Two ranchers who lost livestock to wolf attacks in Grand County will receive nearly $350,000 in compensation for losses reported starting a year ago after the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission unanimously approved the payment during its monthly meeting Wednesday.
At one time in Colorado, whether you lived in the high country, the flatlands or anywhere in between, your area code was 303.
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation announced Tuesday it would start publicly tracking its progress to address a rape kit backlog exacerbated by an investigation into one its former forensic scientists accused of mishandling DNA evidence.
Colorado Bureau of Investigation launches public dashboard to track rape kit backlog Read More »
Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s annual big game brochure has been hitting hunters’ mailboxes — the annual reminder to start planning for the seasons ahead.
Changes to know ahead of big-game hunting season in Colorado Read More »
Around 42% of fourth graders in public schools tested at or above their grade level in math in standardized testing. Results come from the 2024 National Assessment of Education Progress, administered to fourth and eighth graders once every two years. The NAEP measures whether students can demonstrate grade-level proficiency and apply their knowledge to real-world situations.
Do just 2 in 5 Colorado fourth graders meet expectations in math? Read More »
Colorado’s looming budget shortfall just keeps getting worse.
Colorado’s budget hole is now $1.2 billion, as Medicaid costs continue to climb Read More »
The Colorado Department of Revenue announced that it will soon begin processing state income tax returns following weeks of delays. While no specific date was given, the department said it should be accepting returns some time this week.
A group that secured a major property tax deal with legislators last year is behind ballot measures to prohibit state and local governments from banning the use of gas or propane-fired equipment and appliances, such as stoves and heaters.
Proposals forbid Colorado governments from banning gas or propane-fired appliances Read More »
Colorado is slowly phasing out the last of its coal-fueled electrical power plants, even though they still generated a third of the state’s total in-state energy generation in 2023.
Colorado will continue closing coal-fueled electric plants in 2025, all by 2031 Read More »
Emergency responders and firefighting agencies in Southwest Colorado are sounding the alarm and calling for immediate resolution to unpaid invoices going back, in some cases, to July 2024, because of, some say, utter incompetence by the State of Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control’s (DFPC) billing processing office.
