In spite of the headline, this column will focus mainly on crossword puzzles, and why they are beneficial to brain health…
Category: News/Politics
Child Tax Credit, Business Tax Breaks Included in Federal Bill
“We maintain work requirements while enhancing the benefit to support families crushed by today’s inflation and remove the penalty for families with multiple children…”
EDITORIAL: Community Development as a Corporate Activity, Part Five
“So if we can help families get into homes, that will help build community wealth, because they will have something to pass on to their children, and stuff…”
Poll Finds Strong Support for Colorado Housing Innovations
Unsurprisingly, voters are nearly unanimous in their opinion that housing costs are too high…
Bank Overdraft Fees Could be Slashed, as Feds Address ‘Junk Fees’
“It’s highly unusual for presidents in these high level speeches to focus on citizens as consumers…”
Supreme Court Flooded with Amicus Briefs in Trump 14th Amendment Case from Colorado
“Finality must come now so that the states and their election officials can conduct efficient and meaningful elections,” Benson wrote…
GROWING PAINS: The End of ‘Sports Illustrated’?
A few days ago, Authentic Brands Group (which bought SI in 2019) announced a corporate-wide lay-off the majority of its white-collar workforce…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Nightmare of a Biden-Trump Rematch
Let’s see… could we possibly have a worse match-up? I believe so…
U.S. Senate Republicans Won’t Bow to Trump Demands to Quit Immigration Talks
“McConnell was laying out the political realities of where things are, and it was the elephant-in-the-room conversation,” Lankford said…
Colorado Lawmakers Try Again to Provide Eviction Protections
“We worked very hard over the past several months with stakeholders and other legislators to incorporate some of the changes…”
EDITORIAL: The Five-Year Plan for Better Health, Part Three
On one side, we had community members who fully supported the rather draconian policies put in place by Governor Polis and his administration…
NM Congressional Delegates Criticize FEMA for Delayed Payments to Victims
Letter says more than 100 victims have waited at least 180 days, with “many more” approaching the legally required deadline…
Staff Shortages in Colorado Prisons Leave Basic Needs Unmet
“I have been incarcerated for 25 years and have never seen prison this bad,” one person said in the survey. “We are basically being warehoused…”
Colorado House Minority Leader Mike Lynch Survives GOP Caucus Vote… Barely
Last week it came to light that Lynch was charged in 2022 for speeding, driving under the influence, and being in possession of a firearm while intoxicated…
Company with Shale Oil Interests Seeking to Preserve Ancient Water Right
Puckett Land Co.’s 24,000 acre-foot proposal dates to 1966, part of “integrated system” involving lands in Garfield and Rio Blanco counties…
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…