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

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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

Who is funding Republican and Democratic candidates in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District race? Original

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By Robert Tann Verified
| The Aspen Times Verified
Notable donors and PACs are helping to shape the race for Republican Rep.
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In Democratic primary to flip western Colorado congressional seat from red to blue, Aspen-area candidates run on backlash to Trump

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By Robert Tann Verified
| Vail Daily Verified
The two Democrats seeking to flip a western Colorado congressional seat from red to blue both hope to galvanize what they say is growing dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump. But as they make similar policy pitches — reversing healthcare cuts, protecting public lands and standing up to what they see as White House corruption — only one will be the Democratic nominee for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District this November.
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Colorado bills targeting homeowners insurance relief, mobile home park protections become law

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By Robert Tann Verified
| Sky-Hi News Verified
Legislation aimed at bringing down homeowners insurance costs and bolstering protections for mobile home park residents were among the last bills signed this year by Gov. Jared Polis, who is in his final year in office. Both measures were key priorities for Western Slope lawmakers who represent some of the highest cost-of-living areas in the state. Senate Bill 155, signed by Polis on June 4, creates a grant program to help homeowners pay for hail-resistant roofs.
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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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