Month: February 2026

awesome + uniting

• Colorado native Mikaela Shiffrin wins Olympic slalom gold, ending eight-year medal drought
• Denver Nuggets set records, torch Trail Blazers in their return from All-Star break
• Colorado Democrats propose tax tweaks to help working families amid federal policy fallout

awesome + controversy

• Colorado looks to join WHO Global Outbreak Network
• Colorado looks headed to join the congressional redistricting fight
• Colorado group Cobalt spent $2.4M on abortion aid

awful + uniting

• Denver judge rules Colorado Department of Corrections violates state constitution in prison labor program
• Denver drivers wait months to fight parking tickets after online portal shutdown
• 5 killed, 29 injured in 36-vehicle pileup on Interstate 25 near Pueblo

awful + controversy

• Western voters oppose Trump budget cuts, rollbacks, poll finds
• Trump pulls endorsement of Hurd over tariffs vote
• Tech giant Palantir moves headquarters from Denver to Miami after months of protests

awesome + uniting

• Colorado-based figure skating duo win Olympic gold medals after surgeries, concussion
• Dozens of couples tie the knot during Denver’s annual Marriage Marathon
• New bill to regulate data centers backed by Colorado environmental groups

awesome + controversy

• U.S. House votes against Trump’s tariff on Canada with help of Hurd and five other Republicans
• 115 Colorado students rally to strengthen the state’s ghost gun laws
• Grand jury refuses to indict Jason Crow, other Democratic lawmakers in connection with video about illegal military orders

awful + uniting

• Lindsey Vonn has another surgery after Olympic crash, says she’s returning to U.S.
• Colorado Secretary of State creating contingency plans in case of federal disruption to elections
• Lower Basin states reject agreement on management of Colorado River with Valentine’s Day deadline looming

awful + controversy

• As Trump reverses EPA’s ability to control greenhouse gases, Colorado environmental groups vow to “play the long game”
• State representative makes claims involving elected Colorado officials without offering evidence
• Democratic governors boycott Trump dinner after Polis, Moore barred

awesome + uniting

• Colorado is sending more athletes to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics than any other state
• Ways to celebrate Black History Month in Denver
• Flatiron Freddy makes his Groundhog Day prediction in Colorado

awesome + controversy

• Denver sees one of its warmest winters on record with 29 days hitting 60 degrees or above
• After sponsor lambastes RFK Jr., Colorado bill aiming to increase vaccine access passes Senate
• Colorado Democrats propose new limits on 3-D printed guns, tougher rules for firearms dealers

awful + uniting

• Water monitors predict water restrictions in Colorado likely due to low snowpack
• Denver tech company laying off hundreds, cited AI-driven efficiency
• ICE is violating court order against warrantless arrests in Colorado, lawyers say

awful + controversy

• Workers at Greeley’s JBS meatpacking plant vote to authorize strike
• Republican policies proposed in Congress could upend Colorado elections
• Former State Rep. Holtorf Is Second CO GOP Vice Chair to Quit in 8 Months – Both Blamed Chair Horn

awesome + uniting

• Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic back from 16-game absence, nets 31 in win
• Despite a warm winter, the Ouray Ice Fest wasn’t ice-less after all
• Surveillance, captive-audience and wholesale pricing are in Colorado Democrats’ cost-of-living crosshairs

awesome + controversy

• Abortion rights groups back Colorado bill requiring warrants for Flock camera searches
• Colorado Democrats want to expand the state’s red flag gun law, impose new restrictions on gun barrels
• Demonstrations against ICE continue in Denver

awful + uniting

• New signs warning of radioactive materials settle one Rocky Flats controversy — for now
• California youth hockey team involved in Colorado crash faces tragedy and plays on
• Denver Broncos lose to New England Patriots in AFC Championship game in cold, snowy conditions at Mile High

awful + controversy

• Cherry Creek schools superintendent resigns following ‘toxic culture’ investigation
• Rocky Mountain Gun Owners weigh in on anti-gun comments by Trump administration
• Tri-State says no thanks to federal orders to keep Craig coal power plant open