Author: Marianne Goodland
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Colorado House speaker removes two Democrats from committee, including lawmaker who joined pro-Palestinian protesters, disrupted proceedings
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The House has removed two Democrats — including a Denver legislator who previously clashed with leaders and recently disrupted proceedings when she joined a pro-Palestinian protest inside the chamber — from an influential committee. House Speaker Julie McCluskie removed Rep. Elisabeth Epps, D-Denver, and Rep.…
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Panel explores if Colorado is ready to go nuclear
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A symposium that attracted leaders and experts in the fields of energy and environment on Thursday took a look at the state of energy and where it’s headed — from newer technologies, such as agrivoltaics, biochar, wind and solar, to more traditional sources, notably geothermal, oil and…
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Report: Dozens of Native American children died at Colorado boarding schools
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A Colorado General Assembly-commissioned report on the history of Native American boarding schools concluded that dozens of the children entrusted to those schools died under their care. Many more children faced psychological or physical abuse, including sexual abuse, according to the report. The report, under the direction of Dr. Holly Kathryn Norton, the state archaeologist…
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Spending ramps up on Colorado’s Proposition HH campaigns
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save With one month to go until Election Day, the campaigns for votes on Proposition HH have now generated close to $3 million from all sides. Proposition HH will ask voters next month whether to use Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights surplus revenue — which is usually refunded…
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Interim transportation panel greenlights proposal to overhaul Colorado’s towing industry
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The towing industry could be in for a major shakeup in Colorado, and it’s one some in the industry appear to favor. The legislature’s interim transportation legislative review committee whittled down their list of 10 possible bills to five on Tuesday. Those five now go…
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Colorado gun rights group asks federal court to block 3-day waiting period law
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Rocky Mountain Gun Owners on Sunday filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the state of Colorado over a law establishing a three-day waiting period to purchase a firearm. The lawsuit is the second attempt by the group to block the law. They filed a…
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Colorado wrestles with ‘hospitality,’ ‘spa’ type rooms for cannabis
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The cannabis industry is a step closer to loosening the rules on how people can consume marijuana when state law forbids its use in public. But the “hospitality rooms” for consuming cannabis, approved in Colorado law in 2019, have gotten off to such a slow a start that some in the industry question whether those…
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Colorado governor scrambles to keep Rocky Mountain, other national parks open during federal shutdown
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Gov. Jared Polis issued an executive order on Thursday to try and keep Colorado’s four national parks and other federal lands open during the federal government shutdown that is likely to begin at 12:01 on Sunday morning, directing a state agency to identify potential funds…
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Battle for votes over Colorado’s Proposition HH rages on
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The biggest battle for the November general election, over Proposition HH, heated up a little more this week with competing statements and analysis from several organizations. The Colorado Association of Realtors announced this week they are opposed to the property tax question after conducting what…
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Colorado set to issues fines for tollway weaving
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save That long grace period for moving in and out of toll lanes along several metro-area highways will come to an end Sunday. Starting Sunday, Oct. 1, the warning period on C-470 in the south metro area and I-25 north of Denver will end, and motorists…