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Good morning and happy Monday.

I stayed out way too late last night catching up with a long-time journalist friend, but the deep conversation over a bottle of red was well worth being tired today. For one thing, she helped me get over a different weekend interaction in which a friend of a friend who I was meeting for the first time called journalists “scummier than lawyers.” This was, of course, before she asked what I do for a living.

So that was awkward, but not a big deal really since I’ve heard way worse from my email inbox. It made me want to hug all the people out there who value, understand and support journalism. That includes you reading this newsletter and caring about what’s going on in your community and state.

Today, our hard-working journalists bring you news about a Cañon City swimming pool project, the final days of the state legislature and how Trump policies could end up helping coal exports. Enjoy these interesting reads and then tell your friends please.

Jennifer Brown

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THE NEWS

NEWS

Could Trump actually revive Colorado’s vilified coal industry?

A dragline excavator moves the rock or soil layer that needs to be removed in order to access the coal at Trapper Mining in Craig in this 2021 file photo. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

“The reality is Colorado’s coal industry is a shadow of what it once was because the industry has mined the most economic reserves already and now costs are simply too high to maintain nearly any viable mining. Add to that the liabilities of coal — more air pollution, more climate costs, and more — it’s simply a ghost of an industry at this point. Trump may put on a show, but he can’t raise the dead.”

— Jeremy Nichols of the Center for Biological Diversity

One contingent of President Trump’s flurry of executive orders has been an all-out effort to revive the U.S. coal industry. But as Michael Booth reports, there are economic realities standing in the way of any imagined return for coal in Colorado.

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POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT

The big bills Colorado’s legislature has to deal with before the 2025 lawmaking term ends Wednesday

Senate Majority Leader Robert Rodriguez, left, talks with Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen, R-Monument, in the Colorado Senate on Friday at the state Capitol in Denver. (Jesse Paul, The Colorado Sun)

Time is ticking for lawmakers under the golden dome, and Jesse Paul has laid out the biggest issues still on the table, from a big union bill to the lawsuit that could challenge TABOR and more.

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Colorado lawmakers may steer more existing tax dollars to schools. Other programs could take a hit. An amendment made last week to the school finance act would create an estimated $230 million pot of money for schools from a share of existing state tax revenue in its first year, Erica Breunlin reports. Colorado union and business leaders can’t reach deal on Labor Peace Act, so Democrats will test Jared Polis’ veto pen. The governor has said he opposes any effort to repeal a requirement that workers get to vote on whether they should be forced to pay fees for collective bargaining representation — whether or not they are members of their workplace’s union. Most controversial provision cut from Colorado transgender rights bill — and more changes are still likely. Gov. Jared Polis’ office said they’ve shared a number of legal and policy concerns with sponsors. Colorado lawmakers decide against trying to override veto of bill delaying open records responses. Senate Bill 77 would have given governments more time to respond to records requests from the public and businesses while exempting journalists from the delays.

POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT

A handful of voters could determine the fate of Cañon City’s stalled $24.8 million pool project

Cañon City’s Recreation and Park District hope voters will approve ballot measures funding construction of a pool to replace the nearly 60-year-old R.A. Icabone community pool. (Mike Sweeney, Special to The Colorado Sun)

Cañon City — the only municipality in Colorado with more than 7,000 residents and no pool — has plenty of money to build a new aquatic center thanks to voters in November. But those same voters rejected the tax that would provide funds to operate the center, leaving the project in limbo — and making the traditionally low-turnout vote for the area’s parks board more important than ever, Sue McMillin writes.

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IMMIGRATION

Colorado Democrats’ effort to further shield immigrants from deportation is one vote from Jared Polis’ desk

A news conference at the Colorado Capitol in Denver on April 8, where Democrats discussed their bill to shield people living in the U.S. illegally from deportation. (Jesse Paul, The Colorado Sun)

The Colorado House passed Senate Bill 276 — which would further limit local cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement — despite Gov. Jared Polis’ continued doubts about the measure.

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Trump administration sues Denver and Colorado for allegedly interfering in immigration enforcement. The lawsuit claims the state and the city of Denver have passed “sanctuary laws” violating the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Fact Brief ☀️ Can Border Patrol enforce immigration laws on tribal land? Yes. The federal government has enforcement authority over federal crimes like crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, even on tribal land.

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Colorado’s imports and exports to China continue to drop in 2025. In this week’s edition of What’s Working, Tamara Chuang crunches Colorado’s international trade numbers, plus why the state’s job openings are up and Denver restaurant numbers are flat. Judge sentences 2nd man in rock-throwing spree that killed Alexa Bartell. A judge Friday sentenced 20-year-old Zachary Kwak, who used his cellphone to take a photo of the victim’s crashed car after the attack, to 32 years in prison.

COLORADO SUNDAY

Bill Masters, Colorado’s longest serving lawman, reflects on a half century of service

San Miguel County Sheriff Bill Masters stands for a portrait in downtown Telluride. (William Woody, Special to The Colorado Sun)

San Miguel County’s sheriff since the 1970s is handing over the badge next month, having witnessed a wholesale transformation of the ski town he calls home. Jason Blevins has the story.

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THE COLORADO REPORT

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Former Avalanche star Mikko Rantanen has 4-point 3rd period for Stars to end Avs’ playoff run. Mikko Rantanen’s hat trick and unbelievable third period was the nail in the Avalanche’s coffin in the make-or-break Game 7. At least we might have Landeskog back for real next season, right?— AP News These landlords accrued years of complaints and serious health violations. Denver handed them rental licenses anyway. A Denver Post investigation found the city has handed out licenses to building owners with years of documented violations, who then continue to neglect their tenants.— The Denver Post ? Following Bishop Well incident near Galeton, Colorado oil and gas operators must submit safety report this month. The Galeton event occurred April 6 at the facility south of Weld County Road 74 when a failure of the designed well barriers caused a loss of control over the pressure in the wellbore — the hole that allows for access to oil, gas or water — and led to a blowout that left thousands of gallons across the site.— Greeley Tribune “It’s been chaos”: AmeriCorps cuts slash Colorado jobs, leaving local leaders scrambling. Six Montrose-based organizations or regional organizations that serve Montrose County as part of a larger service area are overseen by Serve Colorado, while some others receive funding directly from federal AmeriCorps sub-programs and at least one more was in the process of applying to AmeriCorps.— Montrose Daily Press

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THE OPINION PAGE

COLUMNS

Does anyone really think Jared Polis can be president? The line between Trump resisters and Trump accommodationists, including Jared Polis, may be where the Democratic presidential race is decided.— Mike Littwin Denver City council can score by approving plan for the proposed soccer stadium. The women’s soccer team proposal to build on a vacant lot close to Denver would be a boon to the surrounding area and the city itself.— Mario Nicolais Women are on the front lines in the manosphere’s “war for civilization.” With the nation’s birth rate declining, President Trump and his team want women to get pregnant early and often.— Diane Carman

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