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The measure, House Bill 1169, would have overridden local zoning laws, escalating a long-running dispute between the state and local governments over housing policy. It was a priority of Gov. Jared Polis.

Ruling faults DOJ attorneys for attempting to strike ‘an entire provision out of the Constitution’

The controversial move has generated mixed reactions from school staff and parents - some who feel Marrero has not done enough to address the district’s needs.

House Bill 1302 would have imposed a 1% fee on every policy for grants to hail-proof roofs and an effort to limit insurers' risk. But homeowners would have borne the cost, which is why the measure died.

A federal hearing in Denver next week in the high-stakes lawsuit will help determine if Denver Water can continue raising the dam, and address the safety issues inherent in leaving the $531M construction project unfinished. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun Environmental Reporter Michael Booth and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.

The opportunities for players looking to make soccer a career have increased as the popularity of women's soccer grows. The National Women's Soccer League was once the lone professional women's league in North America. But others have more recently jumped into the market, including the USL's Super League and the Northern Super League in Canada.

Senate Bill 318 was tabled after consensus on the tweaks couldn’t be reached among the tech industry, consumer advocates and lawmakers. Colorado’s controversial AI law goes into effect Feb. 1, but a special session may be in the works.

Leaders with the Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce and Boulder Chamber have joined state and local business groups from around Colorado in signing onto a letter urging President Donald Trump’s Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick to preserve funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s national network of Cooperative Institutes and NOAA’s Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.

The governor has said he opposes any effort to repeal a requirement that workers get to vote on whether they should be forced to pay fees for collective bargaining representation — whether or not they are members of their workplace’s union. Now Democrats will test whether he'll follow through with a veto.

The hour-long special series starts May 9 with five episodes airing on Fridays, exploring various mental health topics, from eating disorders to the role of technology in mental health, and mental health in children and the elderly.

Some Denver parents got texts during this winter's brutal flu season with videos sharing why people in their neighborhoods chose flu shots for their kids. It was an unusual study about trust and vaccines in a historically Black community but no one will know how it worked out: The Trump administration canceled the project before the data could be analyzed.

Federal departments are planning to phase out all synthetic dyes derived from petroleum. Some Fort Collins bakers are concerned about what this could mean for their businesses.