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Forest Service, Park Service rock climbing proposals worry both climbers and wilderness advocates

New guidance from federal land managers seems to require an inventory and review of all existing bolts and fixed anchors in wilderness areas

DATE: Nov 18, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

On first day of special session, Democrats and Republicans offer dueling property tax plans

Colorado homeowners would collectively get about $388 million of property tax relief under the plan proposed by statehouse Democrats as their extraordinary session gaveled in Friday. What’s ...

DATE: Nov 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Legislation would provide benefits for rural health care and education

Amendments and requests proposed by U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert would provide increased funding for rural health and educational services.

DATE: Nov 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Autism care providers say Colorado’s Medicaid program is contributing to closures, burnout and financial stress

Memories of Carmen Peebles’ old job came flooding back to her as she sat in Denver’s City Park. She often brought the children she worked with there to play and get outside. As a board certi...

DATE: Nov 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

What Colorado lawmakers could do in their special session on property taxes (and more)

When state lawmakers return to the state Capitol on Friday for a special session, the main focus will be on lowering property tax rates – an urgent action, said Gov. Jared Polis, before a bi...

DATE: Nov 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Tina Peters files federal lawsuit to block criminal investigations, prosecutions against her

Peters, a Republican who ran unsuccessfully for Colorado secretary of state last year, was indicted on 10 counts by a Mesa County grand jury. Her trial begins Feb. 7.

DATE: Nov 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

A small hydroelectric plant with big water rights is the center of a proposal to keep Colorado River water in the state

A coalition of anglers, growers and water districts in the region say preserving the water right would aid them long into the future, but a major state water agency has big questions

DATE: Nov 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Support for Proposition HH began eroding the moment the Colorado property tax relief plan was introduced

That weak foundation was reflected in how voters rejected Proposition HH, a 10-year property tax relief and state spending overhaul, by an 18 percentage-point margin last week

DATE: Nov 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado has a housing crisis. Could 3D-printed homes be a solution?

A set of nozzles squirt wet cement, swinging back and forth in a long line, squeezing out layer after layer. The result, at first, might look like some sort of cake – like icing at a bakery....

DATE: Nov 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Why a judge decided to keep Colorado’s three-day gun law in effect as lawsuit continues

People buying guns in Colorado will have to continue waiting three extra days to take possession of their firearms, a judge ruled on Monday. The three-day waiting period is required by a new...

DATE: Nov 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Nation and region’s climate worsening, but can still be improved, says new federal assessment

Dangerously hot and dry conditions in Colorado and other Southwestern states fueled by rising global temperatures are endangering the health of residents, reducing snowpack and water supplie...

DATE: Nov 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado is ready to help pay for geothermal heating and cooling systems

Colorado opened applications Tuesday for a new grant program to kick-start an industry that harvests renewable energy hiding below the Earth's surface. A state law signed in 2022 set aside $...

DATE: Nov 14, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Forest Service, Park Service rock climbing proposals worry both climbers and wilderness advocates

On first day of special session, Democrats and Republicans offer dueling property tax plans

Legislation would provide benefits for rural health care and education

Autism care providers say Colorado’s Medicaid program is contributing to closures, burnout and financial stress

What Colorado lawmakers could do in their special session on property taxes (and more)

Tina Peters files federal lawsuit to block criminal investigations, prosecutions against her

A small hydroelectric plant with big water rights is the center of a proposal to keep Colorado River water in the state

Support for Proposition HH began eroding the moment the Colorado property tax relief plan was introduced

Colorado has a housing crisis. Could 3D-printed homes be a solution?

Why a judge decided to keep Colorado’s three-day gun law in effect as lawsuit continues

Nation and region’s climate worsening, but can still be improved, says new federal assessment

Colorado is ready to help pay for geothermal heating and cooling systems

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