Colorado – The Journal

With the special session done, Colorado’s next tax debate is already starting

Colorado’s special legislative session took four days to finish and affected hundreds of millions of dollars of taxes – but only for next year. That means the next debate is already beginnin...

DATE: Nov 27, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado car sales are rising, despite strikes and interest rates

New car sales are up 5.5% this year, and some dealers are feeling optimistic, as union deals are ratified and supply shortages ease. The Colorado Automobile Dealers Association reported that...

DATE: Nov 27, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Joe Biden is coming to Colorado this week

Biden will attend a fundraiser in Denver and visit the world’s largest wind turbine tower manufacturing plant in Pueblo

DATE: Nov 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado ranked as eighth-best state to start a business

List was provided by business consulting firm Venture Smarter

DATE: Nov 25, 2023 | CATEGORY: Community

Colorado lawmakers support bill to protect Air National Guard fighter squadrons

Colorado lawmakers are part of a bipartisan effort to protect the nation’s Air National Guard fighter squadrons. This spring, six house members, including Democratic Rep. Jason Crow and Repu...

DATE: Nov 25, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

40,000 people work at Denver International Airport. Here are a few of the faces you may meet – and their advice for travelers

Tara Soto has seen Denver International Airport get a lot busier in the dozen years she’s worked at the shoeshine business near the middle of the B concourse. “I remember them talking about ...

DATE: Nov 25, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s recycling rates are atrocious. Here’s how one Denver-area restaurant is trying to change that.

The state remains stuck at 16% reuse, only half the national average, but new laws on plastic bags and Styrofoam containers may boost efforts

DATE: Nov 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ski patrollers, struggling to afford Colorado resort towns, look to unions for help

Jake Miller always dreamed of becoming a ski patroller, wearing a red jacket, and racing down a mountainside on high-stakes rescue missions. When he graduated from college in 2022, he applie...

DATE: Nov 22, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Gov. Polis pardons four turkeys for Colorado’s new Thanksgiving tradition

While lawmakers debated property taxes during a special legislative session at the Colorado State Capitol, Gov. Jared Polis gifted the state a new Thanksgiving tradition. On Monday, surround...

DATE: Nov 21, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New federal grants will help Colorado groups address environmental injustices across the state

Six Colorado organizations will share up to $4 million in funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to advance environmental justice programs across the state. The projects – sel...

DATE: Nov 21, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado job market still has some weak spots because of interest rates

Colorado gained 1,500 jobs last month, preliminary estimates show, even as the private sector lost jobs. According to the state's labor department, the government added 1,700 jobs, which mas...

DATE: Nov 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Outdoor recreation economy tops $1.1 trillion, fueling efforts for legislative support of industry

Colorado’s outdoor recreation economy topped $13.9 billion in 2022 and employed 130,000 workers