Hickenlooper Signs Exec Order On Teen Vaping
The order also bans vaping in state buildings and on state grounds.
Trump Administration Backs Off Plans To Allow Drilling On Colorado Public Lands
The land was in big game habitat and the North Fork Valley in western Colorado.
Supreme Court Allows Climate Change Lawsuit From Young Activists To Go Forward
Both the Obama and Trump administrations have tried repeatedly to get the case dismissed since it was filed in 2015.
Zinke Promises To Reorganize The Interior Department Regions By July 1
The Interior Secretary touts that the overhaul would move employees out of D.C. Some Democrats have called the plan unworkable.
Computer Issues At Colorado’s Child Protection Services Are Putting Kids At Risk
The overhauled system crashes repeatedly and does not accurately assess and record the level of danger children face.
Neighboring Pot Biz Wins Case, Court Rules It Does Not Reduce Property Values
It was the first time a jury considered a lawsuit using federal anti-racketeering law to target a marijuana company, and it will likely discourage similar cases in the future.
Texas Couple Funds Ballot Measures Against Gerrymandering — Including Colorado’s
The Action Now Initiative financed by John and Laura Arnold has poured $7.7 million into the redistricting campaigns in Colorado, Michigan, Missouri and Utah.
Colorado Troops Are Among Those Heading To The Border In Response To Caravan
The Defense Department is deploying 7,000 troops from 10 states in addition to about 2,000 National Guard members already stationed at the border.
University Of Northern Colorado Suspends Sigma Chi Fraternity For 7 Years
The university’s Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance found the fraternity responsible for a number of violations.
Across The West And Colorado, Old Mines Drive Curiosity And Danger
The mines are a legacy of the region’s prospecting past, when almost anyone could dig a mine and then walk away, with little cleanup required.
Adams County Temporarily Halts Oil And Gas Permits Ahead Of Proposition 112 Vote
“The county is committed to fairness in its regulation of oil and gas development,” Board Chair Mary Hodge said.
Front Range Fails To Meet Healthy Air Standards, Again
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expected to downgrade the Front Range region’s ozone to “serious.”
Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel Closing In January For Restoration
The restoration includes replacing the chapel’s aluminum skin, removing and cleaning 24,000 stained-glass tiles, stiffening the steel superstructure and adding a water barrier.
Nationwide Election Integrity Depends On Three Security-Challenged Firms, Including One In Denver
A trio of companies sell and service more than 90 percent of the machinery on which votes are cast and results tabulated.
Does A Neighboring Pot Biz Hurt Property Values? A Federal Trial In Denver Will Decide
Vulnerability to similar pending suits in other states is among the many risks facing marijuana businesses licensed by states but still violating federal law.
Wyoming’s Energy Biz Casts A Wary Eye South As Colorado Ponders Its Proposition 112 Vote
Proposition 112 would require that new oil and gas wells be at least 2,500 feet from occupied buildings and would allow local governments to enact even greater setbacks.
