Coloradans conceived with donated eggs or sperm, provided after 2024, would be able to learn the identity of their biological parents when they turn 18, under a bill moving through the legislature. Senate Bill 224 would be the first of its kind nationwide and would require fertility clinics to take steps to ensure that donors can’t be used to establish more than 10 families. But there’s no limit on how many children a donor can create, and no requirement that much of their educational or medical history be verified. Colorado Sun reporter Shannon Najmabadi has the story.

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On Monday, Colorado Democrats and Governor Jared Polis unveiled a plan to advance TABOR refund checks expected during the spring of 2023.

Under the bill Coloradans would receive their tax refunds for the current fiscal year up to eight months early. Individual taxpayers would receive $400 under the plan while families would get $800. Colorado Sun reporter and editor Jesse Paul has the story.

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A community mental health center is quietly administering Ketamine to Coloradans who struggle with severe depression. Now 15 patients are receiving the treatment at the Mental Health Center of Denver. It’s the only such clinic at a community mental health center in the state to offer ketamine as treatment, and it’s one of few in the nation, for people with low incomes. The Federal Drug Administration approved the use of esketamine, a version of the drug ketamine, in 2019. Other clinics have opened around the country, but the treatment is still hard to come by for those who can’t afford to pay or lack private insurance coverage. Colorado Sun reporter Jennifer Brown has the story.

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A Colorado Parks and Wildlife recently released kokanee salmon at the Roaring Judy Fish Hatchery near Gunnison. So what will their journey look like? And what’s the state of kokanee salmon in Colorado?

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Today - The Eagle County School District and Habitat for Humanity are working together to build homes for educators amidst the affordable housing crisis.

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Sun reporters Jen Brown and Mike Booth discuss the fascinating story of airplanes powered by beef fat at the Vail Valley Jet Center.

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Vail Resorts recently announced plans for new housing projects to house the company’s employees. But many locals are concerned about the environmental impacts and one councilman even said that he’s ready to go to war. 

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Governor Jared Polis is a huge proponent of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and a proponent of using electric vehicles. So why does he ride to work every day in a gasoline-guzzling suburban?

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In communities where vocal zealots have drowned out the voices of civic-minded moderates, a growing number of voter groups are taking shape to return civility to politics. 

In Mesa County, a longtime bastion of conservative politics, the new Restore The Balance group hopes to return decency, respect and manners to Grand Valley politics. Other organizations, like Braver Angels, the Colorado Unify Challenge and Durango’s People, Not Party are taking shape in Colorado as part of a national effort to start conversations between people with opposing political beliefs. Reporter Nancy Lofholm researched the growing movement to encourage less incendiary politics.

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Health experts for years have been saying that mental health treatment should be provided alongside traditional medical care. Finally, some of Colorado’s largest hospital systems are embracing that integrated approach to wellness. Kaiser Permanente is likely the first in Colorado to intertwine medical and mental health care, staffing more offices with behavioral health specialists. And UC Heath is spending $100 million on behavioral health services. Colorado Sun reporter Jen Brown looked into the alignment of medical and mental health at two of the state’s top healthcare providers.

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