Better News for all Coloradans

Strengthening local journalism through the power of collaboration

Hugh Carey, The Colorado Sun

Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite

Hart Van Denburg, CPR News

How COLab is Changing the Colorado News Landscape

Media. Academia. Talent. Collaborating to Help.

MATCH Lab pairs newsrooms facing urgent challenges (Media) with faculty-led student teams (Academia) and SCORE-certified business mentors (Talent). Together, they design and deliver practical, hands-on, tailored solutions. Unlike one-size-fits-all training, MATCH Lab bridges gaps in capacity, supports local newsrooms where they need it most, and amplifies existing efforts already underway in Colorado’s journalism ecosystem.

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State of News: Colorado

State of News: Colorado 2026

Laura Frank, Colorado News Collaborative

Maximum mission. Minimum capacity. The central challenge facing Colorado news media is a capacity bottleneck. Colorado newsrooms are still producing substantial, original local journalism — most are increasing their coverage...

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Your ballot. Your choices. Your local news.

Know what you’re voting on. Trusted local news outlets across Colorado are offering free tools to help you get ready to vote. Build Your Own Ballot: Enter your address to see the races and ballot questions that will appear on your specific ballot. Colorado Tradeoffs: Explore the choices and tradeoffs behind issues you’ll vote on — and see how your decisions affect Colorado.

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Behind the Scenes

A Proud Moment for Colorado News

I’m delighted to share some extraordinary news: Governor Jared Polis and the other living Colorado governors have selected Laura Frank, COLab’s founding executive director, to receive the Governor’s Citizenship Medal...