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Colorado governor links lengthy interstate closure to wildfires, mudslides, climate change

Colorado governor links lengthy interstate closure to wildfires, mudslides, climate change

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Monday said his office is preparing a state disaster declaration and a request for a federal declaration after torrential rains over the last…

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‘Strong opposition’ to Utah oil train project builds in ‘downline’ Colorado communities

‘Strong opposition’ to Utah oil train project builds in ‘downline’ Colorado communities

The prospect of up to 350,000 barrels of oil a day rolling through Colorado on…

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Colorado senator looks to extend health insurance savings in Build Back Better Act

Colorado senator looks to extend health insurance savings in Build Back Better Act

Coloradans who don’t get their health insurance through their employer and have to buy it…

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Colorado congressman leads charge on access issues plaguing mobile app stores

Colorado congressman leads charge on access issues plaguing mobile app stores

Despite a recent court ruling that could carve off a big slice of Apple and Google’s revenue…

September 26, 2021Comments Off on Colorado congressman leads charge on access issues plaguing mobile app storesRead More

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Tech innovation helps boost recovery for Colorado’s outdoor recreation industry

Tech innovation helps boost recovery for Colorado’s outdoor recreation industry

If Colorado’s tech and outdoor rec sectors weren’t inextricably linked prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, they certainly are now, panelists on a recent webcast said. “The marriage of…

April 28, 2021Comments Off on Tech innovation helps boost recovery for Colorado’s outdoor recreation industryRead More

Dormant Colorado rail line could see revival as ambitious Amtrak plan moves forward

Dormant Colorado rail line could see revival as ambitious Amtrak plan moves forward

Last week, Amtrak issued a statement and a map detailing its plans for new routes as part of the Biden administration’s American Jobs Plan, including a new Front Range passenger rail route from…

April 6, 2021Comments Off on Dormant Colorado rail line could see revival as ambitious Amtrak plan moves forwardRead More

Colorado weighs data privacy bill as feds drag feet on regulating tech industry

Colorado weighs data privacy bill as feds drag feet on regulating tech industry

Colorado this legislative session may be joining a handful of states trying to fill a federal void in regulating personal data privacy and security, but most experts agree…

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Opinion

Local regs loom large in dam battle as Colorado cities seek more Western Slope water

Local regs loom large in dam battle as Colorado cities seek more Western Slope water

With Wednesday’s move by the Trump administration to weaken one of the nation’s bedrock conservation laws – the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)…

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Colorado lawmakers must protect health coverage for local businesses

Colorado lawmakers must protect health coverage for local businesses

Colorado businesses and their workers are struggling from the…

Health insurance debacle looms during growing COVID-19 crisis

Health insurance debacle looms during growing COVID-19 crisis

I’ve written extensively in the past about how absolutely unaffordable…

Small businesses need big tech

Small businesses need big tech

As a small business owner and marketing professional in…

Ski racing, Olympics in China could be headed to NBA-style meltdown over Hong Kong, Xinjiang

Ski racing, Olympics in China could be headed to NBA-style meltdown over Hong Kong, Xinjiang

A recent headline on an Associated Press story previewing the…

Freelancers forgotten in battle against vulture-capitalist owners like Alden Global

Freelancers forgotten in battle against vulture-capitalist owners like Alden Global

It’s been a brutal decade for freelance journalists. From…

All of us must take action to stop national epidemic of school shootings

All of us must take action to stop national epidemic of school shootings

Next week will mark the one-month anniversary of the…

Detroit Future City: Lessons for the West from a city that learned the hard way

Detroit Future City: Lessons for the West from a city that learned the hard way

A great experiment is under way in the American…

Planned obsolescence all over the living room floor

Planned obsolescence all over the living room floor

I was mischievously tempted to reveal the strategy of…

A climate conversation for the Colorado River basin

A climate conversation for the Colorado River basin

As a professional conservationist, I work with a number…

Climate change and the current drought in the Southwest

Climate change and the current drought in the Southwest

I often get asked whether the current drought in…

From terrorism to homophobia to tandem toilets, so many reasons to take a pass on the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics

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