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From child seats to eggs to cell phones, new laws are going into effect in January
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From child seats to eggs to cell phones, new laws are going into effect in January

By Samantha Jarpe | Fox 21 News The start of a new year can mean different things for different people. For Coloradans in particular, it means a few new laws that need to be followed. These range from new child safety seat laws to a law banning people from holding cell phones while driving. These laws were mainly passed in the 2024 legislative session, though one major law was passed four years ago in 2020 and will enter its final phase in January. Texting while driving has already been illegal in the state for several years while holding cell phones while driving was only against the law for children under 18. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 21 NEWS
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Where to find fireworks, light parades for New Year’s Eve in Colorado
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Where to find fireworks, light parades for New Year’s Eve in Colorado

By Brooke Williams | Fox 31 News Believe it or not, 2025 is less than a week away. Coloradans are lucky to have so many fun things to do for the last week of the year to end 2024 on a high note. There are still plenty of free holiday light displays around Denver and many holiday pop-up bars in Denver that will be festive through the new year. Then on Tuesday, New Year’s Eve, Colorado will wrap up 2024 with a bang as many events including fireworks, light parades and drone shows are planned across the state. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Drivers will begin to receive fines for weaving in and out of express lanes
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Drivers will begin to receive fines for weaving in and out of express lanes

By Natasha Lynn | The Gazette A 30-day grace period for drivers who weave in and out of express lanes on some Colorado highways is coming to an end. Beginning Jan. 1, weaving drivers in express lanes in the Central 70, Interstate 25 South Gap and U.S. 36 corridors will be fined instead of receiving a warning, according to a news release Thursday from the Colorado Department of Transportation. Drivers will be fined $75 if an infraction is paid within 20 days, $150 if paid later. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE GAZETTE
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Some areas of the state saw from a trace to half-a-foot of snowfall on Christmas day
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Some areas of the state saw from a trace to half-a-foot of snowfall on Christmas day

By Maddie Rhodes | Fox 31 News Even though Denver was in the 50s through Christmas, other parts of Colorado saw as much as half a foot of snow on Wednesday. Heading into the holidays, the chances of seeing a white Christmas were unlikely. Denver was warmer than some cities in Texas and California on Christmas Eve, and while there were storms by Christmas day, the city was only left with rain. While Denver didn’t see a white Christmas, other Colorado areas were covered in snow, causing visibility issues, highway crashes and traffic. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Testing of drinking water suspended at state chemistry lab following allegations of falsified data
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Testing of drinking water suspended at state chemistry lab following allegations of falsified data

By John Ingold | The Colorado Sun The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on Monday suspended testing of drinking water at the state laboratory, the latest twist in an expanding water-testing scandal that’s been going on for a year. The scandal involves at least two chemists accused of cutting corners and falsifying data on quality-assurance tests — essentially practice tests run to make sure their machines are working correctly. The state says it has no evidence that public health was threatened through falsified data on tests of actual water samples sent into the lab for analysis. “At no time did we find levels that we knew would pose an immediate threat to public health,” Dr. Ned Calonge, CDPHE’s chief medical officer, said in an interview. READ THE FULL STO...
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Elected Republicans, from Denver to Washington, offered greetings on Christmas
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Elected Republicans, from Denver to Washington, offered greetings on Christmas

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice From the halls of Congress in Washington, D.C., to the Golden Dome in Denver, Republicans serving Colorado paused Wednesday not just to take time with family, but to turn to Twitter/X to communicate with constituents on the occasion of Christmas and the beginning of Hanukkah. "Jesus' coming is good news for all people," U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert said in a video she posted. "Believers and unbelievers, saints and sinners, Republicans and Democrats. Jesus came to this world to save imperfect people like you and me." https://twitter.com/RepBoebert/status/1871927851710365923 Boebert is currently serving in the 3rd District on the Western Slope, but in January will begin serving the 4th District in Northern Colorado and on the Eastern Plains. ...
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After six-year struggle, Boebert’s CONVEY Act now just needs Biden’s signature to transfer land to Mesa Co.
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After six-year struggle, Boebert’s CONVEY Act now just needs Biden’s signature to transfer land to Mesa Co.

By Jen Schumann | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice Almost half of the land in the American West — 46.4% to be exact — is owned by the federal government. To put this into perspective, in most other parts of the nation that number sits only at 4.2%.  This often creates hurdles for local communities planning for growth. The six-year struggle to acquire a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) parcel in Mesa County demonstrates this. Even though the land was designated as surplus, federal red tape delayed its transfer.  On April 28, 2023, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert introduced the CONVEY Act to challenge this bureaucratic bottleneck. Passing the U.S. Senate with bipartisan support last week, it now awaits final approval from the President.  Once signed into law, it wi...
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These are the employment laws for employers to look out for in 2025
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These are the employment laws for employers to look out for in 2025

By Michael Rummel | Law Week Colorado As the books close on another year, employers face a landscape rife with potential change. A new administration could mean major shifts in regulation at the federal level, and locally the Colorado General Assembly will have to reckon with a significant budget gap and a large drop in the state’s economic growth, according to the business research division at the University of Colorado’s Leeds School of Business in Boulder, Colorado.  READ THE FULL STORY AT LAW WEEK COLORADO
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Where will the wild horses go? BLM is looking for landowners to keep wild horses on pasture
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Where will the wild horses go? BLM is looking for landowners to keep wild horses on pasture

By Jennifer Brown | The Colorado Sun Land managers are ramping up efforts to find homes for Colorado wild horses after capturing an unprecedented number in recent years as part of a national effort to thin herds.  About 2,200 mustangs have been rounded up via helicopter and bait-and-trap operations since 2021, and now federal officials are scrambling to increase adoptions and find long-term pasture options.  The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is seeking bids until Jan. 10 from ranchers or other landowners who want to contract with the federal agency to keep wild horses for the rest of their lives. The BLM currently contracts with 38 landowners in the country — none of whom are in Colorado.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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Wolf collar pings south of I-70 once again, as seen in updated tracking map from CPW
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Wolf collar pings south of I-70 once again, as seen in updated tracking map from CPW

By Spencer McKee | Out There Colorado Another month has passed and another map tracking wolf movement around the state has been released by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The most recent map covers the date range of Nov. 26 through Dec. 22 and keep in mind, the map depicts watershed areas where tracking collars placed on the wolves have been during that timeframe. It doesn't mean wolves are present in that entire area and it doesn't mean they're still present in those watersheds now. In general, the new mapping doesn't seem to capture hugely noteworthy movements compared to mapping from last month. READ THE FULL STORY AT OUT THERE COLORADO
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