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Move over, Boulder.

Driving the news: Colorado Springs is the top-ranked Colorado city in the national rankings released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report, beating out the state capital and two college towns to land at No. 2.

Denver is tightening its gun laws amid surging crime and ahead of what some local leaders predict will be a violent summer.

Driving the news: Denver leaders on Monday passed Mayor Michael Hancock's plan to ban concealed-carry weapons in any building or portion of a building that is owned, leased by or to the city — in the name of public safety.

Jared Polis made more than 100 promises to voters in his first bid for governor.

• Now, one of the first pledges of his reelection campaign centers on abortion rights.

A Saturday benefit saw more than 100 people gather at the Denver Inner City Parish across from La Alma Lincoln Park, where 63-year-old Gary Arellano was fatally shot late last month.

State of play: The violence led the city to close the park — inside Denver's second historic cultural district — for the third time in one year.

Dating can be expensive, but you don't have to spend a ton to have a good time.

• Whether it's your first date or you've been together for years, here are some date ideas under $25.

A decade since Denver banned homeless encampments, little data illustrates the policy's success — or its cost.

The big picture: Colorado's chronically sheltered homeless population grew by 266% between 2007 and 2021 — more than any other state — and the number of people experiencing homelessness for the first time in metro Denver doubled between 2020 and 2021.

The baby formula shortage is putting a strain on families across the country and throughout Colorado.

Why it matters: Roughly 3 in 4 babies in the U.S. are fed formula by their 6-month birthdays — meaning the shortage could jeopardize food security for most children, Axios' Nathan Bomey writes.

Denver designer Andrea Schumacher and her team gave this nearly century-old home a fresh look with splashes of color and patterns that pop.

The basics: The Country Club home has six bedrooms, seven bathrooms and one stunning speakeasy (more on that below).