Bill to lower high cost of Colorado health insurance passes state House test
A bipartisan bill in the state House aimed at lowering Western Slope health insurance rates, sponsored by Dillon Democrat Millie Hamner and co-sponsored by Steamboat Springs Democrat Diane Mitsch Bush,…
Late-March powder builds Colorado snow-pack, extends ski season
Another week, another foot-plus of new snow in the Rockies. Not only has the recent blast of seemingly continuous snow been good for the snow-pack in the upper Colorado River…
Colorado counties lining up to oppose state control of public lands
At least 12 of Colorado’s 64 counties have weighed in on the highly contentious issue of whether the state should take over control of federal lands within its borders, with…
Bill aimed at exposing high drug prices killed in House committee
A transparency bill targeting runaway drug prices that had widespread and bipartisan support in both chambers of the Colorado Legislature was killed 9-4 by the House Committee on Health, Insurance…
Super Tuesday channels anger, anti-establishment sentiment in Colorado
Colorado’s Western Slope experienced somewhat of a landslide on Super Tuesday last week as Democratic caucus-goers came out in force for far left-leaning social Democrat Bernie Sanders. Anger continued to…
Public Lands Day bill sparks partisan debate in Colorado Legislature
A feel-good Public Lands Day bill meant to proclaim Colorado’s love of its vast swaths of federal land and how they’re managed has sparked a partisan debate over the role…
Mountain climber Luis Benitez faces some high hurdles to growing state’s outdoor industry
Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the Colorado Statesman: Luis Benitez has encountered all sorts of hardships as an elite mountaineer who’s scaled the highest points on all seven…
Hullinghorst hopeful latest draft of local-control bill will fly
Colorado House Majority Leader Dickey Lee Hullinghorst on Friday confirmed the administration of Gov. John Hickenlooper is circulating a draft version of a compromise “local-control” oil and gas bill that…
State cites fewer closures of the Interstate 70 corridor but longer durations
State highway officials say that despite all the negative publicity this past ski season there were actually fewer closures of the Interstate 70 corridor between Denver and Vail due to…
CU releases new guide to monitor well water quality near oil and gas drilling
A new free guide helps property owners test the quality of their well water prior to or even during oil and gas drilling operations, potentially allowing them to detect toxic…
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