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A display of the new Monopoly Colorado Springs Edition

Monopoly debuts Colorado Springs edition of game board

Senator John Hickenlooper

Government and Politics

What Colorado’s lawmakers think of Trump’s tariffs

People protest outside of the Supreme Court in Washington

Trump education department threatens federal school funding nationwide over DEI

A man in a plaid shirt sits in a teal and white van with his elbow hanging out the window in a car dealership.

Trump’s tariffs will soon make cars more expensive in Colorado. Here’s how it might play out

By Nathaniel Minor

Colorado House Speaker’s school finance plan seeks a compromise on enrollment-averaging

Student painting a globe

Colorado’s $43.9 billion budget increases K-12 and higher education funding, but officials say it falls short

Rows of metal shelves show seeds and other specimens labeled in neatly organized black boxes.

DOGE cuts could impact CSU lab that helps protect Colorado crops

Downtown Denver commercial real estate skyscrapers

Colorado’s businesses are a bit on edge over the economy

By Sarah Mulholland

University of Colorado College of Nursing researchers Dr. Samantha Stonbraker and Dr. Christine Rael

‘You can’t stop this work or you go backwards,’ Colorado HIV researchers whose federal funding is canceled say AIDS deaths will increase

By Rachel Estabrook

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Colorado’s job growth continues to slow, with unemployment rates holding steady

By Sarah Mulholland

Downtown Denver skyscrapers stretch into a cloudy sky.

Government and Politics

State audit sharply criticizes financial oversight of paid family leave and Unemployment Insurance

By Sarah Mulholland

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New fundraising campaign ‘Pueblo 1000’ aims to support homeless shelter in Pueblo

Canadian flag flies at state capitol

Denver-based Canadian diplomat says US tariffs will hurt Colorado companies that depend on trade with Canada

By Andrea Dukakis

Government and Politics

State budget delayed as legislators seek agreement on big-money items, budget cuts and Medicaid’s rising costs

By Bente Birkeland

A wooden newsstand sells copies of the World Journal for $1.50

As tariffs take effect, a new struggle for small town newspapers arises – the cost of paper

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