A Boulder-based startup wants to put Colorado at the center of a greener steel industry
Electra has a plan to make climate-friendly iron for the steel industry, which is responsible for at least 7 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.
House Republicans divided over fate of Biden era clean energy tax breaks
Some Republicans want to gut the clean energy tax breaks from the Inflation Reduction Act, while others want to preserve the credits which have helped their districts.
The 5 biggest themes of Colorado’s 2025 legislative session
Democrats at the Capitol defied Gov. Jared Polis and took steps to push back against the Trump administration. A big slate of gun bills passed. Lawmakers tried to clear hurdles halting sex assault investigations.
May 8, 2025: Bike shop rides into the sunset amid tariffs; Federal cuts upend classrooms
A bike maker in Colorado Springs has been building Colorado-inspired bicycles for more than a decade, but the reality of tariffs means going out of business. And, from mass layoffs at the Department of Education to a crusade against DEI in schools, the Trump Administration has sent shockwaves through Colorado classrooms. Also, Welcome to the Indieverse!
Gov. Jared Polis plans to veto Labor Peace Act bill, which was a priority for Colorado unions
Senate Bill 5 would abolish a requirement in the Colorado Labor Peace Act that 75% of workers at a company sign off before unions can negotiate with businesses over union security. That’s after a majority of workers vote to unionize.
State appeals ruling that Christian preschool should get state funding despite conflicts with anti-discrimination laws
UPK program lawsuit allowed a Chaffee County school to participate and maintain its hiring practices and policies about gender and sexuality.
Colorado Catholics rejoice as American is named next pope
Church bells rang out from the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver as a Chicagoan was named Pope Leo XIV.
Seeking spending cuts, GOP lawmakers target a tax hospitals love to pay
Republicans, on the hunt for spending cuts, are eyeing a special kind of Medicaid tax that nearly every state uses to boost funding for hospitals, nursing homes, and other providers.
‘Harmful and hurtful’: Trump administration cuts to AmeriCorps would impact Colorado students
Colorado stands to lose about $8 million in federal grant money and nearly 300 AmeriCorps members, many of whom work in schools or with youth.
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Here’s what the new Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Temple in Colorado Springs will look like
Groundbreaking for the 45,000 square foot temple has not yet been announced.
Crocs scraps earnings forecast as Trump’s tariffs roil economic landscape
Footwear company joins others telling investors the outlook is too uncertain to make financial estimates.
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Could the death of a Colorado father at Keystone Ski Resort be the catalyst for new chairlift safety requirements?
Donovan Romero, 32, of Littleton, died this week after falling from the Ruby Express chairlift in December.
