Tag: Costs
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PERSPECTIVE: Reform permitting — and curb Colorado’s energy costs
Everyone in Washington right now is talking about affordability. It’s the buzzword in every campaign promise and political speech, but for many Coloradans it’s simply a new label for a very old problem. Families across Colorado don’t need a government report to tell them what bites them in the pocketbook every time they pay a bill or swipe a credit…
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COLUMN: Tackling insurance costs will require political courage
Frustrated by rising insurance premiums, Colorado drivers and homeowners are giving state lawmakers an earful. Home insurance rates in our state have grown faster since 2020 than anywhere else in the nation, according to the Wall Street Journal. With full coverage auto insurance costing an average of $3,233 a year, Coloradans are paying $600 a…
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Proposed Colorado drilling regulation could double water-well drilling costs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado landowners who need a water well dug may be paying up to double what it costs now to add one additional inch in the diameter of the hole drilled for the well if a technical regulation under consideration by state water well regulators is…