Tag: Sara Leonard
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Colorado Water Plan turns 5: Is it working?
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In the five years since Colorado’s Water Plan took effect, the state has awarded nearly $500 million in loans and grants for water projects, cities have enacted strict drought plans, communities have written nearly two dozen locally based stream restoration plans, and crews have been…
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Sports betting revenue opens spigot for state water plan
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Coloradans legally bet more than $1.1 billion on sports in 2020, exceeding expectations and funneling some cash to the Colorado Water Plan sooner than anticipated. Colorado collected more than $3.4 million in sports betting taxes in 2020, with operators running from May through December. Voters…
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Sports gambling amps up, will eventually benefit state water plan
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save If you’ve watched TV in Colorado lately, chances are you’ve been bombarded with commercials for various sports betting platforms. Now, as you surf the internet, you might also see ads connecting the state’s newly legalized sports betting industry with funding for Colorado water projects. The…