Author: Marianne Goodland
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Colorado Republicans VanderWerf, Woog announce General Assembly runs
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In what’s likely to be one of the more closely watched state races in the 2024 election, El Paso County Commissioner Stan VanderWerf Wednesday announced he will run for Senate District 12. The seat is currently held by a term-limited fellow Republican, Sen. Bob Gardner…
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Colorado is plugging away at abandoned oil and gas wells, officials say
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jamie and Bobbie Rieger recently decided they wanted to move out of Commerce City and onto the wide open lands of rural eastern Adams County. On Sept. 1, they closed on a property just east of Barr Lake. The 45-acre property came with a brand-new…
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Colorado Counties, Inc. names Kelly Flenniken new executive director
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For the first time in its history, a woman is set to lead Colorado Counties, Inc. The statewide county association announced Tuesday that Kelly Flenniken, formerly of Xcel Energy, will become its next executive director, effective Oct. 16. She will replace John Swartout, who is retiring…
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Survey finds Western ag producers willing to engage in water conservation, with caveats
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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 new survey finds Western ag producers hold significant concerns about future water shortages, with 80% of respondents saying their greatest concern centers on the potential for new constraints on water use. The survey also found that…
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Colorado River solutions should include cutting water consumption, including in Colorado
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save What does a durable solution to the crisis on the Colorado River look like? According to Andy Mueller, general manager of the Colorado River District, it’s a future with less water. And that’s not just…
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State Sen. Faith Winter injured in Denver bicycle accident
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Assistant Senate Majority Leader Faith Winter of Westminster is recovering in a Denver hospital after a bicycle accident Wednesday. According to a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Winter was riding her bicycle to the state Capitol when she tried to avoid…
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Colorado’s latest revenue forecast projects slight drop in general fund revenues
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The quarterly revenue forecast released by state economists Wednesday shows Colorado lawmakers may have more breathing room than expected for the 2024-25 budget year, despite a projected decline in tax collections. Additional general fund revenues available to spend in 2024-25 are estimated at $1.195 billion, about $23 million more than anticipated expenses, the report said.…
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Colorado Water Congress panel debunks ‘big river myths’
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Will taking out lawns in municipal areas in Colorado add to the Colorado River supply? Can temporary reductions in use provide meaningful water to the Colorado River? Can the Department of the Interior require the…
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Colorado’s river commissioner calls for ‘clear’ boundaries and expectations on water guidelines
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Since taking up a new capacity as Colorado’s full-time commissioner on the Upper Colorado River Commission, Becky Mitchell said she has dedicated herself to full-time protection of Colorado and the significant interest the state has in the Colorado River. Up until recently, Mitchell held a dual…
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Colorado’s federal lawmakers touts water progress, challenges
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Bipartisanship was the buzz word as Colorado’s federal lawmakers visited the Colorado Water Congress in Steamboat Springs last week. Both U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper touted the funding coming from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed by President Joe Biden a year…