Emergency service providers are waiting years for delivery of ambulances that previously took only months as manufacturers grappled with supply chain challenges
Pete Buttigieg
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FAA to give Denver airport $60M to upgrade terminal, bag-handling system
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is giving nearly $1 billion to 85 airports to expand and upgrade terminals and other facilities, using money approved in last year’s huge infrastructure bill. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the projects will help meet future demand for travel and make flying safer and more efficient. “I don’t think anybody […]
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Railroad workers warn that BNSF’s “harsh” new policy may force them to work while sick, exhausted
Thousands of railroad workers in Colorado can’t strike over a new attendance policy that two unions say is so punitive it could lead employees to clock in while sick or exhausted, potentially leading to accidents. The unions said in late March they would enter arbitration, after a judge ruled in February that union workers can’t […]
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Colorado wants to fix the Floyd Hill I-70 nightmare. Here’s how.
A few white-knuckle miles of “pinched” lanes ruin the mountain experience for travelers and neighbors alike. CDOT’s next megaproject is a $700 million effort to move beyond 1959.
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Colorado seeks $116 million in federal aid for mudslide cleanup along I-70 in Glenwood Canyon
Gov. Jared Polis is seeking $116 million in federal aid to support cleanup and repairs along Interstate 70 through Glenwood Canyon, after tons of soupy mud and debris cascaded onto the highway, indefinitely closing one of the state’s busiest thoroughfares. The Polis administration sought the aid through the Federal Highway Administration’s Emergency Relief program and […]
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The 6 numbers that tell the story of Colorado’s Democratic presidential primary
Colorado’s first presidential primary in 20 years roared to life in the final 24 hours as the battlefield shifted in the Democratic race. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont won 36% of the vote and the most delegates. But his margins were narrowed by the departure of three candidates ahead of Tuesday, which allowed his […]
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How Colorado will award Democratic delegates from the Super Tuesday primary, explained
Colorado will award two prizes from the Democratic presidential primary on Super Tuesday, and it’s possible that two different candidates could claim victory as the field narrows. The potential for a split jackpot is shaping how the White House hopefuls are strategizing ahead of the state’s first mail-ballot presidential primary Tuesday. And even though both […]
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Did you cast your Colorado primary ballot for Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar or Tom Steyer? It’s likely too late for a remedy.
The Democratic presidential primary field has been reshaped again, this time by the results from South Carolina on Saturday. Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and billionaire businessman Tom Steyer dropped out of the contest after poor showings in the South Carolina primary. Since Coloradans have had […]
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Ahead of Super Tuesday, TV ad spending tops $9.4 million in Colorado thanks to one big spender
Democratic presidential candidates spent $9.4 million on nearly 32,000 TV ads in Colorado with a handful of contenders targeting the state just as Super Tuesday arrives. The campaigns of Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg, a super PAC supporting Amy Klobuchar, and even President Donald Trump took to Colorado’s TV screens in the last […]
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Silverman: Democrats must coalesce around the candidate who will crush Donald Trump
These times are serious as COVID-19. According to a credible whistleblower, President Trump’s administration already botched America’s best chance to avoid community spread. Now, two Americans are dead. More to follow. But how many? Who should we trust? Not Trump. Trump and Pence are demonstrably anti-science. Trump unconscionably implied to a South Carolina political rally that […]