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Colorado education groups ask lawmakers to devise plan to boost school funding, eye 2026 ballot measure
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Colorado education groups ask lawmakers to devise plan to boost school funding, eye 2026 ballot measure

By Erica Breunlin | The Colorado Sun Colorado education advocacy groups are banding together to call on lawmakers to begin more seriously examining how to close the gap between the amount Colorado spends on public education and the amount necessary to fully fund schools.  Following the results of two recent adequacy studies that indicate Colorado is underfunding education by billions of dollars, the organizations say the time to start figuring out how to steer more funding toward schools is now, even as Colorado faces a particularly tight budget year. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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Will Colorado Springs’ growth come at cost to Eastern Plains? Farmers say yes.
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Will Colorado Springs’ growth come at cost to Eastern Plains? Farmers say yes.

By Shannon Mullane | The Colorado Sun The Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District stepped up its fight against a massive Colorado Springs annexation, citing concerns that water from farms in southeastern Colorado would be used to supply 6,500 new homes and businesses to support them. The district, which serves Pueblo, Crowley, Bent, Otero and Prowers counties, passed a resolution outlining the threats its communities face when Colorado Springs expands.  Big cities in Colorado regularly turn to agricultural water to get more water to satisfy their growth. For farmers and ranchers, selling or leasing water to cities can mean drying up farmland, laying off workers or compromising their way of life. A recently approved annexation plan, the Karman Line project n...
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Grand County ranchers will receive almost $350k in compensation for animals lost to wolves last year
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Grand County ranchers will receive almost $350k in compensation for animals lost to wolves last year

By Tracy Ross | The Colorado Sun Two ranchers who lost livestock to wolf attacks in Grand County will receive nearly $350,000 in compensation for losses reported starting a year ago after the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission unanimously approved the payment during its monthly meeting Wednesday.  Farrell Livestock will receive $287,407.63 for sheep and cattle losses and Bruchez and Sons will receive $56,008 for cattle losses. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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With measles outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico, is it time for Colorado to worry?
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With measles outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico, is it time for Colorado to worry?

By John Ingold | The Colorado Sun The ongoing measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico is edging closer to Colorado, at least geographically. Four cases — and possibly a fifth — have been reported in the Texas Panhandle county of Dallam, which sits about 35 miles south of Colorado’s southern border, separated by the Oklahoma Panhandle. This doesn’t mean an outbreak is imminent in Colorado, of course. But state health officials have been getting ready in case one is. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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6% of Colorado land is supposed to be protected by conservation easements. But who enforces them?
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6% of Colorado land is supposed to be protected by conservation easements. But who enforces them?

By Jerd Smith | The Colorado Sun The landscape of sprawling pastures dotted with ponderosa pines and towering square buttes that bridges Interstate 25 south of Castle Rock and north of Monument is vast, quiet and largely undeveloped. Colorado voters wanted it that way 25 years ago when conservation groups, a former governor and a billionaire stepped in to forever protect this high-profile corridor from future development. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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Citing overreach by Democrats, Sen. Mark Baisley becomes second Republican to enter race for governor
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Citing overreach by Democrats, Sen. Mark Baisley becomes second Republican to enter race for governor

By Bente Birkeland | The Colorado Sun The list of Republicans aiming for Colorado’s top office is growing. Two current statehouse Republicans have officially entered the race for governor in 2026, when Democratic Gov. Jared Polis is term limited. Colorado has not elected a Republican governor since Bill Owens handily defeated a Democrat in 2002.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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Does Colorado get back more or less than it spends in federal taxes?
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Does Colorado get back more or less than it spends in federal taxes?

By John Ingold | The Colorado Sun If you ever feel like you may be in a one-sided relationship with the federal government come tax season, there’s a chance you’re right. It’s not you, it’s them. The focus lately on federal spending cuts has highlighted the importance that massive amounts of federal money play in all 50 states. But there’s another perspective to this issue: For some states, the amount they receive back in federal funding is less than what they pay in taxes. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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Sen. Michael Bennet is ‘very, very seriously’ considering Democratic run for governor, senior aides say
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Sen. Michael Bennet is ‘very, very seriously’ considering Democratic run for governor, senior aides say

By Jesse Paul | The Colorado Sun U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet is “very, very seriously” considering a run for Colorado governor in 2026, according to two senior aides, as he contemplates how to most effectively push back against the Trump administration.  The aides spoke Friday to The Colorado Sun on the condition of anonymity to relay personal conversations they’ve had with Bennet. The staffers said Bennet has been making phone calls to Colorado political and civic leaders as he mulls his decision.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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Crisanta Duran, a former Colorado House speaker, jumps into 2026 race for attorney general
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Crisanta Duran, a former Colorado House speaker, jumps into 2026 race for attorney general

By Jesse Paul | The Colorado Sun Democrat Crisanta Duran, a former speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives, announced Thursday morning that she will run next year to be Colorado’s attorney general.  “I’m running for attorney general because I am committed to ensuring that every Coloradan is safe, healthy and economically secure,” Duran said in a written statement. “Like many Coloradans, I’m deeply concerned about the future of our country and know that a new path forward is required in times like these when it can seem as though nothing is sacred.” If elected, Duran said she would “work to protect consumers, increase affordability, combat corruption and stand up to greed.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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Rural Colorado schools already hurting for resources could be choked by proposed funding cuts
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Rural Colorado schools already hurting for resources could be choked by proposed funding cuts

By Erica Breunlin | The Colorado Sun Like many of Colorado’s school districts, particularly those in rural areas, Hinsdale County School District RE-1 in Lake City keeps its classrooms humming with a bare-bones, but scrappy, staff.  There’s the English teacher who also instructs AP courses and offers drama and personal finance classes; the social studies teacher who also teaches concurrent enrollment classes so high schoolers can earn college credits; and the school counselor who doubles as a licensed teacher, managing courses in cybersecurity, career and technical education and concurrent enrollment. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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