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An experiment cut youth violence arrests in a Denver neighborhood by 75%. Now it might be defunded

By Kiara DeMare and Arlo Pérez Esquivel

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Government and Politics

Frequently asked questions — and misunderstandings — about Colorado’s special session to close a nearly $1B budget hole

By Jesse Paul, The Colorado Sun and Brian Eason, The Colorado Sun

Desks fill an empty classroom.

Lack of affordable housing pushing teachers out of the profession

By Jenny Brundin

Manitou Springs, long a local marijuana monopoly, reeling from recreational sales in Colorado Springs

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Friend of someone who has a Vail Epic Pass? You can get a half-price ticket this year

By Sarah Mulholland

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Can I afford to downsize? A financial expert offers some guidance

Colorado Wonders

How can Denver afford $950 million of debt while it’s in a budget crunch?

By Andrew Kenney

Freight trains at Xcel Energy’s coal-powered Cherokee Generating Station

The owner of Colorado’s largest coal mine sees a future in coal — and so does the Trump administration

By Ishan Thakore

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Why Colorado Springs wants to delay closing its last coal plant

By Sam Brasch and Havalin Haskell

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Colorado-based Palantir books its first $1 billion in quarterly sales and dodges DOGE axe

By The Associated Press

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Government and Politics

Special session announced to shore up state budget in face of federal tax-and-spending law

By Bente Birkeland

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Government and Politics

Colorado’s congress members united in push for Trump administration to release water project funding

Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Mountain Dew and Orange Crush on grocery shelves

Government and Politics

Colorado will restrict using SNAP benefits to buy soda and sugary beverages

Colorado Wonders

Colorado has $2 billion in unclaimed property — could some of it be yours?

By Bente Birkeland

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Three takeaways from a new report on child care costs, supply in Colorado

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