Rocky Mountain Community Radio

The 2026 Colorado legislative session officially wrapped up on May 13, after months of debate on issues ranging from housing and education to immigration, transportation and the state budget. We hosted a panel discussion and statewide call-in show featuring reporters from the Colorado Capitol News Alliance.

The White River National Forest would like Pitkin County to take over the management of the Maroon Bells Scenic Area. That's due to a budget gap and staffing woes.

After a record warm and dry winter, ranchers and farmers brace for a challenging summer.

As Colorado prepares for summer tourism, visitors planning trips to rural communities might assume that if they have a medical emergency, they will receive the same level of emergency care they would at home. However, that's not always the case. Rural communities may lack a hospital or even a fully staffed emergency response team. For example, the rural Hinsdale County Emergency Medical Services recently lost its only paramedic. That's left the county's EMS system in a pinch ahead of its peak tourism season.

The Department of Energy ordered the Craig Unit 1 power plant to continue operating in December, just days before it was set to sunset permanently. Now, Colorado and the utilities that own the plant are suing.

Organizers have held Colorado Black Equity Study events around the state, including in Boulder, Durango and Colorado Springs.

As conventional funding methods become more uncertain, and the Trump administration’s hostility towards scientific research continues, geologist Jonathan Stine decided to try crowdfunding as a way to pay for the cost of his research in Southeastern Utah.

The Bureau of Reclamation announced plans to release water from Flaming Gorge Reservoir, and to reduce flows out of Glen Canyon Dam on Lake Powell in an attempt to prop up the Colorado River Basin’s infrastructure.

A new exhibit of Colorado legislator pictures hangs in the former U.S. presidential portrait gallery at the state Capitol. Organizers say the new exhibit celebrates Colorado’s 150th anniversary of statehood.

The Wilderness Society says that threats to landscapes in Colorado and the West come from Congress and the Trump administration, and are only increasing as the administration rolls back protections for public lands.