Today, Colorado Sun tech reporter Tamara Chuang breaks down why a bill addressing how Colorado businesses implement artificial intelligence was pulled from a state legislative committee and what that means for the new AI law set to go into effect Feb 1st.

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Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins discusses what he found while reporting on the number of skier deaths at Colorado resorts this season, and the balance of personal responsibility and why ski resorts don’t have to report deaths.

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Today SunLit editor Kevin Simpson talks with the author of a book that won the 2024 Colorado Authors League award in the Fantasy and Paranormal genre.

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Today, Fresh Water News editor Jerd Smith joins us to talk about the latest in the battle over the dam and reservoir expansion in Boulder County ahead of a federal court hearing next week in Denver.

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Today, Sun reporter Parker Yamasaki has the lowdown on a Colorado project to kill an invasive plant using beetles that is facing serious cutbacks after money promised by the federal government was rescinded by the Trump administration.

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Today, Colorado Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang breaks down the recent changes in the rental market and why renters in Denver and Colorado are seeing some relief in monthly charges.

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Sun reporter Olivia Prentzel has made it to the top of more than 30 of Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks and today she previews a May 21st event on “How to Safely Summit a 14ers” she is hosting in Colorado Springs.

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Today, Sun events specialist Kristina Pritchett has updates on a slew of Sun events coming up online, including next week's virtual education formula funding discussion, and in-person — our May 15 end-of-the-session legislative wrap, our 3rd annual Colorado SunFest on May 16, how to safely summit one of Colorado's 14ers event May 21 and an upcoming new homebuyers seminar in June.

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Dave Gottenborg and his wife Jeannie are first-generation ranchers in Park County who recently made history by allowing elk to migrate through their Eagle Rock ranch in exchange for lease assistance. Today, Dave joins rural reporter Tracy Ross to talk cattle, conservation, and two authors they both admire: Aldo Leopold, author of A Sand County Almanac, and Kentucky poet Wendell Berry, whose work Tracy has cherished since high school.

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On today's Sunup podcast, John Ingold and Michael Booth talk about potential billion-dollar cuts to Colorado's important Medicaid program, and an update on pine beetle and other forest infestations that have left their mark on mountain counties.

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