
Bennet on Trump opposition: ‘We have no business giving up’
Colorado’s U.S. senator talks Democratic strategy, ongoing federal cuts.


A Colorado HIV expert fears funding cuts will undo years of progress
Dr. Lisa Abougi has worked on HIV/AIDS programs in Kenya as well as at Children’s Hospital Colorado.


Colorado’s new psychedelics law draws attention to natural medicine’s Indigenous roots
The Natural Medicine Act made legal in Colorado something that Indigenous cultures have considered traditional for centuries. Santiago Guerra, a professor of Southwest Studies at Colorado College who has researched Indigenous medicines and America’s drug war, says the roll out of the new law is a chance to build connections with Indigenous expertise.


What a new administration means for mining
Mining policy is likely to change under a new Trump Administration, though perhaps not by as much as would be expected. Morgan Bazilian, a Colorado School of Mines professor and director of the Payne Institute of Public Policy, says a bipartisan effort to boost mining in America was already underway.


Hurd working ‘behind the scenes’ to unfreeze funds for critical water rights purchase
The freshman congressman said he supports federal money to complete a deal that would ensure water flows to the Western Slope.

By Tom Hesse

Interview: GOP Rep. Jeff Hurd speaks on DOGE, Medicaid and Nazi salutes
Colorado’s Third Congressional District Representative on what’s happening at the federal level.


Montrose judge denies city emergency request to potentially clear church camp for unhoused
Around 20 people have been living on Montrose United Methodist Church property, prompting citations from the city.

By Tom Hesse

Montrose pastor who allowed unhoused residents to camp on church grounds appears in court
Rev. Kevin Young has amassed a pile of citations from the city.

By Tom Hesse

X Games CEO talks future of judged competition and what an AI owl knows about ‘the economy of motion’
Former professional skier, football player Jeremy Bloom now helms the action sports entity.

By Tom Hesse

Federal workers crave answers as resignation deadline looms
Federal employees have until Thursday to resign voluntarily. President Donald Trump wants to shrink that workforce. There are more than 40,000 U.S. government workers in Colorado alone. Many lack clarity as the deadline approaches.

By Tom Hesse

Neighborly or nuisance? Western Colorado church’s unhoused solution lands them a court date
The Montrose United Methodist Church began receiving citations after allowing camping on their property.

By Tom Hesse

Trump’s halting of refugee resettlement means uncertainty, further delays for those fleeing persecution
Ron Buzard, executive director of the African Community Center of Denver, spoke with Colorado Matters about what the order means for their operations and speaks to those who don’t think the United States has the means to help those abroad.

By Tom Hesse

Mesa County settles with sheriff’s deputy for $1M in COVID-19 lawsuit
The deputy has experienced lasting negative health effects from the virus.

By Tom Hesse

DU political scientist digs into ‘norm violations’ ahead of Trump’s second term
Seth Masket spoke with Colorado Matters about what he’s seeing in his research, what it might mean for politics and what’s ahead for America’s political status quo.

By Tom Hesse

Interview: Setting his agenda for 2025, Polis lays out strategies to stand up to hail and to Trump in 2025 State of the State
In a conversation after his State of the State address, the governor details strategies for the coming year.


Lawsuit alleges Grand Junction police tased man because his wife yelled at them
Video shows the officer saying ‘He’s going to get tased again if you don’t stop.’

By Tom Hesse