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Colorado Democrats send abortion-access bill to Polis to be signed into law

Legislation passes on a party-line vote after 13-hour debate

DATE: Mar 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

The new standards for testing outdoor gear are being created by Colorado university students

Engineering program prepares innovative entrepreneurs for a red-hot recreation industry

DATE: Mar 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Beloved Steamboat local killed in avalanche; second person rescued by helicopter

Six backcountry travelers have been killed in slides this season, including three snowshoers

DATE: Mar 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

How Crested Butte’s first-ever extreme skiing contests birthed the freeskiing movement

Pioneering athletes transformed the resort industry with a push for wider skis and steeper terrain

DATE: Mar 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Colorado lawmakers back off plan to ban sales of gas-powered lawn equipment

Senate bill was stripped of a provision to ban sale of devices with ‘small off-road engines’ in so-called non-attainment air pollution areas

DATE: Mar 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Business

Colorado lawmakers again try to pay landowners for rejected easements

A bill to compensate canceled easement holders is back, with a $155 million price tag

DATE: Mar 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fed-up conservative moms are winning in Colorado, and they don’t plan to stop

After two years of pandemic frustrations, new conservative groups are sprouting across Colorado as women lead the GOP ballot

DATE: Mar 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado Democrats, election officials try to prevent insider threats to elections

Senate Bill 153 was inspired by the events surrounding Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters

DATE: Mar 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Vail Resorts promises $175 million more for employees, bumps starting pay to $20 an hour

North America’s largest resort operator was vilified this past season as it struggled to open chairs and handle crowds

DATE: Mar 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: Sports

Coloradans will be charged $29 for a state parks pass when registering cars

Residents can opt out of the Keep Colorado Wild Pass

DATE: Mar 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Some in state Legislature want to stop tiny committees from appointing state lawmakers

One in five Colorado representatives were at some point appointed to a statehouse seat

DATE: Mar 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado lawmakers cut back jail oversight bill after outcry from sheriffs

Measure instead seeks to form a commission to study possible reforms

DATE: Mar 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News