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The next grey wolf? Gov. Polis signs bill to reintroduce wolverines in Colorado
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The next grey wolf? Gov. Polis signs bill to reintroduce wolverines in Colorado

By Marissa Ventrelli | Colorado Politics Gov. Jared Polis traveled across the Western Slope on Monday to sign several bills, ranging from issues like highway safety, wildfire mitigation and species conservation. In particular, Polis signed the proposal to reintroduce wolverines to Colorado and the state's wildlife division is to bring 45 of them over three years.  Colorado Parks and Wildlife will introduce 30 female and 15 male wolverines over a three-year period in hopes of boosting the species' population, as only about 300 wolverines remain in the contiguous United States.  READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
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Transition to reformulated gas in nine Front Range counties will result in price increase there. How high will it go?
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Transition to reformulated gas in nine Front Range counties will result in price increase there. How high will it go?

By Michael Booth | The Colorado Sun Keep an eye on gas prices in the next few weeks, Colorado, and you can watch a major policy battle play out between an extremely irritated Gov. Jared Polis and officials enforcing the federal Clean Air Act.  Colorado has a big problem with toxic ground-level ozone in the nine-county northern Front Range area that the Environmental Protection Agency has declared in “severe” violation of Clean Air Act ozone limits. When an area hits “severe,” the Clean Air Act requires all gas stations in that area to begin selling “reformulated” gas during the summer ozone season, beginning June 1.  Reformulated gas, according to the EPA, can cut back on ozone-causing emissions because it’s denser and doesn’t evaporate as quickly in hot weather. Po...
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Hillman: Jokes about our legislature used to be funny
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Hillman: Jokes about our legislature used to be funny

By Mark Hillman | Guest Commentary We used to joke that “no man’s life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session.”  That’s no laughing matter in today’s Colorado. The collective sigh heard across our state when 100 legislators finally went home to mind their own business reflects the growing sense of dread that accompanies the Colorado General Assembly convening each January. Although some of their worst ideas died on May 8 when the annual session ended, many of them will rise again like zombies next January, and Coloradans will again be subjected to this same ritual.  Not long ago, Democrats and Republicans argued mostly about whether taxes and government spending should be higher or lower.  But as Democrats achieved super-majority status – now 46-1...
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State taxpayers to lose $2.8 billion in TABOR refunds due to legislature, study shows
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State taxpayers to lose $2.8 billion in TABOR refunds due to legislature, study shows

By Noah Festenstein | Colorado Politics As a result of 101 bills passed by the Colorado legislature, over $2.8 billion in state TABOR refunds will not go to Colorado taxpayers between 2024 and 2026, according to a recent report from the Common Sense Institute. The $2.8 billion loss is just less than half of the projected $6 billion in TABOR refunds for the next three years, CSI found in its report following the 2024 Colorado legislative session. “Legislators focused intensely on TABOR refunds this session,” CSI Mike A. Leprino Fellow Lang Sias said in a statement. “What started a few years ago,” he said, “has snowballed into what we saw play out during the 2024 session where more than 100 bills redirected TABOR refunds.” READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
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What’s a Red Lobster restaurant worth? Depends where it is located in Colorado
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What’s a Red Lobster restaurant worth? Depends where it is located in Colorado

By Jennifer Campbell-Hicks | 9News The online auction ended Thursday for the contents of four closed Colorado Red Lobster restaurants, and the winning bids were in the tens of thousands of dollars. More than 90 Red Lobster locations in at least 27 states were listed as "temporarily closed" on the restaurant's website. A liquidation company held an online auction of Red Lobster kitchen equipment and other contents of the closed restaurant locations, including locations in Colorado. The auctions were winner takes all – meaning, each winner will receive the entire contents of the Red Lobster location they bid on. Perishable goods and alcohol are not included in the auction. READ THE FULL STORY AT 9NEWS
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Federal judge rules against Biden’s expansion of gun background checks
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Federal judge rules against Biden’s expansion of gun background checks

By Stephen Dinan | The Washington Times President Biden‘s attempt to expand the universe of gun sales subject to background checks likely violates federal law, a federal judge ruled Sunday. Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk said Mr. Biden‘s team stretched the definition of those “engaged in the business” of firearms beyond its breaking point in an attempt to force more gun transactions to face the scrutiny of a background check. The judge said two-thirds of gun owners maintain their weapons for self-defense or protection and they could end up being snared by the regulation if they were to trade or sell a weapon. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE WASHINGTON TIMES
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Hot dog anyone? Denver vendors may be unlicensed and lacking sanitary standards
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Hot dog anyone? Denver vendors may be unlicensed and lacking sanitary standards

By Catie Cheshire | Westword When hordes of patrons file out of Denver sports arenas and music venues, they’ll inevitably encounter someone hawking hot dogs, ready to fill bellies directed by inebriated brains. Because who’s saying no to a bacon-wrapped glizzy at 2 a.m.? But city officials, pointing to a surge of unlicensed hot dog vendors in Denver, warn against partaking in street dogs. Without proper health inspections, they say, you could be signing up for more than just a hangover. “Unfortunately, with the dangerous lack of sanitary standards being practiced by some of the unlicensed hot dog carts, people may find themselves sick the next day and assume it is because of the alcohol they consumed the previous night — instead of the hot dog and bacon sitting u...
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‘Center of the gold universe’, this one spot is oft ignored by tourists in Idaho Springs
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‘Center of the gold universe’, this one spot is oft ignored by tourists in Idaho Springs

By Seth Boster | Out There Colorado A stone monument stands near a junction of highways that was once known as a junction of creeks. It stands inconspicuous, just a rock atop a block. It’s been even easier to miss lately, surrounded by orange construction wrap, lost in the hubbub. “It’s an important spot of Colorado history that nobody knows about,” Robert Bowland says. The local historian knows it as the spot where the Colorado gold rush began. READ THE FULL STORY AT OUT THERE COLORADO
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‘It’s a sellout’: Under Coach Prime, CU season tickets are sold out for consecutive seasons
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‘It’s a sellout’: Under Coach Prime, CU season tickets are sold out for consecutive seasons

By Alexander Kirk | 9News The Colorado Buffaloes have sold out of season tickets for the 2024 football season. CU Athletics said football season tickets sold out for the second-straight season and the 10th time in CU history. This is the second time CU has sold out of season tickets before August of an upcoming season. The first time was last year. The 2024 football season is Colorado's second under head coach Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders and the first in the program's return to the Big 12 Conference. READ THE FULL STORY AT 9NEWS
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Nuggets bid to repeat ends in 98-90 loss in Game 7 to Timberwolves
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Nuggets bid to repeat ends in 98-90 loss in Game 7 to Timberwolves

By Matt Brooks | NBA.com/Nuggets The Denver Nuggets lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves, 98-90, in Game 7. It was a valiant effort. Denver battled back from an early 0-2 series deficit after dropping the first two games at home to extend the series to seven games. They're now eliminated from the 2024 NBA postseason. No team has repeated as champions since the 2018 Golden State Warriors. "That was a hell of a series. They gave us all we could handle, and they wound up winning Game 7 on our court, which is a tough one to swallow," said head coach Michael Malone. "We'll be back." Jamal Murray led Denver in scoring with 35 points. "It's back to being the hunter. It's back to fighting for something with a different type of edge," Murray said after the game. READ THE FULL STORY AT ...
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