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Colorado could become a national model for housing transgender women in prison

Colorado will pioneer a new approach to housing transgender women in prison that experts say could become a model for other states. The move is part of a legal settlement in a case brought b...

DATE: Apr 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New state office would be barrier-breaking hub for Coloradans with disabilities

Rep. David Ortiz, the first Colorado lawmaker to use a wheelchair, sees proposed Disability Opportunity Office as way to continue advocacy

DATE: Apr 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Artificial intelligence is already reshaping how some Colorado students learn. Is your school on the cutting edge?

Victor Oshmyan, a sophomore at Niwot High, clicks his mouse to engage a car. It’s aimed at little model pedestrians. But he stops the car in the nick of time before it runs them over. “It ac...

DATE: Apr 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado pumps $21 million into fast-charger expansion for electric vehicles

As EV sales slow, Colorado wants the new stations to serve as an answer to consumer ‘range anxiety’

DATE: Apr 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado Democrats say property tax relief is coming

But there’s no money in the state budget to pay for it

DATE: Apr 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The upcoming solar eclipse is a rare event. Some Colorado schools won’t let students watch

Millions of school children across North America will have a chance to experience what could be one of the most awe-inspiring events of their lifetimes on Monday: A total solar eclipse, or a...

DATE: Apr 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Wildlife officers confirm Colorado’s first wolf attack since predators were reintroduced

Agents found tooth marks, tracks and other evidence consistent with wolf depredation

DATE: Apr 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lauren Boebert recovering from surgery to remove blood clot from leg

Colorado representative is expected to make full recovery

DATE: Apr 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

How a former state Republican became one of Colorado’s biggest climate hawks

Sen. Kevin Priola backed a drilling ban that many of his fellow Democrats couldn’t stomach

DATE: Apr 2, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Want to recycle water at home? A new proposal could make that easier in Colorado

Only seven cities or counties allow at-home graywater reuse systems

DATE: Apr 2, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

More solar power in the works for southern Colorado

There are plans for two different solar power farms in southern Colorado. Solar panels are being installed in Las Animas County for the Spanish Peaks Solar project. According to developer De...

DATE: Mar 31, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Locals wary of plan to recycle Leadville’s mining waste

Residents concerned plan to process historic mine waste could threaten Arkansas River, unearth town’s long-buried history