Today, Sun writer and editor Kevin Simpson hosts a monthly chat with G. Brown, director of the Colorado Music Experience.

Today we're talking to Chalkbeat Colorado reporters Melanie Asmar and Jason Gonzales about how federal policy and department changes under President Trump are trickling down to impact Colorado schools.

Today, reporters John Ingold and Michael Booth talk about Colorado's continued struggles to control ozone levels, as well as new cases of measles in the state.

Today, Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang checks in on the Colorado housing market for buyers and sellers as we get ready for the spring real estate season.

There is a 13-year-old skier who is turning heads in southwestern Colorado, and Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins talks about what separates him from other teen phenoms and the risks he's taking.

This Friday SunLit editor Kevin Simpson talks with Stephanie Kane, the author of a memoir, "True Crime Redux", built around a cold case murder that was revived by her previously published, fictionalized account.

In this episode, The Sun's Tracy Ross sits down with Jessica Moon, a multidisciplinary artist whose global adventures and multicultural heritage shape her vibrant installations. They explore how her Peace Corps experience in Mongolia inspired her to transform waste materials into poignant statements on consumerism, capitalism, and climate change, all while bringing a bright sense of hope to environmental advocacy.

There's no question that a national political upheaval is underway. In Colorado, both Republicans and Democrats are looking to or for new leaders to shepherd them through the changes. Colorado Sun political reporter Jesse Paul joined Colorado Public Radio reporters Bente Birkeland and Caitlyn Kim on the Purplish podcast to discuss. https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/29/brita-horn-colorado-gop-chair-dave-williams/  

Today, Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang breaks down how the latest round of tariffs from the Trump administration and how Colorado business are reacting. https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/05/tariffs-shocked-colorado-business-manufacturing/

Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins breaks down the mounting concerns in Crested Butte about the future of the post office, which is supposed to be out of its current location early next year with no new location on deck. Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/04/crested-butte-post-office-federal-government/

In today’s look at Colorado literature, SunLit editor Kevin Simpson talks with the author of a new book on a notorious, and not-so-long-ago, true crime drama that unfolded in Denver.

Today, Sun freelancer photographer Don Emmert discusses how he came upon his photo essay about a man diagnosed with Parkinson’s who moved to the Colorado high country to be the manager of a remote 200-acre ranch.  https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/30/parkinsons-disease-brian-guhl-elk-meadows-ranch/

The Joint Budget Committee has finished drafting the state budget for the next fiscal year, which takes effect July 1. It's now time for the legislature to finalize it. Colorado Sun political reporters Brian Eason and Jesse Paul talk about what's in the budget — and why this may just be the start of the conversation. https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/26/colorado-lawmakers-finalize-2025-2026-budget-proposal-cuts/

Today, Colorado Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang breaks down the troubles some condo and townhome buyers are running into with HOA insurance coverage affecting their potential loan. https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/31/fannie-mae-hoa-blacklist-unsellable-condos-colorado/  

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/27/sundance-film-festival-boulder-utah/ Today, Sun arts and culture reporter Parker Yamasaki breaks down the Sundance Film Festival shift to Boulder — why it happened and what we can expect starting in 2027.

https://coloradosun.com/rise-shine-journalism-summer-camp-colorado-sun/ Today, education reporter Erica Breunlin and events specialist Kristina Pritchett announce the lineup for our 5th annual Rise & Shine program for high school students interested in journalism.

Today we're talking to Boulder writer Radha Marcum about her new writing process, the inspiration she gets from nature and her newest poetry collection, Pine Soot Tendon Bone, which was published in 2024 and won the esteemed Washington Prize a year prior

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/19/nih-funding-cuts-cu-anschutz-hickenlooper/ Today, Parker Yamasaki and John Ingold talk about potential cuts to research funding in Colorado, as well as a possible return of nuclear power.

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/21/colorado-vegetable-csu-madness/ Today, Colorado Sun reporter Tamara Chuang gets you ready for the Colorado gardening season with her look at CSU’s Veggie Madness competition and her own gardening insights.

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/21/i70-closures-vail-fines/ Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins breaks down an especially rough winter along Interstate 70 and what local officials, state legislators and the trucking industry want to do to curtail the costly closures.

Today, Sun writer and editor Kevin Simpson chats with G. Brown, director of the Colorado Music Experience, about some icons of popular music.

https://coloradosun.com/2025/02/28/northern-water-environmentalists-settlement-reservoir-project/ Today, Sun water reporter Shannon Mullane and Fresh Water News editor Jerd Smith talk about one of the largest environmental water settlements ever reached in Colorado and the story of a Navajo community receiving running water in their homes for the first time after decades of effort.

Colorado's 2025 legislative session is halfway over. The Sun's Jesse Paul joined KUNC's Lucas Brady Woods and Colorado Public Radio's Bente Birkeland to talk about what's happened, what's happening and what's to come on the latest episode of Purplish, the podcast from the Colorado Capitol News Alliance.

Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/17/restaurants-closing-opening-data-denver/ Today, Colorado Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang breaks down her latest deep data dive to try to figure out if there are more restaurants opening in Denver than closing.

Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins breaks down the simmer frustrations with the Telluride ski area owner and his pushback against the Town of Mountain Village, which may use eminent domain for some of his land.

This Friday, SunLit editor Kevin Simpson talks with the author of a mystery novel that melds interests in Greek mythology and international politics.

Today we're talking with Boulder author Rachel Walker, who is working on a new memoir about a debilitating ski accident she had at Winter Park in 2023 and her incredible recovery, which has brought her back to skiing the lines she always loved to, including in British Columbia.  

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/07/doge-federal-worker-firings-black-footed-ferrets/ Today, reporters John Ingold and Parker Yamasaki talk about the impacts of state and federal budget cuts — including to one program that runs what has been described as a ferret bootcamp. Rula.com/sun https://coloradosun.com/colorado-sunfest

Read more on this story: https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/08/trump-tariffs-colorado-farm-agriculture-beef/ Today, Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang has the latest updates on the Trump administration tariffs and how Colorado exporters and importers are dealing with the uncertainty.

Read more about what you heard today: https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/06/arapahoe-basin-ikon-pass/ Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins takes a lap around the Colorado ski scene with Arapahoe Basin's access announcement, early peek at next season’s Ikon and Epic passes and more.

Today, SunLit editor Kevin Simpson chats with an author who looked at a lesser known aspect of one of the more famous names in Colorado history. Rula.com/sun https://coloradosun.com/colorado-sunfest

Today, Sun reporter Kevin Simpson talks about his quest to finding a fresh angle into the life of Colorado’s Bob Jackson, the photographer who took the famous photo of Lee Harvey Oswald being shot by Jack Ruby after the JFK assassination. Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/01/26/bob-jackson-photo-jack-ruby-lee-harvey-oswald-career/  Rula.com/sun https://coloradosun.com/colorado-sunfest

The way Colorado fills its legislative vacancies is back in the spotlight this year, as policymakers question whether its really the right way for so many people to start or advance their legislative careers. The Sun's Jesse Paul has been covering this issue for seven years now... he joined KUNC's Lucas Brady Woods and Colorado Public Radio's Bente Birkeland to talk about it on the latest episode of the Purplish podcast, from the Colorado Capitol News Collaborative. Rula.com/sun https://coloradosun.com/colorado-sunfest

Today, Colorado Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang reviews the annual list of consumer complaints in Colorado, and how the attorney general’s office responds. Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/03/impostor-fraud-colorado-consumer-complaints-protection/ Rula.com/sun https://coloradosun.com/colorado-sunfest

Rula.com/sun https://coloradosun.com/colorado-sunfest Today, Sun rural reporter Tracy Ross breaks down a recent Colorado State Forest Service report that found the trees covering 23 million acres in the state are putting off more carbon than they are absorbing. https://coloradosun.com/2025/02/25/colorado-forests-emitting-more-carbon-than-theyre-storing/

Hosting community conversations is a big part of The Sun’s mission, and today  marketing specialist Kristina Pritchett talks about events the Sun staff is lining up — online and in person — for the next few months. https://coloradosun.com/events/  friendsofchambermusic.com Promo Code: CHAMBERSUN

Today, we're talking to Jordan Campbell, an independent filmmaker and director of the new documentary Ukraine Under Fire, which premiered in George Washington University’s renowned Lisner Auditorium, on February 24, and be available in Colorado soon. friendsofchambermusic.com Promo Code: CHAMBERSUN

We've been covering all the big ins and outs of state budget negotiations, but today we're going to take a step back to look at how we got here and review what's on the table as lawmakers consider how to fix the giant hole in state finances. The Sun's Brian Eason joined Colorado Public Radio's Bente Birkeland for the latest episode of the Purplish podcast, from the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. The Sun is a member of the alliance. Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/02/21/colorado-state-budget-hole-medicaid-costs-continue-to-climb/ friendsofchambermusic.com Promo Code: CHAMBERSUN

Today, Sun business and tech reporter Tamara Chuang goes behind the scenes for the latest Colorado project headed to space — a dishwasher-sized satellite that will orbit the moon looking for water. Read our full story: https://coloradosun.com/2025/02/23/lockheed-martin-colorado-lunar-trailblazer-moon-water/ friendsofchambermusic.com Promo Code: CHAMBERSUN

Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins takes a winter tour of Lake County with new affordable options at history-rich Ski Cooper and the plan behind a ski-to cabin steeped in history off Fremont Pass.  friendsofchambermusic.com Promo Code: CHAMBERSUN

This Friday it’s time to talk music again with Sun writer Kevin Simpson and G. Brown, director of the Colorado Music Experience. coloradosun.com/love coloradosun.com/events

Today we're talking to Chalkbeat Colorado senior reporter Ann Schimke about how private equity has expanded its footprint across Colorado's child care sector and why lawmakers want to put guardrails in place for child care centers owned or backed by private equity or venture capital firms. https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2025/02/14/private-equity-in-child-care-alarms-lawmakers-and-parents/ coloradosun.com/love coloradosun.com/events

Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/02/18/power-lines-southeastern-colorado-national-transmission-corridor/ https://coloradosun.com/2025/02/12/temperature-20250212/  Today, Sun reporters John Ingold and Parker Yamasaki talk about the latest in climate and health news, including concerns over a power line corridor in southeast Colorado. coloradosun.com/love coloradosun.com/events

Read the full story: https://coloradosun.com/2025/02/13/denver-boulder-restaurants-tipped-workers-minimum-wage/ Today: There's a new state bill that would propose cutting the minimum wage for some tipped workers in Colorado. Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang breaks down the bill and what it would mean for restaurant owners and workers. coloradosun.com/love coloradosun.com/events

The Colorado high country finally got a big round of snow over the Presidents Day weekend, and Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins has updates from around the Colorado ski scene, including the sale of Powderhorn, new contract for Crested Butte lift mechanics and more. https://coloradosun.com/author/jason-blevins/ coloradosun.com/love coloradosun.com/events

This Friday, it’s time for a closer look at one of the writers making up Colorado’s literary landscape. SunLit editor Kevin Simpson chats with an author whose poetry and short stories unexpectedly coalesced into a darkly humorous novel. Denver Health: denverhealth.org/welcome Colorado Sun's Valentines Day: coloradosun.com/love

Today, Sun reporter Parker Yamasaki gets us caught up on a brewing Colorado-Nebraska rivalry that has to do with water, land and eminent domain. Read more on this story: https://coloradosun.com/2025/02/01/eminent-domain-perkins-canal-nebraska/ Denver Health: denverhealth.org/welcome Colorado Sun's Valentines Day: coloradosun.com/love

Read our full story: https://coloradosun.com/2025/01/21/colorado-semiautomatic-removable-magazine-gun-ban-explained/  Today we're sharing an except of Purplish, the politics and policy podcast produced by Colorado Public Radio News and the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. The Colorado Sun is a member of the alliance. Colorado Sun political reporter Jesse Paul joined Lucas Brady Woods of KUNC and Bente Birkeland of Colorado Public Radio to discuss Senate Bill 3, which would ban the manufacture and sale of certain semiautomatic rifles, shotguns and handguns that can accept detachable ammunition magazines. Denver Health: denverhealth.org/welcome Colorado Sun's Valentines Day: coloradosun.com/love

Today, Colorado Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang has the latest on King Soopers workers strike, a late Friday federal court filing and how things went over Super Bowl weekend.  Read our full story: https://coloradosun.com/2025/02/08/king-soopers-public-support-unions-grocery-strike/ Denver Health: denverhealth.org/welcome Colorado Sun's Valentines Day: coloradosun.com/love

Today, Sun reporter Jennifer Brown talks about riding the rails to Winter Park as a way to get more people off I-70, and state’s efforts to extend the passenger line to and past Steamboat Springs. Read the full story: https://coloradosun.com/2025/02/03/ski-train-mountain-rail/ Denver Health: denverhealth.org/welcome Colorado Sun's Valentines Day: coloradosun.com/love