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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Today, Sun rural Colorado reporter Tracy Ross talks about federal funding cuts to agriculture projects in Colorado focused on fighting climate change and how tariffs are affecting farmers and ranchers across the state.

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Tariffs enacted by President Trump are disrupting the global markets, and today Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins talks about how Colorado outdoor manufacturing companies are trying to find their way in the changing tides.

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Today, Sun writer and editor Kevin Simpson hosts a monthly chat with G. Brown, director of the Colorado Music Experience.

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Today we're talking to Chalkbeat Colorado reporters Melanie Asmar and Jason Gonzales about how federal policy and department changes under President Trump are trickling down to impact Colorado schools.

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Today, reporters John Ingold and Michael Booth talk about Colorado's continued struggles to control ozone levels, as well as new cases of measles in the state.

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Today, Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang checks in on the Colorado housing market for buyers and sellers as we get ready for the spring real estate season.

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