Colorado residential customers’ bills by about $10
Colorado Bureau of Investigation continues work to identify the remains, some of which were concealed in boxes and discarded in a basement for up to 15 years.
Families sue Pueblo funeral home after relatives identified among 24 found in hidden room
Colorado Bureau of Investigation continues work to identify the remains, some of which were concealed in boxes and discarded in a basement for up to 15 years
coloradosun.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Colorado Bureau of Investigation continues work to identify the remains, some of which were concealed in boxes and discarded in a basement for up to 15 years.
An alternate proposal to CDOT’s preferred plan says neighbors don’t want or need new pavement.
How to fix I-270: Designers offer plan with toll lanes, no widening and a boost to mass transit
All-toll lanes, green berms to absorb pollution, and greatly increased mass transit could be an alternative to widening I-270 through Adams County.
coloradosun.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
An alternate proposal to CDOT’s preferred plan says neighbors don’t want or need new pavement.
The giving river: The shifting gifts of the Upper Arkansas and its evolving role for Colorado communities
The giving river: The shifting gifts of the Upper Arkansas and its evolving role for Colorado communities
From a mine dump to floating rubber flotillas to community surf waves, the Upper Arkansas River shapes communities like Buena Vista, Salida and Cañon City
coloradosun.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The giving river: The shifting gifts of the Upper Arkansas and its evolving role for Colorado communities
The director of an independent board created during the Obama administration visited the Lakewood federal workforce campus as part of a data-gathering mission.
The non-DOGE effort to suss out underused federal properties toured Denver Federal Center this week
The director of an independent board created during the Obama administration visited the Lakewood federal workforce campus as part of a data-gathering mission
coloradosun.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The director of an independent board created during the Obama administration visited the Lakewood federal workforce campus as part of a data-gathering mission.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s investigative team is on the hunt for whoever shot the elk found on 4 separate ranches in Las Animas County.
4 elk and a bighorn sheep were shot illegally. Enter Colorado’s relentless wildlife investigators.
The elk were found on 4 separate ranches in Las Animas County, the sheep on public land in Saguache County
coloradosun.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s investigative team is on the hunt for whoever shot the elk found on 4 separate ranches in Las Animas County.
Colorado’s free school lunch measure passed with 66% of the vote in the November election.
Does Proposition LL fund free public school lunches for only low-income students?
No. Proposition LL allows Colorado to continue to provide a free-lunch program for all public school students, regardless of income.
coloradosun.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Colorado’s free school lunch measure passed with 66% of the vote in the November election.
What’s Working: Thanksgiving dinner in Colorado will cost less than last year, as grocers eat the loss
What’s Working: Thanksgiving dinner in Colorado will cost less than last year, as grocers eat the loss
And turkeys are still available! Plus: Thanksgiving travel, the largest recycling center, a downtown office-to-apartment conversion, more!
coloradosun.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
What’s Working: Thanksgiving dinner in Colorado will cost less than last year, as grocers eat the loss
Bird did not attend the retreat and had resigned as the chair of the Opportunity Caucus, which hosted the gathering, in August.
Shannon Bird no longer faces ethics complaint related to dark money-funded Vail retreat
Shannon Bird no longer faces ethics complaint related to dark money-funded Vail retreat.
coloradosun.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Bird did not attend the retreat and had resigned as the chair of the Opportunity Caucus, which hosted the gathering, in August.
A legislative committee Thursday approved representation for the Democrats in the Opportunity Caucus, which hosted the Vail gathering.
Democrats facing ethics complaints for Vail retreat will receive taxpayer-funded legal counsel
A legislative committee approved representation for the Democrats in the Opportunity Caucus, which hosted the Vail gathering
coloradosun.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
A legislative committee Thursday approved representation for the Democrats in the Opportunity Caucus, which hosted the Vail gathering.
Colorado investigators say “operator error” led to climbing guide’s death on Idaho Springs via ferrata
Colorado investigators say “operator error” led to climbing guide’s death on Idaho Springs via ferrata
A state investigation also found the owner of the Mount Blue Sky Via Ferrata violated state rules following the Sept. 20 death of the guide
coloradosun.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Colorado investigators say “operator error” led to climbing guide’s death on Idaho Springs via ferrata
The Colorado Water Conservation Board approved a proposal to use two powerful Colorado River water rights to help the environment.
State says “yes” to Western Slope plan for Shoshone Power Plant’s water rights
For Colorado, the two water rights will be a crown jewel in the state water board's five-decade effort to help river ecosystems.
coloradosun.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The Colorado Water Conservation Board approved a proposal to use two powerful Colorado River water rights to help the environment.
The every-other-year Colorado Health Access Survey found that 5.9% of Coloradans in 2025 do not have health insurance.
Rate of people in Colorado without health insurance holds steady, despite massive Medicaid drop
The latest Colorado Health Access Survey from the Colorado Health Institute shows the uninsured rate holding steady despite huge Medicaid changes
coloradosun.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The every-other-year Colorado Health Access Survey found that 5.9% of Coloradans in 2025 do not have health insurance.
The every-other-year Colorado Health Access Survey found that 5.9% of Coloradans in 2025 do not have health insurance.
Rate of people in Colorado without health insurance holds steady, despite massive Medicaid drop
The latest Colorado Health Access Survey from the Colorado Health Institute shows the uninsured rate holding steady despite huge Medicaid changes
coloradosun.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The every-other-year Colorado Health Access Survey found that 5.9% of Coloradans in 2025 do not have health insurance.
The family has an active asylum case and the legal right to remain in the U.S., but weeks in a Texas detention center have “left them unable to continue fighting.”
Durango father, two kids, ask to return to Colombia after being picked up by ICE on their way to school
The family has an active asylum case and the legal right to remain in the U.S., but weeks in a Texas detention center have “left them unable to continue fighting”
coloradosun.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The family has an active asylum case and the legal right to remain in the U.S., but weeks in a Texas detention center have “left them unable to continue fighting.”
The “Fall of Freedom” demonstration, organized by artist Dread Scott and playwright Lynn Nottage, is a loosely guided call for national “creative resistance.”
14 Colorado arts organizations join nationwide protest against federal overreach
The “Fall of Freedom” demonstration, organized by artist Dread Scott and playwright Lynn Nottage, is a loosely guided call for “creative resistance.”
coloradosun.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The “Fall of Freedom” demonstration, organized by artist Dread Scott and playwright Lynn Nottage, is a loosely guided call for national “creative resistance.”
GOP-backed ballot measure would make any fentanyl possession a felony in Colorado
GOP-backed ballot measure would make any fentanyl possession a felony in Colorado
The measure, if it makes it onto the ballot and is approved by voters, would make it a felony to possess any amount of the powerful opioid and carry a mandatory prison sentence of eight to 32 years
coloradosun.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
GOP-backed ballot measure would make any fentanyl possession a felony in Colorado
4 bull elk and a bighorn sheep were shot illegally. Enter Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s relentless investigative team.
4 bull elk and a bighorn sheep were shot illegally. Enter Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s relentless investigative team.
The elk were found on 4 separate ranches in Las Animas County, the sheep on public land in Saguache County
coloradosun.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
4 bull elk and a bighorn sheep were shot illegally. Enter Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s relentless investigative team.