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The Lee Fire in Rio Blanco County prompted the evacuation Saturday of all 179 people incarcerated in the Rifle Correctio...
10/08/2025

The Lee Fire in Rio Blanco County prompted the evacuation Saturday of all 179 people incarcerated in the Rifle Correctional Center. The fire as of midday Sunday had grown to about 107,000 acres in western Colorado.

Wildfire news and updates on forecasts, evacuation orders and closure information for major wildfires in Colorado.

Mesa County is suing top Colorado officials over a state law that limits the type of information local law enforcement c...
08/08/2025

Mesa County is suing top Colorado officials over a state law that limits the type of information local law enforcement can share with federal immigration authorities, continuing fallout from a June traffic stop in the county that led to a Utah college student’s 15-day detention.

Mesa County is suing Colorado officials over a law that limits the type information law enforcement can share with immigration authorities.

Due to climate change, much of Colorado has grown hotter and drier in recent decades, increasing wildfire risk. Newsline...
08/08/2025

Due to climate change, much of Colorado has grown hotter and drier in recent decades, increasing wildfire risk. Newsline is tracking the latest news on the 2025 fire season.

Wildfire news and updates on forecasts, evacuation orders and closure information for major wildfires in Colorado.

Commentary: Trumpist Republicans planning to gerrymander in states like Texas leave Democrats with a stark choice — coun...
08/08/2025

Commentary: Trumpist Republicans planning to gerrymander in states like Texas leave Democrats with a stark choice — counterstrike or perish. Here's how redistricting in Colorado could be done.

Virtually every discussion on redistricting concludes that it can't be done in Colorado. But crucial points have been omitted from the debate.

Is the scientific literature at a tipping point at which there is conclusive evidence to prove fossil fuel extraction ha...
08/08/2025

Is the scientific literature at a tipping point at which there is conclusive evidence to prove fossil fuel extraction harms human health? Lisa McKenzie and her peers think it is. Research by the recently retired associate professor at the Colorado School of Public Health is nationally influential.

From Capital & Main

This story was originally published by Capital & Main. Public health researcher Lisa McKenzie remembers her first aerial view of the landscape-altering impacts of fossil fuel production on the picturesque mesas that rim the western slope of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. “It was well pad, after wel...

Colorado state lawmakers will head back to the Capitol for a special legislative session on Aug. 21 to address the nearl...
07/08/2025

Colorado state lawmakers will head back to the Capitol for a special legislative session on Aug. 21 to address the nearly $800 million gap in the current state budget caused by provisions in the recent federal domestic policy law.

Colorado state lawmakers will head back for a special legislative session on Aug. 21 to address the gap in the current state budget.

President Donald Trump’s freeze on $8 billion of congressionally appropriated funding to the National Institutes of Heal...
07/08/2025

President Donald Trump’s freeze on $8 billion of congressionally appropriated funding to the National Institutes of Health was illegal, the Government Accountability Office reported Tuesday.

President Donald Trump’s freeze on $8 billion of congressionally appropriated funding to the NIH was illegal, the GAO reported Tuesday.

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07/08/2025

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Commentary: Virtually every discussion on mid-decade redistricting so far concludes it can’t be done in Colorado. But cr...
07/08/2025

Commentary: Virtually every discussion on mid-decade redistricting so far concludes it can’t be done in Colorado. But crucial points omitted from the analysis so far suggest an opening.

Virtually every discussion on redistricting concludes that it can't be done in Colorado. But crucial points have been omitted from the debate.

Commentary: The Colorado governor and the U.S. Education secretary have a narrow view of "success" in education.
07/08/2025

Commentary: The Colorado governor and the U.S. Education secretary have a narrow view of "success" in education.

Gov. Jared Polis seems to be promoting a version of neoliberal corporate educational solutions to enhance the private sector.

The head of Colorado’s National Guard is retiring after five years in the post, Gov. Jared Polis announced Thursday. Maj...
07/08/2025

The head of Colorado’s National Guard is retiring after five years in the post, Gov. Jared Polis announced Thursday. Maj. Gen. Laura Clellan will end her nearly four-decade military service with a retirement ceremony in October.

Major General Laura Clellan will retire from her job as head of Colorado's National Guard in October, Gov. Polis announced Thursday.

Western Slope wildfires already add up to Colorado’s worst fire year since 2020
07/08/2025

Western Slope wildfires already add up to Colorado’s worst fire year since 2020

With 64,196 acres already burned, Colorado is experiencing its worst wildfire year since 2020, the worst year on record.

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