Mesa County counters proposal for 400,000-acre ‘monument’ with 30,000-acre proposal for Dolores River
Mesa County has countered the call for a national monument around the Dolores River with plans for a much smaller national conservation area.
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Legality of Colorado’s campaign donation limits to be tested by case with Greg Lopez as lead plaintiff
A federal court judge will decide after the Nov. 5 general election whether Colorado’s state political donation limits for candidates are legal.
Extreme heat in Colorado may have contributed to an extraordinary outbreak of bird flu in people
The outdoor temperature flirted with 100 degrees and heat advisories blanketed the region earlier this month as workers arrived at a commercial poultry operation in Weld County to start killing chickens.
Democratic state rep drops reelection bid, may make it harder for party to keep Colorado House supermajority
A Democratic state representative who was running for reelection in a toss-up district dropped out of the race Friday, which may make it that much harder for her party to maintain its supermajority in the Colorado House of Representative in the November election.
Paralyzed mountain lion found in Colorado is first case of “staggering disease” in North America
In May 2023, a homeowner in Douglas County was astonished to find a partially paralyzed mountain lion taking cover between her basement window well and a spruce tree, dragging itself forward with its front paws. The year-old female couldn’t stand up, a phenomenon clear in the video the owner took while safely inside the house.
Invasive, fast-reproducing zebra mussels found in Colorado River near Grand Junction
Voracious zebra mussels appear to be spreading into the Colorado River near Grand Junction and infesting the Government Highline canal watering Mesa County farms, less than two years after the invasive species first appeared in a Western Slope lake, wildlife officials said Tuesday.
Poll: Colorado’s delegates to the Democratic National Convention are still backing Joe Biden
They’re still ridin’ with Biden. For now. The Colorado Sun on Thursday polled nearly 20 of the state’s delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next month, and none said they planned on not backing Joe Biden to be the Democratic nominee for president.
Political nonprofit tied to Jared Polis admits to violating state’s campaign finance laws, will pay $18K fine, reveal donors
A political nonprofit linked to Gov. Jared Polis has admitted to violating Colorado’s campaign finance laws and will pay an $18,000 fine and disclose its donors under a settlement agreement with state election officials.
Colorado’s 11-foot tall, 27-foot-long stegosaurus to be auctioned by Sotheby’s July 17
The nearly complete fossilized remains of a 161-million-year-old stegosaurus discovered in Colorado in 2022 will be auctioned by Sotheby’s in New York next week, auction house officials said.
Southern Ute Indian Tribe sues Colorado governor, gaming division over sports betting
The Southern Ute Indian Tribe is suing Gov. Jared Polis and the director of the Colorado Division of Gaming, Christopher Schroder, saying the administration is illegally freezing tribes out of the online sports betting market, in part, to maximize state tax collections.