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  1. early and often
    Donald Trump
    Supreme Court Says Colorado Cannot Kick Trump Off the BallotStates will not be able to declare Trump ineligible to hold office based on the Constitution’s post–Civil War era insurrectionist ban.
    By Chas Danner
  2. off the grid
    The Women Who Walked AwayWhat drove a Colorado mother to flee into the Rocky Mountains with her teenage son and her sister?
    By Elizabeth Weil
  3. early and often
    The Legal Merits of the Colorado Supreme Court Decision Don’t MatterThe ruling may actually make it more likely that an insurrectionist becomes president in 2025.
    By Eric Levitz
  4. early and often
    Supreme Court Shouldn’t Let State Judges Set 2024 BallotThe U.S. Supreme Court could avoid a definitive call on Colorado’s ruling disqualifying Trump. But that would just unleash more election chaos.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. power
    Club Q Shooter Sentenced to Five Lifetimes in PrisonAnderson Lee Aldrich, 23, has been sentenced to five consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  6. getting around
    The Case for Taxing Vehicles by WeightMeet Deion Sanders’s Ford F-650 super-truck.
    By Alissa Walker
  7. crime
    What We Know About Tayanna Manuel’s DeathThe 16-year-old’s family claims police didn’t take her disappearance seriously.
    By Tariro Mzezewa
  8. what we know
    Alleged Club Q Shooter Previously Threatened Mother: UpdatesIt is unclear why the 22-year-old suspect was allowed to retain guns after a previous incident involving police.
    By Chas Danner and Nia Prater
  9. power
    Everything We Know About the Colorado Springs ShootingAnderson Lee Aldrich faces preliminary murder and bias-crime charges after opening fire in an LGBTQ+ nightclub.
    By Olivia Truffaut-Wong and Claire Lampen
  10. the inside game
    Is This the One Democrat Who’s Figured Out COVID?Governors on the coasts are playing catch up to Colorado’s Jared Polis.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  11. life after warming
    The Return of the Urban FirestormClimate scientist Daniel Swain explains that what happened Thursday in Colorado wasn’t a wildfire, but something potentially much scarier.
    By David Wallace-Wells
  12. highways to hell
    One State Is Showing Us How to End America’s Addiction to Highway ExpansionColorado passed a first-in-the-nation rule requiring new transportation projects to prove they can reduce emissions.
    By Alissa Walker
  13. power
    The Cover-up MachineActivists in Aurora, Colorado, wanted justice for Elijah McClain. Instead, they found themselves facing decades in prison.
    By Claire Lampen
  14. emily in colorado
    Lily Collins Got Married in Colorado This WeekendThe Emily in Paris star wed director Charlie McDowell in a magical woodland affair.
    By Danielle Cohen
  15. power
    A Cult Leader Known As ‘Mother God’ Was Found MummifiedSeven members of the group Love Has Won have been arrested after Amy Carlson’s body was discovered decomposing in a bizarre shrine.
    By Amanda Arnold
  16. mass shootings
    What We Know About the Boulder Grocery Store ShootingA gunman opened fire at a King Soopers grocery market, killing ten people in the seventh mass shooting in seven days.
    By Amanda Arnold
  17. mass shootings
    What We Know About the Boulder Supermarket ShootingMore details continue to emerge about the ten people who were killed in the attack, as well as the accused shooter — whose motive remains unclear.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  18. politics
    The Six Rationalizations for Doing Nothing About GunsEvery time there’s another massacre, the same old excuses and evasions parade through Washington.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. mass shootings
    Boulder’s Assault Weapons Ban Was Blocked Days Before ShootingTen days before Monday’s deadly shooting, a judge ruled that the city could not enforce its bans on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines.
    By Nia Prater
  20. video
    WATCH: Terrifying Video of United 328’s In-Flight Engine FailureThe plane suffered a scary engine failure shortly after taking off from Denver, but the pilots were able to land safely with no reported injuries.
    By Chas Danner
  21. hoaxes
    Wife Swap Couple Pardoned by Colorado Governor for ‘Balloon Boy’ Hoax“It’s time to no longer let a permanent criminal record from the balloon boy saga follow and drag down the parents for the rest of their lives.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  22. vision 2020
    What the Early-Voting Deluge Could Mean for the ElectionRecord levels of early voting may mean record overall turnout. But even if early voters are just voting earlier, it could make for a quicker count.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. coronavirus
    Colorado Diners Risk Lives for Mother’s Day Breakfast BurritosThey did not want a side of social distancing.
    By Chris Crowley
  24. death penalty
    Colorado Abolishes the Death Penalty, Becoming the 22nd State to Do SoGovernor Jared Polis obeyed COVID-19 era social distancing mandates and announced his historic signing via press release.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  25. capital punishment
    It Looks Like Colorado Is Abolishing the Death PenaltyThe repeal movement’s main legislative hurdle was overcome on Friday.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  26. crime
    A Man Went on a Stabbing Rampage in Colorado SpringsEight people were wounded, and a suspect has been taken into custody.
    By Amanda Arnold
  27. legal cannabis
    California’s Legal Pot Industry Is StrugglingTaxes, regulations, local bans, and illegal competition have all hampered legal cannabis outlets.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. the urbanist
    An Artist’s Guide to DenverArt-filled hotels, fried tacos, and endless vintage shopping.
    By Trupti Rami
  29. vision 2020
    John Hickenlooper Ends Presidential Bid, to Give ‘Serious Thought’ to Senate RunIn a video announcing the end of his candidacy, the former Colorado governor said he’ll give “serious thought” to a Senate run.
    By Matt Stieb and Adam K. Raymond
  30. cold cases
    34 Years Ago, a 12-Year-Old Girl Vanished. Then Her Body Was Finally Found.When Jonelle Matthews went missing in 1984, her case attracted the attention of Ronald Reagan.
    By Amanda Arnold
  31. vision 2020
    The States Trump Might Plausibly Aim to Flip in 2020There are no states that look like ripe fruit for Trump, though Minnesota, New Hampshire, Maine, Nevada, and maybe Virginia are possibilities.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. colorado school shooting
    What It’s Like to Hear Gunshots for the First Time During a School ShootingStudents describe what went through their minds during the deadly school shooting at STEM School Highlands Ranch.
    By Amanda Arnold
  33. vision 2020
    A Long Talk With John HickenlooperThe former Colorado governor on marijuana legalization, getting vetted to be Hillary Clinton’s VP in 2016, and what he learned from Kurt Vonnegut.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  34. crime
    Colorado Man Admits to Killing Pregnant Wife and Two DaughtersChristopher Watts previously alleged that his wife murdered the children.
    By Madeleine Aggeler, Amanda Arnold, and Opheli Garcia Lawler
  35. politics
    Former Maine Governor Defends Electoral College, Saying It Protects White PeopleIt’s widely understood that Republicans rely on the Electoral College to thwart democracy. But it’s unusual for one of them to admit a racial motive.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. state legislatures
    West Virginia Leads States With Boys’ Club LegislaturesSome states, like Massachusetts (bad) and Georgia (relatively good), defy partisan stereotypes on legislative gender balance.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. crime
    Colorado Man Suspected of Killing Wife and Daughters Charged With MurderChris Watts, who made a public plea for the return of his missing family, is being charged for the murder of his wife and young daughters.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  38. crime
    Man Arrested for Killing Wife and Children After Pleading for Their Return on TV“I need to see everybody again. This house is not complete without anybody here,” he said in an interview the day before his arrest.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  39. lawsuits
    Baker Who Refused Cake to Gay Couple Is Still Refusing CakesJack Phillips is suing the state of Colorado for being sanctioned after discriminating against a transgender woman.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  40. Behold the World’s Tallest-Ever Stack of WafflesIt involves 50 pounds of mix, a land surveyor, broken plates, and a John Williams soundtrack.
    By Clint Rainey
  41. The Joy of Voting by MailThe growing number of voters who don’t cast ballots on Election Day should grow to nearly everybody.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. teachers strikes
    Teacher Protests Spread to Colorado As Arizona Strike BeginsThere’s no immediate sign of progress in the deadlock between teachers and Republicans in Arizona, and now Colorado teachers are launching protests.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. drama
    Wild Sex Parties Are Tearing This Colorado Community ApartThe residents of Castle Rock are not happy with what’s happening in the “Thunderstorm Play Palace.”
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  44. the chain gang
    Internet Wants to Believe McDonald’s Is Converting Play Areas Into Pot LoungesA tremendous sounding — and sadly fake — story has gone viral.
    By Clint Rainey
  45. up in smoke
    The Booming Marijuana Industry Is Making It Harder for Restaurants to Find HelpColorado chefs blame weed gigs that pay $20 an hour to relax in climate-controlled grow houses.
    By Clint Rainey
  46. food waste
    What to Know About Food-Waste Start-up Backed by Grocery Industry’s Top PlayersBigwigs tied to Walmart and Whole Foods think it could actually turn a profit reducing food waste.
    By Clint Rainey
  47. niche drama
    This Giant Picture Frame Caused a Whole Lot of Drama in One CityBehold, the power of complaining.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  48. shootings
    3 Killed in Shooting at Colorado Walmart, Gunman Still at LargePolice say a man walked into the store, randomly fired at people near the registers, then fled.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  49. lawsuits
    Colorado Baker Who Wouldn’t Make Same-Sex Cake Gets Justice Department’s SupportThe Trump administration will argue before the Supreme Court that pastry is a form of protected speech.
    By Clint Rainey
  50. The Pot Industry Is Still Stealing Colorado’s Restaurant WorkersRestaurants can’t afford to keep losing staff to jobs that pay $22 an hour, plus benefits, in a greenhouse.
    By Clint Rainey
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