“I am concerned that the provisions of HB 23-1259 may act as an impediment to legitimate challenges to open meetings…”
Category: News/Politics
‘Rhetoric’ vs ‘Reality’ Regarding BLM Proposed Public Lands Rule
Reality: The oil and gas industry has abandoned thousands of oil and gas wells on federal lands without reclaiming them…
Online ‘Auction for the Animals’ Now in Progress, Through June 26
Virtual auction attendees can bid on hundreds of incredible items including jewelry, art, home goods, outdoor gear, gift baskets, Cumbre Toltec railroad train passes, dog sledding…
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Indian Child Welfare Act in 7-2 Decision
ICWA was enacted in an effort to rectify historical wrongs caused by a centuries-long campaign by the federal government of forcibly removing Native children from their homes…
BIG PIVOTS: Tribal Voices at the Colorado River Table
Native Americans were not invited to craft the Colorado River Compact in 1922. Now they insist they must be part of solutions…
Interior Department Initiates Process to Protect the Colorado River
The Department of the Interior today announced that it is initiating the formal process to develop future operating guidelines and strategies…
Archuleta Democratic Club Will Consider Renewable Energy, Wednesday, June 21
Kirsten Skeehan will speak about LPEA and its policies in regard to renewable energy…
OPINION: Biden Administration Urged to Reject Western Hydrogen Hub
A coalition of Indigenous, climate, environmental justice and youth advocates urged the Department of Energy today to reject funding for the Western Interstate Hydrogen Hub…
READY, FIRE, AIM: When I Write My Veto Letter
As we grow older, and get beaten down by life, we become a bit less defiant… less intractable. Hopefully…
EDITORIAL: Gifts of Public Land… or Not… Part One
“We’ve worked with the Commissioners; we’ve had conversations with them about this; and I hate to do an ‘about-face’ on this now…”
Rep. Lauren Boebert Sued for Defamation in Federal Court by Activist
Colorado lawsuit, filed by David Wheeler of American Muckrakers, cites state’s anti-SLAPP statute…
Major Expansion of Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit
New laws put $170 million back into the pockets of lower and middle income Coloradans…
Statewide Gun Ban Demanded During Women-led Sit-in at Colorado Capitol
That proposed executive order would declare a state of emergency due to gun violence risk in the state and ban the use, loading, possession or carrying of any gun…
EDITORIAL: Citizen Petition Cites Poor Road Maintenance on Cat Creek Road, Part One
“It would seem that bringing equipment back and forth for light spot-grading is not an effective use of time or resources…”
Interior Secretary Haaland Announces Protections for Chaco Culture National Park
The All Pueblo Council of Governors, representing the 19 Pueblos in New Mexico, has consistently called for the withdrawal…
INSIDE THE NEWS: The Boebert 911 Call
She said she left Jayson Boebert an earnest voicemail saying she had obtained some 911 calls, and offered him time to respond…
U.S. Senate Votes to Block Student Debt Relief
Sen. John Thune, the Senate minority whip, called the student loan forgiveness policy a “government handout” in a Thursday floor speech…
U.S. House Passes Debt Limit Bill
The U.S. House took a broadly bipartisan vote Wednesday night on the debt limit package, sending it to the U.S. Senate…
Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Nervously Eyes Debt Limit Deal
“We’ll certainly be keeping an eye on the situation and would likely ramp up logistical discussions in the event of a prolonged federal shutdown…”