EnvironmentWestern Slope lawmakers want to pause wolf reintroduction, redirect funding amid Colorado’s $1 billion budget holeBy Tracy Ross and Jesse Paul, The Colorado Sun
WeatherScientists chase storms through the Mountain West to study hail’s growing tollBy Mountain West News Bureau
Government and PoliticsCompeting visions of how — and how much — to regulate AI decision-making, as Colorado lawmakers return for their special sessionBy Bente Birkeland
EducationCU Denver offers Colorado’s first psychedelic training program at public universityBy Jenny Brundin
EnvironmentColorado Parks and Wildlife confirms plan to treat private body of water linked to Colorado River for invasive zebra musselsBy Haylee May
Government and PoliticsColorado gets a lot of new laws Aug. 6 — Here are some you should know aboutBy Lucas Brady Woods, KUNC and Kyle McKinnon
EnvironmentFor millions in US mobile home parks, clean and safe tap water isn’t a givenBy The Associated Press
HealthColorado sees a dramatic comeback in life expectancy, other health measures, after historic drop during the pandemicBy John Daley
WildfiresSouth Rim fire, other Western Slope fires still smoldering continue to impact air qualityBy Tegan Wendland
EnvironmentA CU Boulder team found new lichen species. They named them after the Indigo GirlsBy Lauren Antonoff Hart