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Calculating the costs of mass deportations in Colorado
Nationally, the cost of mass deportations is enough to cover the cost of medical care for 5 million veterans and a host of other programs, a new report found.
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Tapping Indigenous practices to protect Colorado firefighters
Advocates say that if voters approve Proposition 137 on this year’s ballot, managers will have the resources they need to reduce the size of wildfires.
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Colorado business groups, millionaires push back on Amendment 87
Amendment 87 would collect more than $2 billion from people who earn more than $500,000 a year to invest in healthcare, education and childcare programs.
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Record diesel prices could ramp up EV truck transition in Colorado
Diesel prices in Colorado reached $6.05 a gallon last week, nearly double what it was a year ago.
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Amendment 83 could shift control of Colorado wildlife management
Proponents of Amendment 83 said it would protect hunting rights, a practice integral to the state’s heritage, cultural identity and economy.
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Coloradans to face higher health insurance prices in 2027
The cost of health insurance is going up again in Colorado but a report due by year’s end on launching statewide ‘Medicare for All’ coverage could offer price relief down the road.
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Feds target funding for first-generation Colorado college students
The Trump administration aims to eliminate a series of programs helping disadvantaged college students complete degrees beyond high school.
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Data: Housing in Colorado out of reach for low-income workers
Residents need to make $36.44 an hour to rent a fair market rate apartment without spending more than 30% of their income on housing in Colorado.
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Colorado has highest ‘teacher pay penalty’ in the nation
Colorado’s 40% teacher pay penalty towers above the average nationwide penalty of 25%.
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DOGE cuts, crowds stressing national parks across Colorado
At the most popular parks, visitors are navigating throngs of tourists, noise, long lines and packed parking lots.
