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Colorado Psychedelic Church

Life and Culture

This church holds psychedelic rituals. But that’s not what keeps people coming back

By Hayley Sanchez

Four people sit around a table. One man in a blue suit jacket and one woman is wearing a beige blazer and making a hand gesture to the woman sitting across from her. A man in a gray suit sit at the head of the table.

Colorado leaders, hospitals paint bleak picture of Medicaid cuts if GOP bill becomes law

Magic Mushroom Conference Denver

Psychedelic Science conference returns to Denver

By Kiara DeMare

A negative pressure room inside St. Joseph Hospital

Survey shows strong majority of Coloradans back Medicaid as GOP Congress weighs deep cuts to the program

Sign that reads Connect for Health is on the first story of a building on a sunny day.

Colorado’s health insurance marketplace also at risk under GOP budget bill

CHATFIELD STATE PARK SWIM BEACH HOT SUMMER WEATHER

We’re in for another hot summer. Health care providers are preparing for more heat-related illnesses

Colorado is getting a third medical school. Rural communities will benefit, says its dean

By Hayley Sanchez and Ryan Warner

Desks fill an empty classroom.

Amid Trump’s funding threats, a rural Colorado school district looks to remove LGBTQ policy protections

Colorado Wonders

Had the measles as a kid? Then you’re already protected

A group of people is pictured sitting in a circle in a large room.

Surviving grief: A guide for older Coloradans, or anyone, experiencing loss

school_lunch

Ballot measures funding ‘Healthy School Meals for All’ will head to voters in November

By Jenny Brundin

soccer field

Two proposed ballot initiatives that restrict sports and surgeries for transgender youth move ahead

By Jenny Brundin

vials of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine sit in a cooler

With measles cases spreading like a highly contagious virus, you’ve got questions. And we have some answers

Vials for the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine

Colorado hits double digits for measles cases recorded this year, with additional confirmed cases linked to Turkish Airlines flight

a man in a blue suit stands at a podium with a sign that reads 'putting coloradans first'

Government and Politics

As GOP members of Congress tout ‘Big Beautiful’ budget bill in Denver event, opponents provide noisy backdrop

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