The Colorado Sun

Pueblo’s new Fuel & Iron food hall accused in lawsuit of shorting its builders as construction lagged, costs soared

By Jennifer Brown and Tamara Chuang | Colorado Sun One of the coolest endeavors to open in Pueblo in recent years is tangled up in a court battle after being accused of not paying its builders for the full cost of the project.  Fuel & Iron, the historic hardware store transformed into affordable housing and a trendy

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The cost of universal pre-K in Colorado: Thousands of at-risk kids got less classroom time

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ signature preschool initiative is serving thousands more families than expected in its first year, but its success has come with a costly downside: Fewer low-income children attend full-day preschool today than before the program launched.

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Colorado GOP sends pro-Trump mailer attacking chairman’s primary opponent, newspaper

The Colorado GOP sent out a pro-Trump mailer this week attacking a congressional primary opponent of party chairman Dave Williams, as well as The Gazette newspaper in Colorado Springs, in the latest example of Williams using his party leadership position to benefit or defend himself and his allies. 

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Floating solar array could improve water quality, lower the power bill for Fort Lupton — if a federal grant comes through

When it came to its water treatment plant Fort Lupton had two concerns: controlling algae in the reservoir next to the plant and the aging diesel generator that backed-up the facility when the electric grid was down.

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Adams County’s oil and gas rules are among the strictest in the state — and the industry is still rapidly growing

When Keith Huck, an Adams County senior oil and gas inspector, walks onto a well pad he looks, listens and sniffs. There is a lot to keep his eyes, ears and nose busy as the county has become the fastest-growing oil producer in the state.

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Denver Democrat didn’t attend a Colorado House floor debate in person until 45 days into legislative session

State Rep. Elisabeth Epps attended her first House floor session in person Feb. 23 — 45 days into Colorado’s 120-day legislative session — after asking Democratic leadership in the chamber in mid-January for permission to participate remotely “indefinitely, unfortunately” because she said she’s “experiencing an extended health condition.”

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Colorado conservatives want a property tax cap. The state’s bipartisan tax commission hates the idea.

In late January, Colorado’s bipartisan tax commission took an informal poll among its 19 members to gauge support for the dozen or so ideas they’d been discussing to deliver tax relief to homeowners.

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