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09/11/2026

Under the terms of the agreement, the school district will take concrete steps to address growing antisemitism and discrimination.

Under the terms of the agreement, the school district will take concrete steps to address growing antisemitism and discrimination

09/10/2026

Neighbors wonder why they had to find out online.

09/10/2026

As states that share the Colorado River failed to forge a deal for the future, more are questioning the negotiation process itself.

09/10/2026

On Friday, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment re-issued a statewide standing order, which aims to make sure Coloradans can get COVID vaccines without administrative delays or hurdles.

It gives health care providers, like pharmacists, the authority to administer coronavirus vaccines. And patients won’t need a prescription.

Read more: https://www.cpr.org/2026/09/08/colorado-covid-vaccines-fall-2026/

09/10/2026

“They told each other they loved each other... They didn't leave it unsaid.”

09/10/2026

The project has faced community pushback over concerns about power and transparency.

09/10/2026

During its first year the data center could consume the equivalent of about a quarter of the total power typically used by all households.

09/10/2026

Victor Marx is Colorado’s larger-than-life Republican gubernatorial candidate mired in questions about his background. He is probably most well known for attention grabbing headlines like talking to Satan, surviving childhood abuse and being forced by his stepfather to kill a man when he was 7 years old, and performing exorcisms.

He narrowly won a three-way primary contest to secure his spot on the ballot by defeating two sitting state lawmakers, raising nearly $2 million more than his opponents combined from more than 20,000 donors. He’s now up against Democratic nominee and current Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser this fall. Colorado hasn’t elected a Republican governor in more than two decades.

On the campaign trail, he largely focuses on familiar Republican themes: lowering taxes and government regulations, getting the state back on track from Democratic control, making Colorado safer and affordable. He doesn’t hold back on criticizing his own party for failing to unite behind his candidacy.

Read more: https://www.cpr.org/2026/09/08/victor-marx-western-slope-voters/

09/10/2026

The drama engulfing the seven states in the Colorado River Basin could take another, more perilous, turn in a few weeks.

Water experts are warning that by October, the river’s flow may cross a critical threshold at Lee’s Ferry, a bend in the river in Arizona that has been a bellwether of the river’s health for decades. The 1922 Colorado River Compact — the river’s foundational agreement — states that the river’s flow must stay above a certain level at Lee’s Ferry in order to provide enough water for downstream states.

If the flow falls below that point, which some experts equate to a “tripwire,” it could trigger prolonged and expensive litigation at the Supreme Court, a turning point that could have terrible consequences for basin states.

Read the full story: https://www.cpr.org/2026/09/09/colorado-river-supreme-court-stakes/

09/10/2026

The state’s Safe2Tell safety reporting system received 1,508 reports in August as students return to school, a big jump compared to July, a slower summer month.

The most frequently reported concerns were school safety, mental health, bullying, followed by substance use, according to the report. Just over a third of the reports led to parents being notified ... About 15% led to counseling and another 15% resulted in a welfare check.

This August saw around 300 fewer reports than August 2025.

Read the full story: https://www.cpr.org/2026/09/08/safe2tell-reports-august-2026/