Colorado ski towns look to rebound from COVID-19 economic shutdown
RockyMountainPost.com produced the following 3,000-word cover story for Colorado Politics analyzing the challenges facing Colorado ski towns during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This is a short excerpt. For the full…
COVID-19, DACA concerns rock Latino communities in Colorado ski towns
Rita Gutierrez came to Eagle County from Mexico when she was six months old, graduated from Battle Mountain High School in Edwards, Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction and for…
Debate over public option rages as pair of reports raise concerns in Colorado
Colorado lawmakers, health insurance and health care officials backing a public option health insurance plan are responding to multiple reports questioning the full economic impacts and potentially harmful effects for…
Public option health insurance bill battle shaping up in Colorado Legislature
Editor’s note: A version of this story first appeared last month in the Vail Daily: With a pitched battle brewing in the state legislature over his signature “public option” health insurance…
Colorado lawmakers feature prominently in impeachment debate
As the full floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday debated the impeachment of President Donald Trump, Colorado lawmakers were in the spotlight in prominent roles. The state’s…
Not just a Front Range issue: Leaders seek better air quality on Western Slope
A push by a coalition of Western Slope conservation groups and elected officials – including the Eagle County Board of Commissioners – to expand limits on oil and gas emissions…
Deadline for ACA plans looms as Colorado seeks greater insurance choice
Editor’s note: A version of this story first appeared in the Vail Daily: While policymakers are celebrating a big drop in Colorado’s individual health insurance prices for 2020, they’re also scrambling to combat…
CORE Act passes out of U.S. House but unlikely to see light of day in Senate
The Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) Act passed a full floor vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, 227-182, with five Republicans voting yes and one Democrat…
Colorado outdoor industry, conservation community praise Climate Action Plan
The Colorado House late Wednesday reconciled a Senate version of the Climate Action Plan to Reduce Pollution, or HB 1261, and the bill now heads to the desk of Gov. Jared…
Drug pricing, health insurance battles continue at both state, federal levels
With just one week left in the current legislative session, Colorado lawmakers have achieved some big health care priorities but are stalled on some other key bills aimed at bringing…
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