Bike-lane backlash? Grand Junction City Council winners shared aversion to recent downtown changes
Three of the four winners campaigned against changes that brought in Grand Junction’s first protected bike lanes.
Mesa County Commissioners appeal to governor’s libertarian streak to try to halt Colorado gun bill
The commission passed a resolution asking for the Governor’s veto on SB25-003.
Is the US primed to house its petroleum reserve in Douglas County self-storage units?
No. But there’s a story.
Colorado ski coach charged with sexual assault of a minor
A coach with the Team Summit Colorado Ski Club was arrested in Taos, New Mexico.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
