“On the Western Slope, one in eight people — our neighbors — are food insecure. For children, it’s even worse: one in seven kids is unsure where their next meal will come from,” shares Sue Ellen Rodwick, director of the Western Slope Food Bank of the Rockies. “Statewide, the numbers are slightly better, but still troubling. One in nine Coloradans face food insecurity.”
Colorado’s ability to build and fix the highways that are key to transporting goods and people could take a $110 million hit in the next fiscal year under budget-balancing proposals being offered by Gov. Jared Polis.
Proposed state budget could cut $110 million from already pothole-laden highways Read More »
When the state of Colorado bought Burnham Yard in 2021, it had big plans for the old railyard south of downtown Denver. The state expected the roughly 60-acre site could accommodate the expansion of Interstate 25, new RTD light rail tracks, and even the planned Front Range passenger rail line.
Colorado bought a Denver railyard for $50 million. 3 years later, it could be sold Read More »
Lynn Granger, the Colorado regional director of the American Petroleum Institute, will become President and CEO of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association.
API’s Lynn Granger named as new president and CEO of Colorado Oil and Gas Association Read More »
While many government bodies are on break for the holiday week, one group of local teenagers is meeting downtown to go over their legislative proposals.
As many lawmakers are on break, Colorado teens participate in government leadership Read More »
While Colorado wildlife managers have been trying to figure out where to get the next crop of 10 to 15 wolves to import into Colorado, British Columbia, Canada, has been trying to cull their population of wolves because of the predation of caribou that led to the endangerment of the herds.
The irony of Colorado obtaining gray wolves from British Columbia Read More »
The first of two election recounts critical to Republicans eliminating the Democratic supermajority in the Colorado House has been ordered by Secretary of State Jena Griswold’s office.
Recount ordered in Colorado House District 16, expected soon in District 19 Read More »
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.
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.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife releases five more bear cubs Read More »
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.
Air Quality Commission will hold hearings under new procedural rules Read More »
