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Taiwan, Colorado are economic, strategic partners | OPINION

Updated 3 days ago

By Debbie Huang In an increasingly unstable world free democracies are faced with growing challenges, not the least of which are “grey zone” tactics employed...

Legislature set renters up to fail with misguided change to income requirements | OPINION

Updated 3 weeks ago

By Erica Sanchez It is no secret families across Colorado are struggling to pay rent. While anti-growth policies have continued to drive up the costs...

From pause to possibility — Colorado can lead on AI | OPINION

Updated 3 weeks ago

By Loren Furman and Brittany Morris Saunders The recent delay of Colorado’s AI Act (Senate Bill 205) is not a setback. It is an opportunity...

Bipartisan PBM reform bill is major win for Colorado patients | OPINION

Updated 1 month ago

By Victoria Vicory Managing a chronic health condition isn’t easy. For hundreds of thousands of Coloradans, it means daily medication, careful monitoring, regular appointments, and...

Even in a deficit, Planned Parenthood gets special treatment | OPINION

Updated 1 month ago

Taking energy choice to the ballot | OPINION

Updated 1 month ago

Credit-card bill is a job killer for Colorado’s travel industry | OPINION

Updated 1 month ago

All recreators must pay to play to fund search and rescue | OPINION

Updated 1 month ago

Hypocritical air-quality-control standards put rural Colorado last | OPINION

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado’s roads are falling apart — so is the state’s grip on reality | OPINION

Updated 1 month ago

How Colorado can prioritize energy affordability amid federal rollbacks | OPINION

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado legislators cry wolf | OPINION

Updated 1 year ago

Stop big retailers’ latest move against minority communities | OPINION

Updated 1 year ago

Colorado’s lawmakers can fix right-to-repair proposal | OPINION

Updated 1 year ago

Proposals imperil Colorado women’s health care | OPINION

Updated 1 year ago

Carol Cox Catrina Bubier As obstetric gynecologists, we provide high-quality health care to women from all walks of life in Colorado. We conduct cancer screenings,...

Juvenile social media bill misguided, infringes cannabis biz rights | OPINION

Updated 1 year ago

Wanda James Amidst a national conversation on social media, Colorado stands at a legislative crossroads with SB 158, the “Social Media Protect Juveniles Disclosures Reports.”...

If we really want to correct Colorado corrections, we need to invest | OPINION

Updated 1 year ago

Patrick Mahaffey There has been no shortage of news stories lately highlighting the serious problems in Colorado’s corrections system. Severe understaffing has created dangerous conditions...

Colorado alcohol tax proposal combines bad politics, bad policy | OPINION

Updated 1 year ago

Mark Berzins A bad idea with bad timing often fails. I’m hopeful the new alcohol tax that’s being floated as a “fee” by Sen. Kevin...

Colorado’s credit access crisis | OPINION

Updated 1 year ago

Lawmakers pick on low-income children of color | OPINION

Updated 1 year ago

Time for Colorado to pass ‘clean slate’ legislation | OPINION

Updated 1 year ago

Legislation to cover obesity care like any other chronic disease | OPINION

Updated 1 year ago

House committee made right call rejecting vape flavor ban | OPINION

Updated 1 year ago

Squandering Colorado’s charter school legacy | OPINION

Updated 1 year ago

Help kick-start a new golden era of Colorado conservation | OPINION

Updated 1 year ago

Animal-friendly ballot issues based in science | IN RESPONSE

Updated 2 years ago

‘Assault weapon’ ban is most aggressive gun grab yet | OPINION

Updated 2 years ago

Presidential primaries in retrospect | CRONIN & LOEVY

Updated 2 years ago

Just when you thought public trust in government couldn’t get any lower | OPINION

Updated 2 years ago

Steve Zansberg Jeff Roberts Irony is the juxtaposition of one conceptual proposition with a directly contrary reality, like a “vegetarian butcher” or something that’s “seriously...

Biomarker bill ensures access to transformative precision medicine | OPINION

Updated 2 years ago

Rebecca Givens Biomarker testing is the future of personalized cancer diagnosis, enabling custom treatment options that extend and save lives. I am living proof. But...

Colorado’s population boom eases off | CRONIN & LOEVY

Updated 2 years ago

Tom Cronin and Bob Loevy Colorado in recent decades has been a population boom state. But a new study by the Colorado State Demography Office...

Colorado nursing homes need real solutions, not unfunded mandates | OPINION

Updated 2 years ago

Arlene Miles Staffing shortages have been long-standing within the long-term care profession, pre-dating the pandemic. For several years, nursing homes have sounded the alarm and...