Colorado lawmakers drop bill to fully decarbonize state economy by 2050
A wide-ranging package of new proposals to tackle climate change from Democratic state lawmakers would step up existing statutory goals to target full decarbonization of Colorado’s economy by 2050. Senate…
Billionaire trying to revive Tennessee Pass rail line acquires another railroad in southern Colorado
Stefan Soloviev, the billionaire New York developer and Colorado agricultural landowner who first revived interest in the dormant Tennessee Pass rail line through Eagle County in 2018, is on the…
Ute battles past, present linger as Biden designates Camp Hale National Monument
PANDO VALLEY, Colo. – On his way to Wednesday’s signing ceremony to designate the new 53,800-acre Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument, President Joe Biden and his motorcade passed over 9,267-foot…
The delicate balancing act of filling Dillon Reservoir during spring runoff
Editor’s note: This story was produced by RockyMountainPost.com with funding from Aspen Journalism and was first posted on the Summit Daily News website on May 14 and published in their print version of the…
One Colorado ski town and county’s battle with suicide, depression
By now, if you’re a regular RockyMountainPost.com reader, you’ve seen social media posts of my front-page story in Sunday’s Colorado Springs Gazette on mental health issues in mountain towns – specifically Vail…
No Labels Executive Director White discusses Politics of Problem Solving
Margaret White, executive director of No Labels, a women-ed organization that calls itself as a bipartisan problem-solving organization, will hold a book talk Friday, Dec. 6, at Urban Farmer in downtown Denver. No…
Impeachment debate takes center stage on Veterans Day
This Veterans Day it’s hard for me to separate the politics from the policy of war during the ongoing House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s withholding of military aid…
Red flag law triggers talk of recalls in Colorado even in wake of another school shooting
Douglas County, Colo., is the epicenter of a raging debate over gun safety laws despite yet another school shooting on Tuesday – this time at the STEM School Highlands Ranch.…
Colorado county divided in Congress, largely united behind public lands
Eagle County Colorado is split over two congressional districts with two representatives – Democrat Joe Neguse (CD2) and Republican Scott Tipton (CD3) — who have dramatically different ideas about how…
Colorado joins lawsuit against Trump’s national emergency for border wall
Colorado is signing onto a multi-state lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s declaration of a national emergency to obtain funding for border wall with Mexico. “Colorado will join at least 10…
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