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As ‘transit-oriented’ law takes hold in Colorado, some see erosion of home rule

A new law that mandates more than 30 Front Range municipalities incorporate state housing density goals along transit routes will lead to messy conflicts over contractual obligations and yet another erosion of Colorado’s long history of local control over zoning and building regulation, according to critics.

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Landrith: The Postal Grinch who stole rural Coloradans’ Christmas

The role of the United States Postal Service (USPS) is to bind the nation together by delivering to all Americans. It is based in the Constitution and enshrined in statute they must deliver mail and packages together to everyone everywhere six days a week. This not only unites the nation and creates a pathway to knit the 3.7 million square miles of our nation together, but it also provides a strong network for commerce and the delivery of needed goods.

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Colorado justices reject media request for police officer records on narrow grounds

At the same time the Colorado Supreme Court found that two media outlets were properly denied access to records bearing on police officers’ misconduct, it declined to endorse an interpretation of state law that would have enabled non-law enforcement entities to shield their documents by labeling themselves “criminal justice agencies.”

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At odds over union law, business and labor groups sharpen arguments ahead of Capitol fight

As the fight over proposed changes to an 80-year-old labor law takes shape, unions and businesses have begun sharpening their arguments, with both sides notably claiming their approach is best for Colorado’s economy.   

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Colorado wildlife officials omit crucial portion of law as they defend wolf funding

The hunt for coins in the couch cushions — the Colorado General Assembly’s budget crafters are scrambling to find hundreds of millions of dollars to cover a shortfall projected for the 2025-26 budget and are eyeing wolf funding as a potential area to cut — is getting pushback from Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

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