Analysis
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...
All hands on deck
Over the last few years technology giants have announced major pledges to affordable housing efforts in the cities where they office. Starting in January...
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...
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...
Original intent and the Second Amendment
In the wake of every gun-toting madman, and an ever-expanding body count, comes a host of voices raised in heated debate about the Second...
Cycles of crime
It was around four in the morning when the stolen box truck came smashing through the garage door of Sports Garage Cycling on Spruce...
Colorado’s cradle of festivals
The autumn sun was high in the sky and Quinn Sullivan was onstage at Telluride Blues and Brews belting out songs from his new...
Library district, fancy fire station, and more
What happened at Tuesday’s City Council meeting?
Racial equity, a settlement for Seth Franco, and no rebates for...
Boulder has a racial equity tool—But it’s too white to use it
Boulder loves a grand plan, and there was perhaps none grander than its...
Birth behind bars
Thousands of pregnant people are admitted to U.S. jails and prisons every year—what happens when they give birth?
Ballot Breakdown
An analysis of the winners, losers and what it all means for Boulder County













