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Courtland Sutton’s offseason away from the Broncos continues. The veteran wide receiver was not in Denver for the first week of organized team activities. He also skipped the opening phases of the Broncos’ offseason workouts, which began in mid-April. Head coach Sean Payton on Thursday again downplayed Sutton’s absence. “Listen, there isn’t any concern and here’s why: I know Courtland well,” Payton said.

Zach Wilson’s second act has begun. The No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 draft is off and running with the Broncos and now, like the rest of his teammates, is through the first week of organized team activities. Wilson will compete for Denver’s starting job with Jarrett Stidham and first-round draft pick Bo Nix, but in his first chat with reporters since getting traded here last month, he expressed excitement about having a chance to re-set his career. “I feel like you learn the most when things don’t always go the best,” Wilson said on a sun-splashed Front Range afternoon.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis put his signature on a sweeping school finance bill Thursday, changing the formula that funds the state’s public schools for the first time in decades and providing more than $80 million to districts in the next year. That cash influx will gradually increase over the next six years to half a billion dollars annually. “I am thrilled that today we have updated the school finance formula for the first time in 30 years, ensuring that Colorado schools and students have the resources they need to succeed,” the governor said in a statement.

Concord, N. H. — A political consultant who sent artificial intelligence-generated robocalls mimicking President Joe Biden’s voice to voters ahead of New Hampshire’s presidential primary faces a $6 million fine and more than two dozen criminal charges. The Federal Communications Commission said the fine it proposed Thursday for Steven Kramer is its first involving generative AI technology.

The trial that was supposed to destroy Trump allows him to tap into a deep longing for a true leader.