Amid opposition to newly approved mountain lion plan, CPW commission urges respect for employees
Colorado Parks and Wildlife employees can’t catch a break when it comes to their work on wolf reintroduction or the management of mountain lions.
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife releases five more bear cubs
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) recently released two sets of bear cubs (five total) after they spent the summer at the Frisco Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Del Norte.
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Air Quality Commission will hold hearings under new procedural rules
In an effort to create more public participation in rulemaking and to improve transparency in the process, the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission voted Friday to overhaul its procedural rules for the first time since 1998.
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Lawmakers grill Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold about possible security breach
Colorado lawmakers grilled Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold on Friday at the state capitol about her handling of a possible security breach. Hundreds of passwords to election equipment were leaked days before Election Day and could have severely impacted half of Colorado’s counties.
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Yes, Colorado State Patrol really does give tickets based on aircraft speed monitoring
Though most people have seen “speed monitored by aircraft” signs dotting highways across Colorado, few know that the Colorado State Patrol actually issues hundreds of tickets each year based on aircraft speed monitoring.
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Colorado River management proposals receive mixed reactions, with hints of possible legal battle
The U.S. Department of the Interior’s alternative proposals to guide the management of the Colorado River received mixed reactions from key negotiators and officials whose support is crucial in the river’s successful operation in the years to come.
CDOT to close stretch of recently completed Northern Colorado express lanes until 2028
A portion of recently opened express lanes in Northern Colorado will be closed until 2028. The Colorado Department of Transportation says the closure is necessary in order to safely continue their construction project linking Northern Colorado and the Denver metro area.
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Colorado county clerk spent $4,000 on get-out-the-vote billboard with her name, face on it
Jefferson County Clerk Amanda Gonzalez’s office spent $7,200 on a get-out-the-vote campaign in the lead-up to the November election that included a billboard with an advertisement that prominently featured her picture and name.
Colorado regulators worried about imported dogs infected with disease they thought was eradicated
Three months after a pet rescue imported a puppy with rabies to Colorado, the state is taking action. That incident resulted in 54 people being treated for rabies and 12 dogs being euthanized.
Boebert’s ZIP code bill boosting rural towns passes House Oversight Committee with unanimous support
Rural America is home to nearly 60 million individuals. That’s one out of every five Americans. Many argue that policymakers overlook rural America. Yet a simple bill led by U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Silt) will have a big impact on small towns.