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Colorado politics reporter for @VailDaily, @SummitDailyNews, @TheAspenTimes & other mountain papers 🏔️

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Robert Tann’s Biography

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Robert Tann is the Colorado statehouse reporter for Swift Communications, the newspaper group that owns Vail Daily, Aspen Times, Summit Daily News and other papers in the Rocky Mountain region. He is based in Denver and covers the state legislature, governor's office and other political news that impacts the Western Slope.

Robert Tann’s Journalist Portfolio

Unreliable income data complicates Colorado mountain towns' housing efforts

Unreliable income data complicates Colorado mountain towns' housing efforts

Area median income has long been the language of the housing world. Some housing advocates question whether i…

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For lawmakers, an afternoon float on the Colorado River reignites an age-old question: Who gets a...

For lawmakers, an afternoon float on the Colorado River reignites an age-old question: Who gets a...

Colorado’s river access laws are murky. A coalition of advocates is hoping state lawmakers will do something …

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Can Colorado's federal lawmakers still find a bipartisan path forward on public lands?

Can Colorado's federal lawmakers still find a bipartisan path forward on public lands?

As Republicans in Congress move to open up more lands to oil and gas leasing, some bipartisan support has eme…

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As Congress flirts with Medicaid cuts and Colorado's budget crisis worsens, Western Slope health ...

As Congress flirts with Medicaid cuts and Colorado's budget crisis worsens, Western Slope health ...

When Congress ended automatic re-enrollment for Medicaid in spring 2023, a rural health center on Colorado's …

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'Drill, baby, drill': What Trump's directive for public land management means for Colorado

'Drill, baby, drill': What Trump's directive for public land management means for Colorado

Colorado's public lands are poised to face a vastly different political environment in the coming year. With …

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Congress' Farm Bill fight could jeopardize affordable housing efforts in Colorado's tourism towns

Congress' Farm Bill fight could jeopardize affordable housing efforts in Colorado's tourism towns

With Congress embroiled in a spending fight over a must-pass piece of legislation, a little-known but powerfu…

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Articles

Supporters of income tax change measure submit signatures for Colorado ballot

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By Robert Tann Verified
| Vail Daily Verified
Supporters of an effort to replace Colorado’s flat-income tax with higher taxes on wealthier individuals say they’ve collected over 157,000 signatures to get the measure on the November ballot. Protect Colorado’s Future, a coalition of more than a dozen statewide advocacy groups, said it had delivered the signatures Monday, Aug. 3, to the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office, which will now review the signatures and determine whether the measure will be placed on this year’s ballot.
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Poll shows a toss-up race for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District

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By Robert Tann Verified
| Craig Daily Press Verified
Voters in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, which has long favored conservatives, appear evenly divided over the race’s Republican and Democratic candidates in November’s general election, polling shows. U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd, a Grand Junction attorney and the district’s Republican incumbent, is leading Democratic challenger Dwayne Romero, an Army veteran from the Aspen area, by just one percentage point, according to a July poll commissioned by Romero’s campaign.
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New Colorado laws penalizing counterfeit produce, bear luring take effect in August Original

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By Robert Tann Verified
| The Aspen Times Verified
New Colorado laws targeting counterfeit fruits and vegetables, bear luring and farmer and rancher aid take effect Aug. 12. Here’s a look at what Western Slope residents should expect. House Bill 1031, which passed the legislature unanimously, makes it a deceptive trade practice to market fruits and vegetables as Colorado-grown if those products were produced in a different state. Violators could face up to $20,000 in fines.
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Colorado Press Association

2024 - Best news story

First-place for my article on a mobile home park that went nearly two months without reliable running water and the state investigation that ensued.

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Colorado Press Association

2024 - Best education story

Second place for my graduation feature on the class of 2024, the first high school class to experience all four years of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Colorado Press Association

2023 - Education reporting

First-place for an education feature story about how a federal proposal for tuition-free community college would have impacted Colorado students.

Colorado Press Association

2023 - News reporting

First-place for a co-authored story about the fentanyl crisis' impact in south metro Denver.

Society of Professional Journalists Award

2023 - Enterprise reporting

Second-place for my analysis of police chase policies in two different south metro Denver jurisdictions following several crashes.

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Society of Professional Journalists Award

2022 - Political reporting

First-place for my story on how the results of Littleton's 2021 municipal election could change the city council's political ideology.

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Society of Professional Journalists Award

2020 - Online News Reporting (Collegiate)
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Damon Runyon Award

2020 - Scholarship

A scholarship awarded to student journalists each academic year and presented at the Denver Press Club, the nation's oldest press club.

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Helen Verba Award

2020 - Scholarship

A scholarship awarded to student journalists in print news each academic year.

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