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Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Opinion: Planned Parenthood is ready to serve Texas patients
When Texas virtually banned abortion care early in the pandemic, Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains saw a twelve-fold increase in patients seeking abortion care traveling to the region from Texas. We can expect to see even more patients forced to travel to Colorado now that the draconian Texas law is in effect, because the […]
Posted inHealth, News
Colorado abortion providers are preparing for an influx of patients from Texas
Abortion providers in Colorado saw the difference when Texas banned abortions at the start of the pandemic. More calls from Texas area codes. More Texas license plates. More stories about 16-hour drives. Now, providers are preparing for what could be a far more sustained increase, as a near-total ban on abortion takes effect in Texas, […]
Posted inBusiness, Climate, Energy, News
Colorado governor pressures PUC to protect utility customers from storm price surges
Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday urged the state Public Utilities Commission to protect consumers from gas and electric price spikes experienced by utility companies during the Valentine’s Day weekend Southwest cold snap, adding pressure to a PUC investigation of power company requests to raise prices. Utilities have told regulators in multiple states that their costs […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Littwin: This just in from Texas — leaving your post in a crisis should now be called “Pulling a Ted Cruz”
While few people enjoy piling on Ted Cruz as much as I do, I have to admit that Cruz’s trip to Mexico during the Texas energy crisis is, as he said himself, a distraction from the real problem — which is that Texas, of all places, ran out of gas, or at least its ability […]
Posted inClimate, Energy, Environment, News
Is Colorado’s power grid in shape for a Texas-size storm? Yes, mostly.
We see families huddling for warmth and light in Texas and wonder if the same thing can happen here. It can. And it does. Think of every major wildfire that threatens utilities and water. Think the 2003 St. Patrick’s Day blizzard that paralyzed much of the Front Range for days. Think the 2013 northern Colorado […]
Posted inCrime and Courts, News
Federal prosecutors charge Texas billionaire with Colorado ties in $2 billion tax fraud scheme
By Janie Har, The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Federal prosecutors charged Texas billionaire Robert Brockman on Thursday with a $2 billion tax fraud scheme in what they say is the largest such case against an American. Department of Justice officials said at a news conference that Brockman, 79, hid capital gains income over 20 […]
Posted inBusiness, COVID, News, Outdoors
How Colorado’s independent Wolf Creek ski area plans to navigate a coronavirus reopening
Almost 4,200 Wolf Creek skiers responded to a survey sent by the ski area’s owner, Davey Pitcher. They were largely from New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma as well as surrounding communities like Pagosa Springs and South Fork. Typical Wolf Creek skiers. They all said, heck yeah they wanted to ski this season. And they were […]
Posted inCOVID, News, Politics and Government
Audio: Second-home owners try to rally political power in Gunnison County after ban
In early April, Gunnison County announced that second-homeowners had to stay out of the county, to limit the spread of COVID-19. Now, second-homeowners who are frustrated by their lack of a voice on local issues are working to sway the upcoming county commissioner election. Jason Blevins has been following this story for The Colorado Sun and joined us to discuss […]
Posted inCOVID, News, Politics and Government
Gunnison County second-home owners, sour from being temporarily banned during coronavirus, gear up for political fight
One of the most timeworn laments of second-home owners in resort towns is their lack of a voice on political and taxation issues. Nonresidents can’t vote in their second-home communities, but the sales and property taxes they pay and the charitable contributions they make float a lot of high-country economies. After Gunnison County banned part-time […]