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Commission approves ‘extremely aggressive’ emissions cuts for midstream oil & gas sector

Colorado air-quality regulators on Friday approved the state’s first emissions-reduction rules for the midstream sector of the oil-and-gas industry — rules that officials acknowledged will be expensive to comply with but said are necessary to curb pollution.

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Colorado’s budget deficit may be smaller than the $1 billion hole originally predicted

Colorado’s state budget deficit next year is forecast to be about $250 million smaller than previously anticipated, economic prognosticators told state lawmakers Thursday, news that will make carrying out a fiscal trapeze act slightly easier. 

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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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