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Empty Denver South High School

For two years, Colorado high school students can have lower math scores — and still graduate

By Jenny Brundin

Hallway full of students.

Seven of Colorado’s biggest school districts are asking voters for money this November. Here’s why

By Jenny Brundin

Dan Rubinstein sits in front of a microphone in a sound studio. He is wearing a charcoal suit with a diamond-patterned tie.

District Attorney talks the long and strange case of Tina Peters

By Tom Hesse and Ryan Warner

Republican Rep. Matt Soper of Delta on a tour of Glenwood Canyon

Some of Colorado’s most scenic roads are cell phone dead zones. Lawmakers want to change that

By Bente Birkeland

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By Colorado Public Radio Staff and NPR

Government and Politics

Colorado’s federal lawmakers try to make it easier for local Arkansas Valley Conduit partners to pay their share

Congressional candidate Adam Frisch stands in front of stairs speaking to reporters, multiple microphones and cameras.

After a narrow defeat, Colorado District 3 Democratic candidate Adam Frisch looks to close the gap on second try

By Tom Hesse and Ryan Warner

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Colorado District 3 Republican candidate Jeff Hurd talks western energy, personal connection on immigration

By Tom Hesse and Ryan Warner

Congress returns with election demands at the center of a looming funding battle

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How some Colorado cities are responding to the U.S. Supreme Court’s homelessness ruling

By Molly Cruse and Stina Sieg

A man talks into a mic indoors.

Government and Politics

Claims around Venezuelan gang activity animate Republican campaign event in Aurora

By Kiara DeMare

Danny Katz director of the Colorado Public Interest Research Group.

After a challenging summer for RTD, transit backers launch campaign to lift TABOR limits

By Nathaniel Minor

Colorado Springs residents can provide input on a new city council district map

By Mike Procell

Three Colorado electrical co-ops get new funding to go renewable

Colorado Democratic U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen

Government and Politics

Colorado Rep. Pettersen wants more states to cover substance use disorder treatment under Medicaid

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