Immigrant Health Program to Cost $104.5M

Providing healthcare to children and pregnant women whose immigration status prevents them from receiving Medicaid will cost the state $104.5 million this fiscal year, 611% more than the initial $14.7 million estimate.

Cover All Coloradans, launched in 2025, is a state-funded program that offers Medicaid-like coverage. Twelve other states have similar programs for immigrant children. Five states, including Colorado, extend coverage to pregnant women.

In 2022, fiscal analysts estimated 3,700 immigrants would enroll in the program in the 2025-26 fiscal year. The actual number is nearly 28,000, a disparity the state healthcare department attributes, in part, to higher-than-expected immigration rates.

Budget officials have begun to pare back the coverage as they work to address a largely Medicaid-driven $1.2 billion budget shortfall. Lawmakers will debate the program’s future once the budget is drafted.

Snow Snarls Traffic Ahead of Heat Wave

Slick roads led to multiple crashes and spinouts Sunday, triggering periodic closures of Interstate 70 in the high country and of Interstate 25 near Monument.

The conditions followed a snowstorm over the weekend that left anywhere from a light dusting in Fort Collins to about 10 inches near Larkspur. See a list here.

The burst of wet snow coincided with a spring break rush at Denver International Airport, which tallied 389 flights delayed and 57 canceled by late afternoon.

Today’s temperatures will rebound into the 60s ahead of a historic March heat wave, which will send highs into the lower 80s tomorrow and keep them in the mid-80s through Sunday.

The Flyover Turns Three

Three years ago today, we sent our first-ever edition of The Flyover to 47 people. Read our first edition here.

Just one year ago, we delivered The Flyover to 1.1 million readers. Today, 2.7 million of you received our national edition, plus another 1.7 million in our nine state editions.

The Colorado Flyover now reaches 115,000 readers. It’s part of a nine-state network with more than 4 million total readers nationwide.

It has been a busy 12 months for our team. Along with that growth, we started a podcast that’s amassed more than 1.1 million views per month, launched additional state editions in Ohio and Arizona, and welcomed 3,700 readers to the Flyover family as fellow owners.

Our audience has changed dramatically, but the core principles have stayed the same: fact-first daily news. We’ve made improvements over the years, but we still deliver the news without media bias or a political agenda. (And we have a little fun, too.)

The Flyover has emerged as a leading publication with a larger audience than many recognizable news media brands, and we owe that entirely to you, our Flyover readers.

We’ve got big plans for 2026, starting with The California Flyover on April 1. Click here to sign up.

Thank you for sticking with us. We wouldn’t exist without your support, and we’re excited to serve you for another year.

Dear Flyover Reader,

Three years ago today—on St. Patrick’s Day, 2023—we launched The Flyover. It was either a result of good luck or pure stubbornness. I’d like to think it was a little of both.

Back then, we had no idea if this thing would work. All we knew was that millions of Americans were tired of being talked down to by legacy media, and we believed a daily news publication focused on facts first (without the usual slanted nonsense) might be worth a shot.

Turns out, you agreed.

In three years, The Flyover has grown from 47 readers on day one to over 4.4 million across all editions, making us one of the largest independent news platforms in the country.

That growth happened because of you. Not because of some corporate media conglomerate. Not because of a cable news deal. But because everyday readers like you showed up, spread the word, and backed us when it counted.

Here’s the honest truth: The Flyover is free, and it always will be. But free doesn’t mean it costs nothing to produce. We have gone from a volunteer staff to a dedicated team of writers, editors, and builders who work hard for you every day, and now rely on us to pay the bills and feed their families. Our advertisers cover a lot, but we also count on our readers. Reader support is what closes the gap and keeps us independent.

On our third birthday, I’m asking: if The Colorado Flyover has earned a spot in your morning routine and you have come to trust us with your news, would you consider making a financial donation to The Colorado Flyover?

Whether it’s $15 or $500, every dollar helps us keep doing what we do—delivering the news straight, without the spin.

Thank you for three incredible years. Here’s to many more.

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➤ Penrose: Carie Hallford, a funeral home co-owner linked to nearly 200 decaying bodies discovered at her facility while defrauding both the government and bereaved families, was sentenced to 18 years in prison on federal wire fraud charges. Her state sentencing for abuse of a corpse is April 24. (More)

➤ Statewide: Colorado firefighters on a multistate incident management team are helping battle two wildfires burning more than 600,000 combined acres in western Nebraska. (More)

➤ Statewide: Pedestrian deaths reached 127 in 2025, representing a nearly 100% increase over the past decade, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. (More)

➤ Walsenburg: As of Monday, the city is still under a disaster declaration and boil advisory due to a water main break. Lathrop State Park’s public showers are now open to the community at no cost. (More)

➤ Copper Mountain and Berthoud Pass recorded 111 mph wind gusts early Sunday, with other triple-digit readings across the high country. (See List)

➤ Statewide: Gov. Jared Polis and 18 other governors sent a joint letter urging Congress not to codify tariffs recently invalidated by the U.S. Supreme Court. (See Details)

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➤ The Colorado State women’s basketball team secured a No. 12 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will face No. 5 Michigan State in the first round Friday. (More)

➤ Meanwhile, University of Colorado women’s basketball earned a No. 10 seed in the tournament and will play Illinois in round one. (More)

➤ Zero men’s basketball teams from the state made the March Madness tournament, though CSU will play in the NIT tournament as a No. 3 seed. (More)

➤ Yesterday’s Results: NBA | NHL | NCAAB | NCAASB | Soccer | World Baseball Classic

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➤ Thousands of meatpackers at the JBS facility in Greeley went on strike Monday, the first U.S. meatpacker strike in more than four decades. (See Details)

➤ Texas Roadhouse, a popular steakhouse chain, plans to build a new Johnstown restaurant near the southeast corner of Interstate 25 and U.S. Highway 34, just south of a future Boondocks Fun Center. (More)

➤ The Environmental Protection Agency partially rejected proposed operating permits for six oil and gas compressor stations in Garfield County, ordering state regulators to require stricter emissions monitoring in revised permits. (More)

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Today marks three years of The Flyover, from a first send to 47 readers to more than 4.4 million across all editions. That kind of growth only happens when readers decide something is worth coming back to. We plan to keep The Flyover free, but it takes real resources to build and deliver it each day.

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➤ Ember, a 5-year-old avalanche rescue dog at Purgatory Resort near Durango, is the only dog in La Plata County specializing in avalanche rescue. (See Video)

➤ Promoters of IndyCar, North America’s premier open-wheel, high-speed racing championship, are pitching Denver as the circuit’s newest stop. The event would make Denver one of 18 host cities on the continent. (More)

➤ Casa Bonita, known as the Disneyland of Mexican restaurants, began accepting summer reservations yesterday, with spots open from May 5 to Sept. 6. (See Details)

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