Application fees waived at Colorado colleges this week

It will be free to apply to the 32 public colleges and universities in Colorado Tuesday through Thursday. It is the seventh Free Application Days campaign to increase the college-going rate ...

Colorado’s low inflation rate unchanged, still lower than the rest of the U.S.

Prices in Colorado were mostly flat last month as the state’s inflation continues to run lower than in the rest of the United States. Prices in the Denver metro area – which is the Colorado ...

Teenager identified as human remains found in freezer near Grand Junction

Investigators have identified the person whose head and hands were found in a freezer left behind by the previous occupants of a home near Grand Junction. The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office id...

Colorado patient advocates call for action on ‘hidden’ hospital fees after state report’s release

Colorado health care consumers and their insurers paid about $13.4 billion in facility fees between 2017 and 2022, according to a legislatively-required state report released last week. The ...

Colorado clerks look to livestreaming for ballot box transparency

El Paso County spent close to $200k on technology last year

Amendment K: Colorado election officials would have more time to prepare ballots

Constitutional amendment, referred to voters by the state legislature, would move up a number of election deadlines so county clerks have an extra week to get ballots ready to send to voters

Colorado governor aims to better prepare students for changing workforce

As chair of National Governors Association, Jared Polis wants to improve state education programs

Economic forecast shows tight budget year ahead for Colorado

A new income tax rate cut will be triggered in Colorado in three of the next four years, state economists told lawmakers this past Thursday. Taxpayers will see their income tax rate fall fro...

Colorado lawmakers advance property tax exemptions for more agricultural land

Colorado lawmakers could consider a bill next year that would broaden what constitutes a ranch for property tax exemption purposes, increasing the number of properties that would be eligible...

Trinidad man shoots and kills two bear cubs eating his chickens

Wildlife officials say property owners can legally kill predators attacking their livestock, but shooting a rifle within city limits is a Class 2 misdemeanor punishable by up to $1,000 fine

How much does it cost Coloradans to have a hip replaced? A new online tool will tell you

Prices for health care services can vary wildly. Now Coloradans can compare costs for more than 260 health care services at more that 150 hospitals and facilities around the state, through a...

Vote tally certification refusals could undermine 2024 election, experts warn

Three Republican county canvass board members declined to certify the June primary election in Colorado