Author: Luige Del Puerto
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DIA seeks federal OK to pay for salaries of air traffic controllers
The Denver International Airport is seeking permission from the federal government to pay for the salaries of air traffic controllers amid news that the Federal Aviation Administration plans to reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 “high-volume” markets beginning Friday morning to maintain safety during the ongoing government shutdown. Although it’s not immediately clear whether the 40…
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Denver Public Schools’ ‘all-gender’ restroom violates civil rights law, Trump administration concludes
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Trump administration’s education department on Thursday concluded that Denver Public Schools violated a federal civil rights law by converting a girls’ restroom at its flagship high school campus into an “all-gender” facility. That bathroom’s conversion, along with permitting students at East High School to…
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Tech group lauds move to delay new AI regulation
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A technology trade group on Tuesday lauded a move by the Colorado Senate to delay the implementation of new artificial intelligence regulations originally set to take effect early next year. Under the proposal approved by…
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Native American tribes push for seat at Colorado water negotiations
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tribal leaders are pushing for a seat at the negotiating table, where the next phase of allocating and managing the Colorado River will soon be determined. The representatives from tribal nations joined a panel discussion…
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DEA targets money laundering operations in Denver, Colorado Springs
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Anti-narcotics federal agents conducted raids in Denver and Colorado Springs on Wednesday, hinting the operations focused on rooting out money-laundering activities. Authorities divulged few details. “The DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division, along with our partners from Homeland Security Investigations, FBI, IRS, and our state and…
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Is proposal to study nuclear power at DIA off the table?
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Are efforts by Colorado’s biggest airport to study the feasibility of powering its operations with nuclear energy off the table? A councilmember last week suggested that Denver International Airport pulled a request for proposal to…
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Colorado governor, legislators have yet to agree how to plug $800M deficit | ANALYSIS
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado legislators will convene at the state Capitol in about two weeks without first having secured a deal — with the governor or among themselves — outlining how to plug an $800 million budget deficit, which means…
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Video shows Colorado deputies saving driver who likely overdosed and crashed into wall
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A video released by a Colorado county shows sheriff’s deputies saving a driver who had crashed into a retaining wall last month after apparently overdosing. The crash took place on July 28 in the 11900…
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Colorado declares disaster emergency, mobilizes resource to fight LeRoux fire
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday declared a disaster emergency to fight a wildfire that has burned about 700 acres in Delta County. The declaration means the deployment of state resources to help fight the LeRoux fire after the sheriff requested it, saying the emergency has…
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US to restrict sports visas for transgender women
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has updated its immigration policy to restrict visa eligibility for transgender women seeking to compete in women’s sports, the agency said on Monday. Under the policy update, USCIS will…