Can a small fee keep home insurance costs down?

Good morning, Colorado.

A friend invited my wife and me to the Rockies' game tonight. I can't wait to sip a Frosé, snack on a hotdog and watch the setting sun — all while groaning at the game below.

You know what, maybe I'm walking into this with the wrong attitude. Today's a new day. The game could go well! Maybe we put yesterday's 7-1 loss behind us and trample the Milwaukee Brewers.

And if not … well, I'll still have that Frosé. Before I go searching for some purple to wear, let's read today's news.

Danika Worthington

Presentation Editor

THE NEWS

HEALTH

Colorado lawmakers are quietly trying to RFK Jr.-proof school vaccination requirements

An amendment to House Bill 1027, currently awaiting Gov. Jared Polis' signature, untethers the state's recommendations for required vaccines from standards set by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, now headed by vocal vaccine critic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. John Ingold has more.

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WILDFIRE

Colorado ditches plan to trade utilities' wildfire liability for insurance funding. Homeowners may foot bill instead.

At first, lawmakers planned to charge electric utilities a total of $100 million every five years to pay for reinsurance. But as Jesse Paul reports, utilities balked and now lawmakers aim to stabilize prices for homeowners insurance by collecting a 0.5% fee from almost every insured property in Colorado to raise the same sum.

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BUSINESS

Could a small southern Colorado town's tech hub be replicated in other rural communities?

"One of the things we want to do is overcome the perception that high tech is not for rural Colorado. It's still a challenge. But there are 15,000 cybersecurity jobs currently open, so we need to extend down the I-25 corridor, build interest, cultivate that talent."

— Rhonda Epper, president of Trinidad State College

The stately old Florence High School has Doric columns, plenty of parking and 18 businesses that employ 120 local workers. Sue McMillin looks at the effort to create similar business hubs in Trinidad and other spots outside of the Front Range.

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Section by Eric Lubbers | CTO & Newsletter Wrangler

THE COLORADO REPORT

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Section by Eric Lubbers | CTO & Newsletter Wrangler

THE OPINION PAGE

COLUMNS

— Mike Littwin

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SunLit

REVIEW

Poor Richard's Books picks titles on politics and personal discovery

Each week as part of SunLit — The Sun's literature section — we feature staff recommendations from bookstores across Colorado. This week, the staff from Poor Richard's Books in Colorado Springs recommends:

Read what the bookstore staff had to say about each. Pick up a copy and support your local bookstores at the same time.

RECOMMENDATIONS

Section by Kevin Simpson | Writer

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Come on, Rockies!

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