- Recognizing the youth mental health crisis in the Mountain West, some states are debating bills that address the problem from both inside and outside of schools. Colorado state Sen.
- Starting this fall, a state university in Colorado will offer a bachelor’s degree in the science of the cannabis plant, among the first programs of its kind in the nation.
- As states in the Mountain West and beyond debate the merits of private prisons, Colorado is considering a bill that would look at ways to phase them out. Among other
- In his latest budget proposal, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis requested $7.2 million to begin transitioning the state away from private prisons.
- A new and sweeping partnership is looking at preventing and preparing for worsening wildfires in the West. The Colorado-based Rocky Mountain Restoration Initiative is a collaboration of 30 partners including
- Electric scooters can be a cheaper, more convenient alternative to getting around in cities. You don’t have to pay for parking or sit behind cars in traffic.
- The United States could see tens of thousands more violent crimes per year as climate change causes warmer winters, according to a new study by researchers at the University of
- As the Mountain West grows and hunter numbers decline, states are finding ways to bring in more revenue to fund conservation.
- Colorado and Utah are two of just six states nationwide that have laws allowing political campaign funds to be used for childcare expenses.
- Heat pumps offer one of the best ways to cut carbon in homes and commercial buildings, energy and climate experts say in a new report.
- You have to be looking for Juan Pablo Mijares’s violin shop to find it. The storefront is tucked deep behind an alleyway in downtown Colorado Springs.
- The House’s newly passed defense bill will establish a new armed services branch, the United States Space Force, which will be headquartered in Colorado Springs.
- An extraordinary discovery in the backyard of Colorado Springs has created a window into an evolutionary period we previously knew very little about.
- A new study shows that global wind speeds have increased in the last decade, and that may allow wind turbines in the Mountain West to generate more clean energy.
- In response to skyrocketing youth suicide rates, one rural Colorado county is now offering kids two free vouchers to see a counselor at a local mental health center. It was
- Moody’s Analytics just looked at the economic consequences of a report by Blue Cross Blue Shield on millennial health.
