Jared Polis

How CO4UHC is Shaking Up Colorado’s Healthcare Scene and Winning Big

July 2, 2025 1 0 Noell Wolfgram Evans

Proponents of universal healthcare in Colorado are wondering if the governor’s recent actions signal that the third time is truly the charm. One such advocacy group is the Colorado Foundation For Universal Health Care (CO4UHC) who, since 1996, has been…

Press Releases

Colorado Small Businesses Disappointed in Governor Polis’ Signature of HB 1300

June 5, 2025 Like 0 Guest Contributor

Editor’s Note: Press Releases are provided to Yellow Scene. In an effort to keep our community informed, we publish some press releases in whole. Contact: Jessica Henrichs, 913-671-0333 Colorado Small Businesses Disappointed in Governor Polis’ Signature of HB 1300 “NFIB Colorado will…

Local Governing

Ring Kissers, Peacekeepers and Revolutionaries: Which Colorado Representatives Stand for the People?

May 30, 2025 3 0 Nina Cicero-Soles

Editors note: YS serves the Boulder County and North Metro market, thus these are the representatives who won in 2024, in our market. We included Aurora’s Iman Jodeh, because of the active work she does to protect the rights of…

News

Colorado Asks PUC to Reject Xcel’s Just Transition Plan

May 6, 2025 Like 0 Robert Davis

Plan seeks to add new natural-gas-fired plants and pave a pathway for nuclear energy. Many Coloradans aren’t sold on the benefits. Xcel Energy’s plan to transition away from coal-fired power plants to more renewable energy met resistance from residents and…

Magazine

25 Stories Then and Now

March 27, 2025 Like 0 Julie River

The process of going through all of our stories from the past 25 years of Yellow Scene Magazine (YS) to find the 25 stories best suited for a sort of “Where are they now?” segment proved to be a little…

Month in Review

Month In Review | March 2025

March 26, 2025 Like 0 editor

[ Local ] Boulder City Council unanimously votes to end occupancy limits that restricted how many unrelated people could occupy a house together after Gov. Jared Polis signed a law making such occupancy limits illegal. Traditionally, occupancy limits have been…

News

Dark Money in Education

March 25, 2025 8 0 Destiny Hale

Last November, Republican Yazmin Navarro defeated incumbent Democrat Rhonda Solis in the race to represent Colorado’s 8th district on the State Board of Education. Navarro’s victory marks the completion of a silent coup that threatens to undermine its public schools…

Magazine

Month In Review | November 2024

December 4, 2024 Like 0 editor

[ Local ] Colorado Department of State website accidentally lists passwords to voting machines, forcing election workers to scramble to ensure the safety of votes. Winter storm leads to a record number of people being turned away at Boulder’s largest…

Online News

Colorado Dems go to the Democratic National Convention

August 23, 2024 2 0 Associate Editor

Governor Jared Polis spoke on the third night of the convention. Coming on stage to cheers from the crowd, carrying a hard-cover copy of the infamous right-wing political playbook known as Project 2025. Polis quoted the book in parts where…

Press Releases

Colorado Environmental Groups Submit Letter to Governor Polis Asking Him to Publicly Oppose the Large-Scale Aurora-area Lowry Ranch Oil & Gas Proposal

August 9, 2024 1 0 Guest Contributor

Editor’s Note: Press Releases are provided to Yellow Scene. In an effort to keep our community informed, we publish some press releases in whole. The letter details the groups’ many concerns with the controversial oil & gas drilling and fracking plan…