Analysis
The great divorce: The People of Colorado v. the State
When I was a boy, my dad took me and my twin sister and brothers to see the demolition of the Omaha-Grant Smoke Stack...
Increased climate tax and police reform
To combat increasing wildfires, Boulder will ask for increased climate tax
Boulder is proposing a new $6.5 million annual tax on natural gas and electricity...
Big wins for gun control, but business as usual for unhoused...
Boulder’s $3M plan to remove homeless camp (still) not working
One year after approving $2.86 million in new spending for cops, park rangers and a...
Minimum wage debates, gun control and a full docket for next...
Minimum wage debates, gun control and a full docket for next week's city council meeting
Black Twitter: A ‘Green Book’ for the digital age
Twelve years after its inception, Black Twitter is a force to be reckoned with. From calling out celebrities for cultural appropriation to organizing marches...
Amid slow economic recovery, Boulder set to pilot UBI; in the...
Guaranteed income by another name?
The city is moving forward with plans to give cash to low-income Boulderites, though how much, to whom and for...
Incoming! Four fresh faces will join Boulder City Council and help...
After all the door-knocking, text messages, yard signs, flyers and mailers, forums, op-eds, sign-waving, and glad-handing, you thought the election was over, didn’t ya?
For...
Birth behind bars
Thousands of pregnant people are admitted to U.S. jails and prisons every year—what happens when they give birth?
Little fires everywhere, outdoor dining here to stay
Tourists, residents and workers loved Boulder’s pandemic-prompted proliferation of al fresco dining. That’s according to a survey of 836 people from earlier this year...
The new model for saving the Colorado River might just kill...
We’ve been gathering information on various threats to the Colorado River for more than five years now at Boulder Weekly. We’ve made trips to...
