Colorado Tradeoffs: Balance the State Budget
Colorado voters decide three ballot questions this fall that change how much money the state collects. Answer them yourself, then balance the budget. It takes about 10 minutes, works on mobile, and your answers stay private.
Produced by the Colorado News Collaborative (COLab), the University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs, and Weigh In.
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Museum of Nature & Science improves inventory management and emergency plans
The Denver Museum of Nature &
THE POLIS PARADOX: How Colorado’s Libertarian Democrat Rewrote The Blueprint of Governance
As Governor Jared Polis prepares to
Trump again tries to curb birthright citizenship, despite loss at Supreme Court
Following a major Supreme Court defeat
Colorado’s Data Center Quandary: AI Ambition Collides with Local Autonomy
Across the high plains and mountainous
Colorado Democrats begin general election with big cash advantages over GOP rivals
Phil Weiser, the Democratic candidate for
Denver strengthens departing-employee payout process
The Department of Finance has strengthened
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THE GREYING CENTENNIAL: HOW AN AGING WORKFORCE IS REWRITING COLORADO’S ECONOMIC FUTURE
For decades, Colorado’s economic narrative was anchored by a single, enviable cliché: an endless influx of young, highly educated transplants flocking to the Front Range
THE POLIS PARADOX: How Colorado’s Libertarian Democrat Rewrote The Blueprint of Governance
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ALG’s Night of Glamour & Raised Paddles
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The Paradox of Plenty: How Colorado’s Booming Economy Leaves Its Classrooms Behind
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Across the African continent, a quiet structural revolution is reshaping the contours of regional economics. For decades, global observers have viewed African growth through a
BEHIND THE BENCH: INSIDE COLORADO’S BATTLE OVER JUDICIAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND INSTITUTIONAL DISTRUST
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The Price of Exodus: South Africa Demands Regional Recoupment Amid Migration Crises
In an unprecedented financial and diplomatic gamble, South Africa has issued an ultimatum to its continental neighbors: pay for the return of your citizens, or
Carved in Stone, Alive in Faith: Inside Ethiopia’s Living Jerusalem
A peak at one of Ethiopia’s UNESCO World Heritage site. High in the rugged mountains of Ethiopia’s Amhara region, roughly 2,500 meters above sea level,
Trump again tries to curb birthright citizenship, despite loss at Supreme Court
Following a major Supreme Court defeat earlier this summer, President Donald Trump has initiated a second attempt to curtail birthright citizenship. Recently, the president signed