Colorado’s governor chose geothermal exploration as his top focus when he was voted chair of the Western Governors’ Association in 2022. A year on, a new report reveals the potential is hot.
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Posted inOpinion Columns
Opinion: Colorado is writing the national blueprint on methane control
It’s been boring, hard work, but it promises historic results — and it was almost undone by state legislators demanding even more regulations.
Posted inOutdoors
Colorado governor formally asks federal government to change Mt. Evans’ name to Mt. Blue Sky
The request is the second-to-last step in the renaming process to remove former Gov. John Evans, who was forced to resign for his role in the Sand Creek Massacre
Posted inHousing
Colorado Democrats are turning 2023 into the year of housing. But should the state wade into local land decisions?
Lawmakers may limit local land-use directives to promote housing density. Also on the docket: rent control, eviction limitations and transit-oriented development.
Posted inEducation
Colorado parents can now apply for universal preschool. Here’s what they need to know.
State officials expect about 30,000 children to opt into the universal preschool program in its first year. That’s about half the number that will be eligible.
Posted inPolitics and Government
Colorado governor commutes 4 inmates’ sentences, pardons 20 people, including state trooper who guarded Capitol
The former trooper, Jay Hemphill, was sentenced to a year of probation after he pointed a gun at a woman near the Capitol in 2021
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What’s Working | Median home values haven’t fallen in Colorado, but list prices for a new house have
As average 30-year fixed mortgage rates continue to hover around 6%, there’s an expectation that prices of homes for sale will fall. It’s only been 10 days since the Fed increased interest rates so it’s too soon to see the impact. Or is it? So begins week two of What’s Working’s focus on housing (Missed […]
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Colorado lawmakers plan to overhaul unemployment system, extend benefits to immigrants as they also backfill depleted fund
Colorado lawmakers are planning to introduce a bill as soon as this week that would overhaul the state’s unemployment system and also send roughly $600 million to the depleted unemployment insurance trust fund to lower a $1 billion federal debt hanging over employers. The $600 million replenishment was expected — Gov. Jared Polis made the […]
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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 […]
Posted inNews, Politics and Government, Transportation
It’s official: Colorado will begin ticketing drivers who illegally use the I-70 mountain express toll lanes
Motorists who drive in the Interstate 70 mountain express toll lanes in Clear Creek County when they are closed and supposed to be serving as the emergency shoulder will face a $250 fine starting in August. Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday signed House Bill 1074 into law letting the Colorado Department of Transportation use the […]