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The Colorado Capitol in Denver

Amendment K: Modify election deadlines, explained

By Michelle P. Fulcher

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Amendment H: Judicial Discipline Board, explained

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Head of Colorado County Clerk Association on the chaos caused by Tina Peters, rebuilding voter confidence and what’s next for elections

By Anthony Cotton

After years of repairs and careful restoration, historic Alpine Tunnel Road reopens near Pitkin

University of Colorado system gets $2 million to prevent and address hate crimes

Two actors on a sparse set -- one yellow riser and a fence in the background -- for the premiere production of "Stockade" at Local Theater Company in Boulder.

World War II’s hidden queer history comes to light in ‘Stockade’ at Local Theater Company

Denver's Auraria Campus

Ahead of one year mark since Oct. 7 Hamas attack, Colorado students plan vigils and protests

Janet Damon wipes a tear after learning that she was chosen as Colorado's Teacher of the Year

‘Selfless’ Janet Damon of Denver’s DELTA H.S. named 2025 Colorado Teacher of the Year

A pie can be seen through the window of an over door; in the oven's reflection, a girl can be seen kneeling and watching it bake.

Listen: These competitors are bakin’ it to the streets in Rebel Bread’s second-annual Bake Fest

By Lauren Antonoff Hart

Mayra Juárez-Denis, executive director of Centro de los Trabajadores Colorado

Listen: Asylum seekers in Denver celebrate new skills as they prepare to enter the workforce

Sabrina Herrick outside her Fort Collins home

Parents sue Poudre School District for hiring a convicted child abuser, ignoring months of complaints

By Allison Sherry

Peter Oundjian is seen conducting the Colorado Symphony Orchestra.

What makes a great orchestra? Colorado Symphony’s new music director has an inclusionary vision that elevates music across genres

A man in a ballcap and shades holds a water bottle as his cheeks puff up with liquid. The sun shines bright above him.

Denver’s September was the hottest ever recorded, and it was also unusually warm in Southern Colorado

Amendment G: Expanded property tax exemption for veterans, explained

By Megan Verlee

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Here are Colorado’s ski resort opening dates for the 2024-25 season

Actors in a scene from the Arvada Center's "Dracula, a Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really", Oct. 2024.

Arvada Center reimagines ‘Dracula’ with humor and gender-swapped roles

Xcel Energy’s Cherokee Generating Station north of Denver

Regulators say they need more time to consider Xcel Energy’s complicated and costly wildfire plan

By Ishan Thakore

Government and Politics

Proposition 127: Prohibit bobcat, lynx and mountain lion hunting, explained

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