As the economy continues to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, this proposal is intended to keep money in the pockets of small business owners across the state…
Category: News/Politics
No Congressional Deal for Biden, Heading into UN Climate Conference
“If President Biden’s Build Back Better plan is not passed by Congress, the U.S. will take yet another hit on the international stage…”
Several Colorado Communities Prepare Ballot Measures, to Tax Vacation Rentals
Some municipalities, including Crested Butte, Steamboat, Breckenridge and Aspen, have already started to rein in short-term rentals in the form of caps or permit requirements…
Pharma Campaign Cash Delivered to Key Lawmakers With Surgical Precision
“I think, frankly, drugmakers know they’ve won the match when it comes to drug pricing…”
The Man Who Lives in a Hole in Park County, Colorado
He said it’s usually cheaper for the landowners to desert their property entirely, along with whatever they were trying to build out there…
OPINION: Biden Administration Ignores Animal Welfare Issues
Animal Wellness Action and its partners have conceived a raft of new federal animal protection bills introduced in Congress…
Legislation Would Prevent the Biggest Corporations from Paying Nothing in Federal Taxes
“For the last fifty years, our economy has worked really well for large corporations and the wealthy, while American families and workers have been left behind…”
Offshore Wind Energy Leaders Ask Congress to Back Long-term Plans
The Biden administration set an ambitious goal earlier this year to generate 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power by the end of the decade…
$2.39 Million in COVID-19 Relief Potentially Paid in Error to Colorado Landlords?
In total, the Division of Housing sent more than $50 million in relief payments to 1,600 landlords through the POP program, which ended in June…
Hickenlooper, Bennet Join Bipartisan Bill to Prevent Military Suicide
The bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to immediately address military suicide rates by evaluating the effectiveness of their suicide prevention efforts…
National Suicide Prevention Phone Number to Launch Next Year, But 10-Digit Dialing Required Now
Coloradans should continue to call Colorado Crisis Services as new dialing procedures take effect…
Camping Crunch Comes to Colorado
Compared to other regions of the country, the Western United States saw the biggest increase in reservable camping activity, although the trend of increasingly full campgrounds was consistent…
Colorado Supreme Court Denies Tina Peters’ Appeal Regarding Mesa County Elections
Peters has been under scrutiny since she allowed an unauthorized person to attend Mesa County’s “trusted build” software update…
Bremer, Aadland Take Early Fundraising Lead in Crowded GOP Senate Field
Eli Bremer, a former Olympic pentathlete and Air Force Reserves officer from Colorado Springs, led the field with $253,837 raised in the third quarter…
LPEA to Host Two Virtual ‘Town Hall’ Meetings Next Week
“The topic of LPEA’s future power supply has been a hot one for the past several years, with a diversity of opinions regarding how LPEA should be powering our communities…”
Governor Polis Calls in National Guard to Support Colorado Election Cybersecurity
The National Guard members may participate in “training activities and assist with election cybersecurity defense efforts”…
Million Dollar Lotteries Failed to Encourage Vaccines, Says New Study
“So this is, across all the different states, tens of millions of dollars that we could have been spending on potentially more effective policies”…
2021 Election Guide: Important Information and Dates
Once again, it is time for Coloradans to make their voices heard by voting in the November 2 coordinated election…