Puckett Land Co.’s 24,000 acre-foot proposal dates to 1966, part of “integrated system” involving lands in Garfield and Rio Blanco counties…
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Forest Service Withdraws Key Permit for Controversial Utah Oil-Train Project
“If the deficiencies are addressed and resubmitted for consideration, the Forest Service may issue a new decision…”
Colorado Legislators Looking at Outlawing ‘Occupancy Limits’
“So much of the energy use and emissions associated with buildings is essentially fixed, irrespective of the number of people…”
Colorado Department of Corrections Awarded Grant to Address Opioid Use Disorder in Prisons
“Two-thirds of today’s incarcerated population, on a nationwide basis, struggles with a substance use disorder…”
Sweeping Overhaul of Colorado Elections Gets Initial Nod for Ballot
A proposal backed by one of Colorado’s wealthiest political donors to dramatically overhaul how the state conducts its elections cleared its first hurdle…
Sen. Bennet Pushing Child Tax Credit Expansion
The framework led by top tax policy leaders would raise the child tax credit incrementally through 2025…
With Partial Federal Shutdown a Week Away, What’s Next?
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson committed Friday to following the topline spending agreement he struck with Democrats less than a week ago…
12 State Attorneys General Submit Request for Federal Rescheduling of Cannabis
“Colorado is committed to protecting the integrity of its first-in-the-nation regulated cannabis market…”
Denver Metro Faces $250 Million Funding Cliff
Over the last two years, Denver metro governments received a little over $1 billion from the federal American Rescue Plan Act…
VIDEO: Colorado Governor’s ‘State of the State’ Speech is Housing-Centric
“Simply put, we must create more housing in our state that Coloradans at all income levels can rent or buy…”
Colorado Republican and Democrat Legislators Announce 2024 Goals
“During the 2023 legislative session and the November special session, tension between the Republican caucus and the majority often flared…”
Colorado Property Management Company Will Pay $1 Million Settlement
Attorney general investigation found Four Star Realty misled tenants, particularly college students, and unlawfully withheld security deposits…
IRS Won’t Tax Colorado’s 2023 TABOR Refunds
Coloradans filing their taxes this year can expect an $800 TABOR refund from the state…
OPINION: Politifact Ranks RFK’s Conspiracies as ‘Lie of the Year’
Kennedy was popular with conservative commentators before he became an independent, and he has avoided pointedly criticizing Trump…
ACLU of Colorado Launches New Podcast, ‘Of the People’
The podcast was created to shed light on our collective efforts to protect and expand civil rights and civil liberties for all Coloradans…
Rep. Lamborn Retiring, Leaving All Colorado’s GOP-held Seats in Congress Up for Grabs
The Colorado Springs Republican said, on a radio show Friday morning, that he will retire at the end of 2024…
Colorado Home Owners Can Apply for Property Tax Deferral Loans
“Anytime we can keep folks in their homes and help them find tax relief at the same time is a win for Coloradans…”
U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Colorado Case Banning Trump from Ballot
The court granted a formal order for a case to be heard before the Supreme Court — in the case of Donald J. Trump v. Norma Anderson et al…
Proposed Colorado Legislation Aims to Protect Construction Workers from Wage Theft
“It’s an injustice. It’s stolen rent money. It’s money that would have gone onto the kitchen table, to health care…”