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What happens when a U.S. senator from Colorado leaves their job midterm (as Michael Bennet may do)

If U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet wins Colorado’s 2026 gubernatorial race, he would have to quit his Washington job in the middle of his term. Here’s how his seat would be filled.

by Jesse Paul

Politics and Government

Republicans in Colorado’s legislature want Trump AG Pam Bondi to stop state’s new gun control law

by Lucas Brady Woods

Environment

Colorado is giving up on near-term ozone improvements in favor of longer outlook

by Michael Booth

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Energy

Coal-fired power plant in northwestern Colorado still set for 2028 closure despite Trump administration orders

by Mark Jaffe

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Sand Creek Massacre memorial to replace Civil War statue at Colorado Capitol

by Lucas Brady Woods

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Housing

Legislature passes bill letting Colorado counties ask voters to triple lodging tax to 6%

by The Summit Daily

Crime and Courts

Man found guilty, sentenced to 2 life sentences for 2024 double murder in Colorado university dorm room

by Olivia Prentzel

Outdoors

Forest Service changes to Rabbit Ears Pass mountain bike project have advocates hopping mad

by Jason Blevins

Crime and Courts

Colorado is now outsourcing processing of sexual assault evidence to chip away at major backlog

by Bente Birkeland, Colorado Public Radio

Immigration

Colorado judge puts temporary hold on deportations sought by Trump under Alien Enemies Act

by The Associated Press

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AWARD WINNERS

Colorado Sun journalists earn 24 awards in four-state Top of the Rockies contest

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Colorado has 78,000 immigration cases pending — and the worst rate of attorney representation in the nation

by Jennifer Brown and Ernesto Cabral

AG. & ENVIRONMENT NEWS: 1st PLACE

How to find 180 cows: Inside the investigation of Western Slope ranchers’ missing cattle

by Olivia Prentzel

POLITICS NEWS: 1st PLACE

Trial of former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters details web of right-wing activists, election deniers in her orbit

by Nancy Lofholm

MENTAL HEALTH FEATURE: 1st PLACE

Rural Colorado’s “cowboy up” culture has led to high suicide rates. How can the state improve mental health in agriculture?

by Jennifer Brown

AG. & ENVIRONMENT FEATURE: 1st PLACE

This Colorado rancher sees a world where conservation can turn a profit

by Tracy Ross

EDITORIAL CARTOONS: 1st PLACE

“What’d I Miss?”: Old arguments never die, they’re only recycled

by R. Alan Brooks and Cori Redford

Politics and Government

Review of decision not to award Space Command to Alabama inconclusive, with Trump reversal expected

by The Associated Press

Politics and Government

Jeff Bridges, a top state lawmaker, is running to be Colorado’s next treasurer

by Jesse Paul

Politics and Government

Democrat Yadira Caraveo will try to win back Colorado’s 8th Congressional District in 2026

by Jesse Paul

Technology

Colorado doubles down on quantum technology despite federal funding questions

by Tamara Chuang

Outdoors

Colorado Parks and Wildlife settles with hunting groups that sued claiming commissioners violated open meetings rules

by Tracy Ross

OPINION

Littwin: It’s not just Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Now it’s all of us.

by Mike Littwin

Opinion: Funding freeze in Colorado child care assistance program is opportunity for state to recommit, reimagine system

by Steffanie Clothier, Laura Carlson and Sue Renner

Littwin: The Democratic race for governor will be a contest of who can better bring the fight to Donald Trump

by Mike Littwin

Politics and Government

Republican Greg Lopez is running for a third straight time to be Colorado’s governor

by Caitlyn Kim

Crime and Courts

Colorado funeral home owner who left corpse in hearse for a over a year pleads guilty

by Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press

Technology

Colorado won’t become latest state requiring porn sites to verify their users’ age after lawmakers abandon bill

by Jesse Paul

Crime and Courts

Former Clear Creek deputy charged in Christian Glass’ death gets maximum sentence of 3 years in prison

by Olivia Prentzel

Outdoors

Eldora ski area still on the market as its owner, Powdr, backs away from a deal to sell Mt. Bachelor

by Jason Blevins

Energy

Lawsuit attacking Colorado oil and gas rules echoes Trump’s push to roll back local green laws

by Parker Yamasaki and Michael Booth

Outdoors

Colorado wildlife officials are seeing a spike in canine distemper — in raccoons

by Tracy Ross

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CARTOONS

Drew Litton: Denver Nuggets clean house — or did they?

by Drew Litton

Jim Morrissey: An artist’s eye for Colorado’s next Trump portrait

by Jim Morrissey

“What’d I Miss?”: For White House media, some comedy is no joke

by R. Alan Brooks and Cori Redford

Coloradans

Inside a Colorado death cafe, where you can talk about the most vulnerable topic of all

by Jennifer Brown

Food and Restaurants

What is a krautburger? How the old-world, cabbage-packed sandwich came to Colorado.

by Gabe Toth

Coloradans

How one Colorado man turned his Parkinson’s diagnosis into a ranch life worth fighting for

by Don Emmert

Equity

A Navajo Nation community has running water after waiting nearly 25 years

by Shannon Mullane

Environment

Is Colorado cutting down too many trees to fight wildfires? These environmentalists think so.

by Tracy Ross

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“True Crime Redux”: Coming to terms with a murder in the family

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“Deadly Heist” revisits Denver’s 1991 Father’s Day Massacre

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