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I might be a new voice for you today, but if you’ve attended any Colorado Sun event in the past, you’ve seen my name in your inbox. I wanted to take the opportunity to say hello and talk about an event that’s very near and dear to my heart, Colorado SunFest 2025.

This year, we’re hosting our day-long event May 16 at the University of Denver, where we’re bringing together folks from all over Colorado to talk about how we make our great state even better. I love this event because we get to see everyone in one spot, we have engaging conversations about politics, the environment, health care, water and the outdoors, and we get to sit in the same room as some of our state’s top thought leaders.

It truly is a fun day for everyone and anyone, and I highly recommend joining us this year if you can.

In 2025, we will have conversations about:

Animal management in the state A homeowner’s guide to Colorado Water The new science of happiness How to become an author and get published The state of higher education

There’s more to come, but we can’t give everything away just yet! Visit our Colorado SunFest page to grab your ticket (and remember to sign in to get your Sun member discount)!

Kristina Pritchett

Events Specialist

THE NEWS

AGRICULTURE

Trump tariffs, shipping fees could take a big bite out of Colorado’s wheat and potatoes industry

Justin Lewton removes stalks of feral wheat with a pocketknife July 28, 2023, in a field south of Fort Morgan. (Olivia Sun, The Colorado Sun via Report for America)

It was a relief for many Colorado ranchers and farmers when the Trump administration said it would delay tariffs on imports from Mexico — which is the biggest buyer of Colorado wheat. But a plan to implement fees on Chinese-made cargo ships has some grain exporters worrying it will decimate their bottom line long before U.S. shipbuilding could catch up, Tracy Ross explains.

“I love you. I see you.” Immigrant activist Jeanette Vizguerra reaches supporters from inside ICE detention

A crowd of about 200 people gathered Monday night outside the Aurora ICE Processing Center in support of Jeanette Vizguerra, who has been detained there since last week. (Mike Sweeney, Special to The Colorado Sun)

Jeanette Vizguerra, a detained immigrant rights activist, spoke by phone Monday night to a crowd of nearly 200 who gathered outside the Aurora ICE detention center, where she has been locked up for a week. Vizguerra, whose supporters believe was targeted by immigration officials because she has openly criticized President Trump’s policies, has been fighting her deportation for nearly two decades. Jennifer Brown has more.

Trump’s withholding of transit funds could delay CDOT’s bus expansion plans on Federal Boulevard

A Flatiron Flyer bus, part of the bus rapid transit fleet running between Boulder and Denver, on Aug. 1, 2022, on Blake Street in Lower Downtown Denver. (Olivia Sun, The Colorado Sun via Report for America)

Colorado transportation planners have fully embraced the upgraded bus service, known as bus rapid transit, to try to reduce congestion for Front Range commuters. But those plans on Denver’s Federal Boulevard could be scaled back as the Trump administration pauses new grants for transit projects. Lincoln Roch has the scoop.

License applications pour in as Colorado prepares for psychedelic healing centers to open in late spring

Psychedelic mushrooms are ground, boiled and strained into tea for attendees to consume before and during healing sessions at the Center for Medicinal Mindfulness in Boulder. (Olivia Sun, The Colorado Sun via Report for America)

Colorado has received license applications for at least 15 healing centers, nine cultivation facilities, four manufacturers and one testing facility for growing and preparing psychedelic mushrooms, under rules that were developed more than two years ago by the governor-appointed Natural Medicine Advisory Board. The state is planning to authorize the first “healing center,” where mushrooms can be ingested under supervision, in late spring or early summer, Kate Ruder reports.

MORE NEWS

The Donald Trump portrait at the Colorado Capitol on Aug. 1, 2019. (Jesse Paul, The Colorado Sun) Trump’s GOP-funded Colorado Capitol portrait will be taken down after he complained that it’s “distorted.” The painting was unveiled in 2019 and is part of the presidential gallery in the Capitol’s 3rd floor rotunda. Douglas County Schools proposes closure of three elementary schools ahead of 2026-27 school year. School board members will review the district’s recommendations and take a vote April 8 before making a final decision on school closures April 22.

Section by Olivia Prentzel | Reporter

THE COLORADO REPORT

Colorado study suggests that proximity to oil and natural gas wells increases risk of childhood leukemia. The study builds on a small body of previous research, but Colorado’s oil and gas industry strongly disputes the findings.— Colorado Public Radio Ball Corp. offloads recyclable cups business to new joint venture. After betting big that consumers would go crazy for buying what are essentially backyard-party Solo cups — but made out of aluminum — Ball Corp. has spun off the business to a joint venture it started with a consulting company called Ayna.AI.— Denver Business Journal ? Parker family aims to have built the world’s largest cribbage board. This is a fun story all around, but make sure to scroll a little more than halfway down to see a photo of a traditional cribbage pin next to the pins made for their 12x scale game set.— Parker Chronicle Three Denver episodes of Antiques Roadshow air soon. Fingers crossed for some vintage Denver Zephyrs merch, a playbill from the Tabor Opera House or some other Colorado-centric treasures. — Denverite

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Section by Eric Lubbers | CTO & Newsletter Wrangler

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REVIEW

“Hunting the Truth” pits a K-9 crimefighting team against a brutal killer

In this excerpt from the second installment of her National Forest K-9 series, author Kathleen Donnelly describes in detail the way a new dog and its handler work at a fresh crime scene to get a line on the perpetrator. Protagonist Maya Thompson, a law enforcement officer for the Forest Service, cultivates her relationship with the pup alongside the mystery narrative that was a finalist for a Colorado Authors League award.

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Interview with the author. Donnelly explains Thompson’s tragic backstory from the first book in the series, and how the Marine veteran struggles to adapt after her overseas tour and the loss of a previous K-9 partner.

Section by Kevin Simpson | Writer

Hope to see you all in May at Colorado SunFest! Here’s that link again to grab your tickets — with discounted rates for members — right now.

Have a great day and we’ll see you back here tomorrow!

— Kristina & the whole staff of The Sun

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