Today - it’s once again time for a look at Colorado’s literary scene. This week Sun writer and SunLit editor Kevin Simpson chats with an author whose new collection of linked short stories is built around the life of a man who makes his living in the waters off the East Coast.

Today – reporter John Ingold talks with The Sun's water reporter, Shannon Mullane, about how special kinds of viruses could help clean up one byproduct of oil and gas drilling.

https://coloradosun.com/2024/07/18/colorado-affordable-housing-middle-income-tax-credit/ Today –  Colorado has begun subsidizing rental units for middle-income families who make as much as $170,000 instead of what affordable housing dollars used to be exclusively spent on — low-income residents. Colorado Sun politics reporters Jesse Paul and Brian Eason break down why — and who is speaking out against the shift.

https://coloradosun.com/2024/07/22/few-colorado-workers-paid-leave-famli-medical/ Today – Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang reviews the new Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance program and who has applied and is getting fundings to help take care of their families or themselves.

Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins discusses the latest idea of a private, luxury ski resort and golf course around the Stagecoach area south of Steamboat Springs.

Today - it’s time to talk music again with Sun writer Kevin Simpson and G. Brown, director of the Colorado Music Experience.

Today – the latest developments in climate and health news, focusing on the avian flu outbreak and its implications for farm workers, as well as an intriguing case of staggering disease found in a mountain lion.

Today –  we’re joined by Carrie Hauser, the 11-year president of Colorado Mountain College and a two-term commission with Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Hauser is now president of the National Trust for Public Land. 

https://coloradosun.com/2024/07/15/colorado-recycling-companies/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=The+Colorado+Sun+Newsletters&utm_campaign=Making%20recycling%20feel%20less%20pointless_20240715&utm_medium=email Today – Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang on the innovation some Colorado companies are coming up with to help the recycling industry and improve our landfill diversion rates.

Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins talks about a landmark agreement that will protect Crested Butte’s Red Lady for any future mining.

Today - Sun writer Kevin Simpson re-introduces listeners to an award-winning Colorado writer whose latest novel follows a woman who confronts middle age by embarking on a journey of trespassing and adventure through the American West and beyond.

Today – reporters John Ingold and Michael Booth talk about the Colorado Front Range's ozone troubles, as well as what to know about a human case of plague in Colorado.

https://coloradosun.com/2024/07/08/colorado-hoa-foreclosure-new-laws/#:~:text=HOA%2Dforeclosed%20homes%20in%20Colorado,sold%20for%20%2460%2C000%20or%20less. Today – The Colorado legislature this year passed a law aimed at making it harder for homeowner's associations to foreclose on their residents. The bill came in response to reporting last year by The Colorado Sun. Political reporters Jesse Paul and Brian Eason break down how the new law will work.

Today – education reporter Erica Breunlin joins us for an episode of our Behind the Sun feature where we found out more about the people who make up the Sun.

Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins reviews the numbers from the first year of Colorado's option to get a state parks pass with your car registration. Officials are pleased with the results.

https://coloradosun.com/events Today - we're going to hear from Colorado Sun Marketing & Events Specialist Kristina Pritchett about a recent event The Colorado Sun held.

Today – We’re re-visiting a conversation between the Sun’s Michael Booth and Jennifer Brown about heart transplants for very young patients, and a housing-first model that gets the homeless into secure housing.

https://coloradosun.com/2024/06/28/unaffiliated-20240628/ Today – The dust has settled from Colorado's primary elections last week and Colorado Sun political reporters Jesse Paul and Brian Eason are here to break down what happened — and why. They're also looking ahead to November and how what happened on June 25 could affect the general election.

Today – Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang has updates and advice for consumers and businesses on navigating the new Colorado law for online privacy settings and your personal data.

Ihttps://coloradosun.com/2024/06/28/justice-department-alterra-arapahoe-basin/ https://coloradosun.com/2024/06/17/colorado-ski-areas-visits-spending/ Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins has updates from the skiing industry on updates in the Arapahoe Basin sale, skier visits and what resorts are doing with all that money.

Tracy Ross, the Colorado Sun's Rural Economic Development Reporter, sits down with Kevin Fedarko, the New York Times bestselling author of "The Emerald Mile," to discuss his latest book.

https://coloradosun.com/2024/06/26/colorado-wind-energy-trump/ Today – Colorado Sun environment reporter Michael Booth looks at wind energy's contribution to the state's electrical grid, while health reporter John Ingold provides the latest update on bird flu.

https://coloradosun.com/2024/06/19/colorado-racial-equity-study/ Today - Sun reporter Tatiana Flowers discusses the start of a racial equity study in Colorado that became law earlier this year but had to get private funding to start the three-year project.

https://coloradosun.com/2024/06/22/colorado-employers-workers-job-openings-quit-layoffs/ Today – Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang breaks down the latest job report in Colorado as unemployment inches up and the jobs-to-workers ratio also changes.

Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins breaks down the latest community survey of mountain town residents and their view of quality of life with the influx of people since the pandemic.

coloradosun.com/events To submit questions for speakers for the event, please email questions@coloradosun.com Today - we're talking to Colorado Sun environmental reporter Michael Booth about an upcoming event he's moderating, Climate Change Hits Home.

Today – Our Temperature reporters Michael Booth and John Ingold talk health and environment issues, including 'How We Died in 2023', whether teens are using marijuana more or less, and some exciting renewable energy news for the Western Slope."

https://coloradosun.com/2024/06/18/adam-frisch-jeff-hurd-republican-primary-colorado-congressional-race/ Today - With less than a week before primary Election Day in Colorado, money is pouring into the Republican race in the 3rd Congressional District. And you may be surprised by who is responsible for the spending. Colorado Sun political reporters break down where the dollars are coming from — and what the money is aimed at accomplishing. 

https://coloradosun.com/2024/06/14/colorado-ai-bill-revisions/ Today – Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang has more behind-the-scenes insight about the recent AI bill the governor signed into Colorado law and possible changes after  pushback from the local tech companies.

Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins has an update from a contentious  community meeting about possibly adding another national monument on the Western Slope around the Dolores River.

Today - it’s time to talk music again with Sun writer Kevin Simpson and G. Brown, director of the Colorado Music Experience.

Hiking story: https://coloradosun.com/2024/06/11/colorado-outdoors-accessibility-aira-app-state-parks/ Stomping story: https://coloradosun.com/2024/06/10/deer-and-elk-stompings-colorado-estes-park/ Today – reporters John Ingold and Michael Booth talk about a new program to help sight-impaired people enjoy the outdoors in Colorado, plus why it's a good idea to be cautious around deer and elk right now.

https://coloradosun.com/2024/06/08/colorado-filmmakers-movies-incentives/ Today - Arts and culture reporter Parker Yamasaki breaks down a bill recently signed by the governor that will increase the tax incentive credits for production companies wanting to film in Colorado.

Today – Colorado Sun water reporter Shannon Mullane gives her take on the recent conference of big players in the Colorado River basin that occurred in Boulder and what’s next in the ongoing negotiations.

Today –  outdoors reporter Jason Blevins talks about a new movie by pro skier Drew Petersen’s that addresses suicide rates in mountain towns and what’s known as the paradise paradox. 

Today - Sun writer and SunLit editor Kevin Simpson chats with an author whose memoir explores the challenges, joys and pain faced by siblings and other family members of people with developmental disabilities.

Today – For today's Temperature podcast on health and the environment, Michael Booth talks with Jennifer Brown about heart transplants for very young patients, and a housing-first model that gets the homeless into secure housing.

https://coloradosun.com/2024/05/30/colorado-ranked-choice-voting-legislature-ballot-measure/ Today - In the final days of the legislative session, a bill was amended to create a major hurdle for the implementation of ranked choice voting in Colorado should voters adopt the new system in November. Political reporters Jesse Paul and Brian Eason break down what it would do and the political firestorm that it's causing.

Today – The unique Hope Springs housing project and how 3D printing will help bring nearly 500 affordable housing units to Greeley. 

Today – outdoors reporter Jason Blevins looks at the potential fallout from the Colorado Supreme Court's recent decision concerning liability waivers and how it might affect the outdoors industry. 

Author Ariana Harner chats with SunLit editor Kevin Simpson about "Children of the Storm: The True Story of the Pleasant Hill School Bus Tragedy."

Today – The Temperature newsletter reporters Michael Booth and John Ingold talk about preserving million-dollar views from the Uncompahgre Valley, and how Colorado hospitals are trying to squeeze the last federal dollars for Medicaid.

Today - We're sharing another excerpt from our post-legislative-session event earlier this month at the University of Denver. On today's episode, political reporter Jesse Paul interviews state Senator Jim Smallwood, a Parker Republican, and state Senator Kyle Mullica, a Thornton Democrat, about the 2024 lawmaking term and their broader tenures at the Capitol. 

Today – we're talking with Conor Hall, head of Colorado's Outdoor Recreation Industry Office and Jon Dorn Chief Entertainment Officer at Outside, about the Outside Festival that's going to be held in Civic Center Park in Denver June first and second. 

Today – we revisit the Sun’s Jason Blevins conversation with Pat Milbery, a former professional snowboarder turned incredible artist. Pat shares a tale of survival, adventure, and introspection from his journey across the treacherous Red Mountain Pass, offering a vivid account of facing nature's fury head-on.

Author Luis Benitez chats with Sun writer Kevin Simpson about his book ""Higher Ground: How the Outdoor Recreation Industry Can Save the World"

https://coloradosun.com/2024/05/21/reformulated-gas-prices-colorado-ozone/ Today, Sun reporters Michael Booth and John Ingold talk about a health care contract dispute that left tens of thousands of Coloradans in limbo and why higher gas prices may be on the way for some.

https://coloradosun.com/2024/05/09/colorado-legislature-top-bills-2024/ Today - we're sharing a conversation between Colorado Sun politics reporter Jesse Paul and Governor Jared Polis that took place during our post-legislative-session event last week at the University of Denver – sponsored by Aponte and Busam Public Affairs Consultants.

https://coloradosun.com/2024/05/20/real-estate-agents-colorado-springs-homes-sales/ Today – Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang talks about the larger than average number of real estate agents in the Colorado Springs area and what that means for the market. 

Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins talks about how some successful Colorado outdoor companies adjust after getting bought up and relocated and what communities are doing to adapt.