EnergyColorado is the first state to require cigarette-style health warnings on gas stoves. It’s already facing a lawsuitBy Sam Brasch
Education‘Never too late’: Colorado’s new teacher apprenticeship program offers another path to the classroomBy Chalkbeat
WeatherSmoke blankets state, forces evacuations as Western Slope fires burn, largely uncontainedBy Stina Sieg
EnergyWhy Colorado Springs wants to delay closing its last coal plantBy Sam Brasch and Havalin Haskell
EnvironmentDrought blankets most of Intermountain West, including Colorado — and will likely get worseBy Ishan Thakore
MoneyColorado-based Palantir books its first $1 billion in quarterly sales and dodges DOGE axeBy The Associated Press
Government and PoliticsSpecial session announced to shore up state budget in face of federal tax-and-spending lawBy Bente Birkeland
Government and PoliticsIn private group chat, GOP lawmakers made crude jokes about a Democratic colleague’s clothingBy Bente Birkeland
ImmigrationColorado, Denver named again as ‘sanctuary’ spots for unauthorized new arrivals, fight continues in courtBy Allison Sherry
Government and PoliticsColorado’s congress members united in push for Trump administration to release water project fundingBy Caitlyn Kim
Government and PoliticsColorado will restrict using SNAP benefits to buy soda and sugary beveragesBy Tony Gorman
WildfiresGov. Polis declares state of disaster for Western Slope wildfires, Lee and Grease fires merge overnightBy Tegan Wendland