Jennifer Brown

3 weeks ago | coloradosun.com | Jennifer Brown |Megan Verlee

Gov. Jared Polis ordered the state labor department to turn over personal information about people who are providing homes for unaccompanied immigrant children after receiving a subpoena from the Trump administration, according to a whistleblower lawsuit filed Wednesday. The details of the subpoena were revealed in the lawsuit filed by a director in the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment who argues that turning over the information is a violation of state law.

4 weeks ago | kunc.org | Jennifer Brown

Colorado is getting older, rapidly. Are we prepared? "Aging in Colorado" is a new series from The Colorado Sun looking at how these shifts are affecting housing, the workforce and quality of life, and whether Colorado is prepared for it. Support The Sun's work: coloradosun.com/join. They bought these 17 acres, where the sparkling view of the snow-capped Sangre de Cristos rises above the ponderosa pines, four decades ago, when they were still young.

1 month ago | coloradosun.com | Jennifer Brown

Colorado counties will no longer be allowed to take the Social Security survivor benefits of orphans in order to pay for their foster care, under a new law signed Wednesday by Gov. Jared Polis. The law puts a stop to the current practice of county child welfare departments applying for federal parental death benefits on behalf of foster children and then using the money to pay for the cost of their care.

1 month ago | coloradosun.com | Jennifer Brown

San Luis Valley residents gathered Tuesday to watch Gov. Jared Polis sign a new law that strikes at the heart of a centuries-old issue: the rights of wealthy landowners versus the rights of people who use the land. The law could help solve future disputes similar to the one that has pitted Costilla County locals against a billionaire Texas oil heir who put up about 20 miles of 8-foot-high wire fence surrounding his ranch. It could also block future attempts to expand the fence.

1 month ago | coloradosun.com | Jennifer Brown

SILVER CLIFFThey bought these 17 acres, where the sparkling view of the snow-capped Sangre de Cristos rises above the ponderosa pines, four decades ago, when they were still young. A Colorado Sun series. Read more. Colorado is getting older, rapidly. Are we prepared? We’re taking a look at how these shifting demographics are affecting housing, the workforce and quality of life, and whether Colorado has the services needed for people to age in place.