
State Integrity: The Public’s Right to Attend
Reporters playing cat-and-mouse with lawmakers in the Capitol, legislators slipping away to secluded restaurant booths, Colorado’s open meetings law looks simple enough on paper, but in real world practice it’s […]

By Megan Verlee

Scorched Summers: Drought and Fire Then and Now
Blazing heat, parching drought, vicious wildfires — the summer of 2012 is starting to feel a lot like 2002.

By Megan Verlee

Scorched Summers: Living in the Forest
Ten years ago, the Hayman Fire set a new record in the state for destruction, leveling 133 homes. But that didn’t deter people from building houses in fire-prone forests.

By Megan Verlee

Governor Not Ready to Talk Guns
In the wake of the massacre at an Aurora movie theater, many op-ed pages and TV pundits have announced the reawakening of the gun debate in our society.

By Megan Verlee

142 Charges for Accused Aurora Shooter
The man accused of killing 12 people and wounding 58 others in an Aurora movie theater learned the charges against him Monday.

By Megan Verlee

Hearing Gives First Glimpses of Suspected Shooter
Photo 1 – James Holmes. Credit: RJ Sangosti/Denver Post Photo 2 – Prosecution team; Photo 3 – Arapahoe County District Attorney Carol Chambers; Photo 4 – Outside the courthouse.

By Megan Verlee

Scorched Summers: Tourism Takes a Hit
Wildfires leave a scar on the land, but they can also leave a long-lasting impression with tourists.

By Megan Verlee

Restaurants Fines Leave Bad Taste
[Photo: MLamp/CPR] Some of Denver’s top chefs are boiling mad. They say they’re paying through the nose because of changes to how the city’s health department inspects, and cites, restaurants.

By Megan Verlee

Sifting Through the Ashes
Waldo Canyon Fire victim Janet Wilson got a first-hand look at the remains of her home over the weekend.

By Megan Verlee

Small Town Weathers Waldo Fire
In Colorado Springs, the search continues for a handful of people reported missing in the Waldo Canyon Fire area.

By Megan Verlee

New Wildfires Rage Over Weekend
More than half a dozen new fires started in Colorado this weekend amid record high temperatures, low humidity and gusty winds.

By Megan Verlee

Primary Opponents Duking it Out Across State
Voters go to the polls on Tuesday for primary races around the state, leaving opponents with just a few more days to get their final jabs in.

By Megan Verlee

U.S. Forest Service beefing up air tanker fleet
[photo credit: Alan Radecki/Wikimedia Commons] The skies over the High Park Fire are busy again today, as two dozen aircraft assist hundreds of firefighters on the ground.

By Megan Verlee

State Integrity Investigation: CO’s Ethics Commission
Six years ago, Colorado voters created a place where you can go if you think you’ve spotted a public official behaving badly: the Independent Ethics Commission.

By Megan Verlee

Governor Talks Fire Season, Health Care Reform
In his monthly converation with Colorado Matters, Governor John Hickenlooper answers listeners’ questions about his role in the legislative session, discusses how he’d like to see health care reformed at […]

By Megan Verlee

Photos Capture Refugee Life
[Photos: Pabitra Niroula, Pingala Khanal, Dhan Gurung, Mongoli Gurung] A new photography exhibit in Denver doesn’t show off painstaking compositions or fancy effects.

By Megan Verlee