State

Republican Nathan Butler will seek to unseat Rep. Lukens in Colorado House’s 26th District

A Republican candidate has filed to oppose Democratic state Rep. Meghan Lukens as she runs for re-election to represent the competitive 26th district of the Colorado House, which covers the northwest corner of the state and narrowly favors Democrats.ย 

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State funding could be withheld from Colorado cities that donโ€™t tie housing to transit under new affordability pushย 

Colorado Democrats on Tuesday introduced a bill that would send millions of dollars to cities that agree to encourage denser housing near transit โ€” and withhold state highway funding from those that donโ€™t.

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Boebert in 4th District, Evans in 8th win Presidentโ€™s Day Celebration straw poll in Windsor

WINDSOR โ€“ The winding path of the campaign trail in Coloradoโ€™s 4th and 8th Congressional District races turned Sunday evening to the Presidentโ€™s Day Celebration hosted by the Conservative Patriot Alliance here at American Legion Post No. 109.

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Plan to ensure thereโ€™s end-of-life cash to plug all Colorado oil wells may fall short, study says

New Colorado rules to insure there is enough cash to plug each oil and gas well in the state at the end of its life may not generate enough money to do the job, according toย an analysisย by Carbon Tracker.

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Demand for Colorado’s Ag in the Classroom creates increased funding need

The Colorado Agriculture in the Classroom program has experienced tremendous growth in demand from teachers wanting to include agriculture in their curriculum. So much so, there are currently 1,100 classrooms โ€” over 23,000 students โ€” signed up, creating the need for an additional $20,000 in funding to avoid turning away students.

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First Amendment expert: Proposal from Democratic leaders ‘completely’ exempts lawmakers from open meeting laws

Leaders of the Colorado General Assembly, along with several Democratic members, are seeking sweeping exemptions for lawmakers from the state’s open meetings law, which contains guarantees of transparency when officials craft policies.

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Beef, quality-stamped by an in-person grader, may soon be graded by someone looking at a picture

In the old days, if a small or midsize beef processor wanted to get the most out of their highest-quality meat, they had to do as the big processors do: pay a living, breathing human sometimes upward of $114 an hour to travel to their plant, often out in the boonies, and grade the meat ranchers sold them after seeing it in person.

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