The prevalence of teachers with second jobs is one symptom of larger, systemic problems — the steady erosion of teacher pay, Colorado’s perennial school funding crunch and skyrocketing housing costs. But some teachers and observers say it’s also a problem in its own right, sapping teachers’ energy, diverting their focus from the classroom and contributing to decisions to leave the profession.

It's always 4/20 somewhere — at least in Colorado. The state's marijuana shops have reached a massive new milestone: $1 billion in legal, regulated sales in the first 10 months of 2016.

Economic forecast from University of Colorado researchers anticipates rise in both housing and consumer prices in 2017, but wages aren’t expected to keep up.

Latest calculations show Colorado in step with nationwide average, according to financial researchers.

One Nebraska vineyard started producing hard apple cider after a shaky grape season. Today, it outpaces their wine production.

Rents rose 6.2 percent in Colorado between February 2015 and March 2016, more than triple the national average.

USDA report, "Rural America at a Glance 2016," shows economic health problems have proven stubbornly difficult to reverse: employment rates stagnated; population declined, then plateaued; people became poorer; more children grew hungry.

An estimated 4.9 percent of Colorado's workforce may be undocumented. "Now they're buying their cars, getting their credit cards. They're buying their houses, creating their own businesses."