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Colorado’s getting $1 billion to ‘transform’ rural health care. But hospitals aren’t thrilled with the state’s plan.
5+ hour, 8+ min ago (1155+ words) Colorado will receive about $1 billion in federal funding to reshape rural health care over the next five years, but hospital CEOs aren't happy with the state's plan to spend the money. Last year's H.R. 1 " also known as the "big beautiful bill…...
Las Animas County ranch family mark 35 years of tradition at National Western Stock Show
5+ hour, 8+ min ago (1242+ words) For more than 30 years, when the hustle and bustle of the holidays fade, the real work for the Wilkinson family of southeast Colorado is just beginning. Bill, Nancy and Sydney Wilkinson will load up bulls and heifers from their ranch…...
Attorney General Phil Weiser, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet trade jabs at governor’s race forum
10+ hour, 8+ min ago (546+ words) The kumbaya between U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Attorney General Phil Weiser, tenuous as it may have been between the two men seeking the Democratic nomination for governor, ended Saturday as they took shots at each other over lawsuits and Senate…...
PHOTOS: First day of the 2026 National Western Stock Show
19+ hour, 7+ min ago (60+ words) Luca T., 3, participates in the stick horse rodeo with his mother Lyssa T. during the first day of the National Western Stock Show on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, at the National Western Complex in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post) First day…...
EPA opposes Colorado plan to close coal-fired power plants
2+ day, 53+ min ago (800+ words) The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday determined Colorado cannot order the closure of coal-fired power plants under the Clean Air Act, and, therefore, the agency will deny the state's plan to reduce the haze that clouds views at Rocky Mountain…...
What readers saw in videos of ICE agent killing a Minneapolis woman (Letters)
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (615+ words) Re: "ICE officer kills driver," Jan. 8 news story On Wednesday, a 37-year-old citizen was shot by agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. We don't know why she was where she was; that will come out in the days ahead. And…...
Jeffco Public Schools’ budget deficit increases to $49 million as enrollment drops more than expected
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (626+ words) Jeffco Public Schools" projected budget deficit for the current academic year grew to $49 million as K-12 enrollment dropped more than expected in the fall, according to a presentation district leaders plan to give to the Board of Education on Wednesday afternoon....
Calling on our ‘milquetoast’ senators — Bennet and Hickenlooper — to stand up to Trump (Letters)
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (430+ words) To Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet: Your bravery is lacking. You put the soggy into milquetoast. You clearly do not realize the time to stand up is now (and has been for a while). Donald Trump's willingness to use…...
Living history: National Western Stock Show has grown, and struggled, along with Denver
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (1346+ words) What would Denver be without the National Western Stock Show? With another 675,000 or so people expected at the National Western Complex, Jan. 10-25, 2026, the local event with global reach has for more than a century been vital to Denver's commerce and…...
In Colorado, one regulatory body oversees everything from home energy costs to driverless cars
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (1703+ words) Will the cost of keeping the heat and lights on at home keep climbing? Will renewable energy provide enough power for all the homes, businesses, electric vehicles and energy-intensive computing centers? What about driverless cars? In fiscal 2023-2024, the agency, PUC…...