Can you taste the difference in Colorado townsβ tap water? Neither can I. But I judged them anyway.Β
Intrepid Sun reporter becomes a city-water tasting expert and brings zero skills to the table
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With voters squeezed by high costs, Texas candidates race to claim affordability mantle
If not carefully vetted, candidatesβ proposals to lower costs could exacerbate future affordability issues, experts say.
Read full article βTexas A&M System considers removing courses on LGBTQ, ethnic studies and climate change from core offerings
More than 200 courses, including those on LGBTQ literature, cultural studies and climate change, could no longer count toward core degree requirements at 11 Texas…
Read full article βWhat comes next for the Arkansas River after a massive sewage spill?
Are cantaloupes and peppers safe to eat? How will the river get clean? Everything we know about what comes next after a 4.25 million gallon…
Read full article βCalculate how your Colorado income tax bill would change if Initiative 195 passes
The Colorado Sun created a calculator that shows how your income tax rate, and therefore your bill, would change if voters pass a measure in…
Read full article βMore than 1,000 mourn at vigil for 2 men killed in hate crime at Tucson gay bar
More than 1,000 Tucsonans came to a candlelight vigil Wednesday evening, remembering the two victims of a murder-suicide outside the Venture-N gay bar, which was…
Read full article βOpinion: Colorado has a $30 million-a-month table tennis problem
As gambling increases in Colorado, online companies must be more forthcoming about who is betting and what that might mean for gambling harms
Read full article βClean Elections rejects GOP candidateβs bid to exit the program amid disciplinary proceedings
Itβs too late for Republican Arizona Corporation Commission candidate Ralph Heap to back out of the stateβs public campaign funding program, the Citizens Clean Elections…
Read full article βBorder wall contractors bulldoze land near Arizona oasis Quitobaquito Springs
Border-wall construction workers cleared land on Wednesday within a mile of Quitobaquito Springs β a Southern Arizona desert oasis sacred to the Hia-Ced Oβodham people,…
Read full article βSeizures, chest pain & long holds at a Phoenix ICE facility flying under the radar
Between December 2025 and March 2026, ICE agents called 911 to request medical help for immigrant detainees at the midtown Phoenix facility on 11 separate…
Read full article βCPW defends citation for hunter who mistook β and fatally shot βcollared wolf for coyote
Opponents call the punishment βpaltry.β βWe are concerned that βmisidentificationβ is now the sly way to get away with killing wolves,β Rob Edward, president of…
Read full article βNob Hill on Colfax will close this month, unlessβ¦
Unless it can meet its GoFundMe goals, the beloved dive bar isn't going to last. The post Nob Hill on Colfax will close this month,…
Read full article βWhat will it take to fix Sloanβs Lake? $50 million.Β
The 177-acre urban lake in west Denver has become too shallow, leading to fish kills and harmful algae blooms in a park that draws 2…
Read full article βAz Senate Democratic leader, other Dems look to hold safe Tucson seats
Two Republican candidates are challenging a trio of entrenched Democratic lawmakers as the GOP looks to make inroads in deep-blue Tucson.
Read full article βAz election officials worried by Trump plan to block mail delivery of ballots
Democrats in Arizona are warning that the Trump administrationβs executive order that would allow the U.S. Postal Service to block delivery of vote-by-mail ballots could…
Read full article βDowntown Denver is looking up, so why are people so down?
16th Street looks sweet, but some responses have been pretty sour. The post Downtown Denver is looking up, so why are people so down? appeared…
Read full article βCity Parkβs bandstand rebuild is now fully funded after six-figure donation
The bandstand is set to be finished by next summer, much thanks to a local couple. The post City Parkβs bandstand rebuild is now fully…
Read full article βAfter Tucsonβs deadly attack at a gay bar, Gov. Katie Hobbs was slow to speak publicly
It was nearly a full day since it was announced that two men, Cameron Capara and VincentΒ βVinnyβ Siqueiros, were killed outside Tucsonβs Venture-N, a…
Read full article βReview: Ghost Canyon brings whirlwind weekend of heavy, niche music to Denver
Bills ranged from slow-building soundscapes to heavy, dynamic performances, often blurring a wide range of genre lines The post Review: Ghost Canyon brings whirlwind weekend…
Read full article βFirst Look: Brutoβs new chef getting chefy with it
"I'm looking forward to highlighting my culture and what I've learned throughout the years in Colorado.β The post First Look: Brutoβs new chef getting chefy…
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