Colorado
Colorado Sun
- New measles case in Boulder may have exposed passengers on the Flatiron Flyer bus
The new case is in a fully vaccinated adult from Boulder who recently traveled to Europe
- What’s Working: How Enstrom Candies almost left downtown Grand Junction
The candy maker is expanding in town, next to land it sold to the city for affordable housing. Plus: Another Colorado grocery strike?
- Federal request for Colorado voter data seems motivated by politics, election officials say
The U.S. Department of Justice sent a "sloppy" records request in May that has Colorado's Secretary of State wondering if the demand has less to do with elections than Tina Peters' conviction
- How the GOP budget bill will make the rich richer and the poor poorer, according to a nonpartisan analysis
The Congressional Budget Office finds the lowest earners will be hurt most by the Republican-backed budget
- Hetal Doshi has a long legal track record. Her challenge is informing Coloradans about it in AG’s race.
Plus: What voters in the 8th Congressional District think of Gabe Evans. Final bill tally. Colorado GOP drama.
Denverite
- Denver owes millions to The Salvation Army as some city leaders lose faith
Some city council members question the organization’s ability to manage city-funded homeless shelters.
- Denver school board votes to pause enrollment-based closures for 4 years
But the pause until 2030 isn’t an all-out ban.
- Things to do in Denver this weekend, June 13-15
The Juneteenth parade and music festival are this weekend.
- This weekend is probably your best shot to tube the South Platte River
The weather and water levels have finally aligned.
- City worker layoff announcements could begin as soon as Aug. 2
The news came to employees as Denver made it easier to lay off senior staff.
Denver Voice
Colorado Public Radio
- Global Fest 2025 moving from August to June
The Nepalese community has featured role.
- Defamation trial against MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell now in the hands of the jury
In closing statements, Lindell’s attorneys attacked a ‘Ministry of Truth’ silencing claims of election fraud, while lawyers for the man suing him described a life ‘put through hell’ by election rigging allegations.
- Colorado election officials react to federal request for voter data, eye political motives
Department of Justice sent ‘sloppy’ records request to Colorado’s Secretary of State in May.
- Polis, anti-hunger groups raise objections to proposed SNAP Changes
The Senate is looking to have states pay more for SNAP, but Colorado officials say the result will be smaller benefits for fewer people.
- Driver convicted of killing Magnus White sentenced to four years in prison
Yeva Smilianska was sentenced to four years in state prison for reckless vehicular homicide in the 2023 death of the 17-year-old cyclist.
Aspen Journalism
- The Aspen 80
There have never been more billionaires in the world—3,028, by Forbes’ count, crossing the 3,000 threshold for the first time in 2025. It stands to reason that there also have never been more billionaires in Aspen, their collective influence shaping the community’s social fabric. The post The Aspen 80 appeared first on Aspen Journalism.
- Monastery sale falls through
It’s one of the largest contiguous properties in the region, sparsely developed and surrounded on several sides by conserved land. The post Monastery sale falls through appeared first on Aspen Journalism.
Colorado Newsline
- Minnesota House Democratic leader dead after targeted shooting; Democratic senator also shot
This story originally appeared in the Minnesota Reformer. House Democratic-Farmer-Labor caucus leader Melissa Hortman, who was among the most influential Minnesota elected officials of the past decade, died on Saturday morning after a man impersonating a police officer shot her in her Brooklyn Park home, Gov. Tim Walz said. Hortman’s husband was also shot and
- Public lands sell-off plan draws blowback among Colorado Democrats
Democratic members of the Colorado congressional delegation criticized a recent proposal by U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, a Utah Republican, to allow the federal government to sell off more than 2 million acres of public land. The proposal covers 11 Western states, including Colorado. Introduced Wednesday, the proposal would target “underused” public lands to sell for
- Uinta Basin Railway group looks to fund project with $2.4 billion in federal bonds
A version of this story originally appeared in the Utah News Dispatch. The group pushing for a rail line in eastern Utah that would allow the state to ramp up oil production is hoping to fund the project through $2.4 billion in U.S. Department of Transportation bonds. The Seven County Infrastructure Coalition for years has
High Country News
- Amid raids in California, families struggle to locate detained workers
Days after the workplace immigration raids that first sparked protests in Los Angeles, families still had no contact with relatives in detention. The post Amid raids in California, families struggle to locate detained workers appeared first on High Country News.
- DOJ says presidents can revoke monuments, not just create them
The 1906 Antiquities Act gave presidents the power to protect objects on public lands. A Justice Dept. memo said the Act also ”carries with it the power to revoke.” The post DOJ says presidents can revoke monuments, not just create them appeared first on High Country News.
- Senate Republicans want to sell 3 million acres of public land
The majority of public land is too fire prone and far away from communities to even make sense for housing, research shows. The post Senate Republicans want to sell 3 million acres of public land appeared first on High Country News.