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Colorado voters sour on Democratic leaders

Colorado voters are becoming increasingly pessimistic about the state's Democratic leaders, a new poll shows.

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Colorado voters are increasingly pessimistic about the state&#x27;s Democratic leaders, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="a new poll" data-vars-click-url="https://copollinginstitute.org/poll/2026-04-november-statewide-poll/" data-vars-content-id="d53cf352-0222-46fd-86f2-bb52a3d626ed" data-vars-headline="Colorado voters sour on Democratic leaders" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://copollinginstitute.org/poll/2026-04-november-statewide-poll/" target="_blank">a new poll</a> shows.Why it matters: The attitude shift among likely voters comes ahead of the 2026 election and offers insight into June&#x27;s primary contests.

Molly Brown House debuts rare Titanic artifacts

The new artifacts will be on display through December.

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Five days before the Titanic sank, American writer Archibald Gracie penned an unknowingly foreboding letter aboard the colossal ocean liner.Zoom in: &quot;It is a fine ship this, but I shall await my journey&#x27;s end before I pass judgment on her,&quot; he wrote in a letter dated April 10, 1912, sending the letter a day later when the ship was docked in Queenstown, Ireland.

Six new spots to eat and drink in Denver

Some debuts come straight from local culinary luminaries.

Food and Drink

Several new and upcoming bars and restaurants are lighting up the city, including a sprinkling of high-profile debuts from culinary luminaries.Zoom in: We found six spots that recently opened or are set for a spring debut.

Colorado is losing companies to rival states, report finds

The findings sound an alarm about the state's economic competitiveness and business environment.

Business

Major companies are increasingly departing Colorado, shrinking their footprint or bypassing it altogether for expansion or relocation, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="a new report" data-vars-click-url="https://cochamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2025-Relocations-Tracker.pdf" data-vars-content-id="dfa6ef34-106a-4f85-8dfe-3f96559b4f74" data-vars-headline="Colorado is losing companies to rival states, report finds" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://cochamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2025-Relocations-Tracker.pdf" target="_blank">a new report</a> shows.Why it matters: The findings — from a recent Colorado Chamber Foundation study — are sounding an alarm about the state&#x27;s economic competitiveness and business environment.

Broncos ownership group buy minority stake in Rockies

The deal links two of Denver's biggest teams — and, through family and ownership ties, effectively connects all four major pro franchises.

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The ownership group behind the Denver Broncos, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Penner Sports Group" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2025/10/29/how-taxpayers-could-pay-new-broncos-stadium" data-vars-content-id="1b3e749d-6726-4bac-add6-2a7443698ef1" data-vars-headline="Broncos ownership group buy minority stake in Rockies" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2025/10/29/how-taxpayers-could-pay-new-broncos-stadium" target="_self">Penner Sports Group</a>, is joining the Colorado Rockies as minority partners, the baseball club announced Friday. Why it matters: The deal links two of Denver&#x27;s biggest teams — and, through <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="family and ownership ties" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2022/08/09/walton-colorado-denver-broncos-foundation" data-vars-content-id="1b3e749d-6726-4bac-add6-2a7443698ef1" data-vars-headline="Broncos ownership group buy minority stake in Rockies" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2022/08/09/walton-colorado-denver-broncos-foundation" target="_self">family and ownership ties</a>, effectively connects all four major pro franchises — concentrating influence over the city&#x27;s sports landscape.

Colorado's oil and gas wars resume with new ballot measures

The two-year ceasefire between the oil and gas industry and environmentalists appears to be coming to an end.

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The two-year <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="ceasefire" data-vars-click-url="https://coloradonewsline.com/2024/04/30/colorado-democrats-announce-deal-to-extend-truce-on-oil-and-gas-ballot-measures-in-2024/" data-vars-content-id="6fb4abeb-2980-4cd4-8182-6ae96faf038f" data-vars-headline="Colorado&#x27;s oil and gas wars resume with new ballot measures" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://coloradonewsline.com/2024/04/30/colorado-democrats-announce-deal-to-extend-truce-on-oil-and-gas-ballot-measures-in-2024/" target="_blank">ceasefire</a> between the oil and gas industry and environmentalists appears to be coming to an end as the two sides return to the ballot battlefield.Why it matters: In a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="fragile 2024 truce" data-vars-click-url="https://www.cpr.org/2024/05/03/deal-behind-colorados-oil-and-gas-deal-no-new-drilling-policies-until-2028/" data-vars-content-id="6fb4abeb-2980-4cd4-8182-6ae96faf038f" data-vars-headline="Colorado&#x27;s oil and gas wars resume with new ballot measures" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.cpr.org/2024/05/03/deal-behind-colorados-oil-and-gas-deal-no-new-drilling-policies-until-2028/" target="_blank">fragile 2024 truce</a>, negotiated by Gov. Jared Polis, industry supporters and environmental groups vowed not to introduce additional competing ballot measures designed to boost or regulate oil and gas operations.

Colorado nears deal to amend AI law

A long-stalled deal to rewrite the state's far-reaching artificial intelligence regulations appears suddenly within reach.

A long-stalled deal to rewrite the state&#x27;s far-reaching <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="artificial intelligence regulations" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2025/08/21/colorado-democrats-ai-regulations-special-session" data-vars-content-id="e92d24ee-da8b-4749-b2c6-4f6ac71157cd" data-vars-headline="Colorado nears deal to amend AI law" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2025/08/21/colorado-democrats-ai-regulations-special-session" target="_self">artificial intelligence regulations</a> appears suddenly within reach.Why it matters: Colorado&#x27;s first-in-the-nation AI regulations <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="set the standard" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2024/08/06/colorado-ai-bill-national-model" data-vars-content-id="e92d24ee-da8b-4749-b2c6-4f6ac71157cd" data-vars-headline="Colorado nears deal to amend AI law" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2024/08/06/colorado-ai-bill-national-model" target="_self">set the standard</a>, but disagreements over liability and scope forced advocates back to the table to draft a last-minute overhaul before the session ends in May.

Marijuana prices in Colorado hit record low

For the fourth straight year, annual marijuana sales in Colorado dropped.

The bud&#x27;s a bargain in Colorado.Why it matters: Legal marijuana prices are hitting a record low as <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="the industry struggles" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2024/05/01/marijuana-federal-reclassification-colorado-industry-taxes-dispensaries" data-vars-content-id="ae09fc44-6dcf-4013-96e0-0949a25bb52a" data-vars-headline="Marijuana prices in Colorado hit record low" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2024/05/01/marijuana-federal-reclassification-colorado-industry-taxes-dispensaries" target="_self">the industry struggles</a> to recalibrate from <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="declining sales" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2024/11/13/marijuana-deliveries-sales-plummeting" data-vars-content-id="ae09fc44-6dcf-4013-96e0-0949a25bb52a" data-vars-headline="Marijuana prices in Colorado hit record low" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2024/11/13/marijuana-deliveries-sales-plummeting" target="_self">declining sales</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="competition from other states" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2024/04/18/state-of-colorado-marijuana-industry-finances-economy" data-vars-content-id="ae09fc44-6dcf-4013-96e0-0949a25bb52a" data-vars-headline="Marijuana prices in Colorado hit record low" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2024/04/18/state-of-colorado-marijuana-industry-finances-economy" target="_self">competition from other states</a>.

Inside the new All Inn Hotel on Colfax Avenue

The former All Inn motel on East Colfax Avenue sat unattended for years, morphing into an eyesore along the busy commercial corridor.Yes, but: After $22 million toward its transformation — including Denver City Council-approved <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="tax-increment financing" data-vars-click-url="https://denverite.com/2023/09/19/all-in-motel-east-colfax-updated-plan/" data-vars-content-id="c89a0030-4344-4b9c-9be9-10b99e8ca7a0" data-vars-headline="Inside the new All Inn Hotel on Colfax Avenue" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://denverite.com/2023/09/19/all-in-motel-east-colfax-updated-plan/" target="_blank">tax-increment financing</a> — it&#x27;s an eyesore no more.

Colorado's hospitals are highly consolidated, report shows

67% of the state's 80-plus hospitals analyzed in the Yale study are concentrated in ownership or represent a monopoly in certain markets.

Colorado&#x27;s health care system is heavily consolidated among a few hospital systems, a dynamic that is raising concerns among state lawmakers.Why it matters: As rising health care costs put more financial strain on Americans, &quot;one major and underappreciated factor driving price increases is rising consolidation among U.S. hospitals,&quot; according to Yale&#x27;s new <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Health Care Affordability Lab" data-vars-click-url="https://www.healthcareaffordabilitylab.org/commentary-press-release-posts/a-ranking-of-all-50-states-by-hospital-consolidation" data-vars-content-id="6b02dfb8-a885-4aed-a3f3-15f2e9e8ed4b" data-vars-headline="Colorado&#x27;s hospitals are highly consolidated, report shows" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.healthcareaffordabilitylab.org/commentary-press-release-posts/a-ranking-of-all-50-states-by-hospital-consolidation" target="_blank">Health Care Affordability Lab</a>.

Democrats want $60M in new fees for alcohol industry

The legislation would pass the social costs of alcohol misuse to the industry.

To combat Colorado&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="high rate" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2024/01/11/colorado-alcohol-deaths-overdoses-alarming-rates" data-vars-content-id="f64a936b-2f97-488a-b044-33802e9809fb" data-vars-headline="Democrats want $60M in new fees for alcohol industry" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2024/01/11/colorado-alcohol-deaths-overdoses-alarming-rates" target="_self">high rate</a> of alcohol-related deaths, Democratic lawmakers want to levy as much as $60 million in fees on manufacturers of beer, wine and spirits.Why it matters: The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="legislation" data-vars-click-url="https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb26-1271" data-vars-content-id="f64a936b-2f97-488a-b044-33802e9809fb" data-vars-headline="Democrats want $60M in new fees for alcohol industry" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb26-1271" target="_blank">legislation</a> would shift more of the public costs of alcohol misuse — like health care and treatment programs — onto manufacturers instead of taxpayers. But the industry says it <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="can&#x27;t absorb another hit" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/10/09/craft-beer-production-closings-gabf" data-vars-content-id="f64a936b-2f97-488a-b044-33802e9809fb" data-vars-headline="Democrats want $60M in new fees for alcohol industry" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/10/09/craft-beer-production-closings-gabf" target="_self">can&#x27;t absorb another hit</a>.

Why Denver's considering a data center moratorium

Forty-six data centers currently operate in Denver.

Denver City Councilmember Paul Kashmann says the city must pause data center development over their massive size, heavy power and water demands, as well as over vague definitions in current zoning laws.State of play: The plan announced last week with Mayor Mike Johnston calls for a one-year moratorium on building data centers, likely starting this spring.

A bar chart that shows the top destination states for companies leaving Colorado each year from 2019 to 2025. Texas leads with 21 departures, followed by California with 10. Arizona and North Carolina each have six, and Florida has five.

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