The Daily Sun-Up

On today's Sunup podcast, John Ingold and Michael Booth talk about potential billion-dollar cuts to Colorado's important Medicaid program, and an update on pine beetle and other forest infestations that have left their mark on mountain counties.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Sun rural Colorado reporter Tracy Ross talks about federal funding cuts to agriculture projects in Colorado focused on fighting climate change and how tariffs are affecting farmers and ranchers across the state. Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/19/trump-farmers-ranchers-funding-cuts-tariffs/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tariffs enacted by President Trump are disrupting the global markets, and today Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins talks about how Colorado outdoor manufacturing companies are trying to find their way in the changing tides.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Sun writer and editor Kevin Simpson hosts a monthly chat with G. Brown, director of the Colorado Music Experience.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we're talking to Chalkbeat Colorado reporters Melanie Asmar and Jason Gonzales about how federal policy and department changes under President Trump are trickling down to impact Colorado schools.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, reporters John Ingold and Michael Booth talk about Colorado's continued struggles to control ozone levels, as well as new cases of measles in the state.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang checks in on the Colorado housing market for buyers and sellers as we get ready for the spring real estate season.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There is a 13-year-old skier who is turning heads in southwestern Colorado, and Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins talks about what separates him from other teen phenoms and the risks he's taking.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Friday SunLit editor Kevin Simpson talks with Stephanie Kane, the author of a memoir, "True Crime Redux", built around a cold case murder that was revived by her previously published, fictionalized account.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, The Sun's Tracy Ross sits down with Jessica Moon, a multidisciplinary artist whose global adventures and multicultural heritage shape her vibrant installations. They explore how her Peace Corps experience in Mongolia inspired her to transform waste materials into poignant statements on consumerism, capitalism, and climate change, all while bringing a bright sense of hope to environmental advocacy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.