Regional News After getting dinged for lack of transparency, state lawmakers setting up new rules for themselves Legislative leaders say they’re trying to clarify the line between informal conversations and official business. February 19, 2024
Regional News Ski resorts’ long history of immunity threatened by Colorado Supreme Court case involves a teen who was paralyzed after a fall from a chairlift February 18, 2024
Regional News Bereft of Boebert, 3rd Congressional District Republicans chart new path Mesa County is part of the 3rd Congressional District, in which incumbent Republican Loren Boebert is in a race that’s… February 17, 2024
Regional News Colorado lawmakers postpone hearing on short-term rental tax measure A for rent sign stands outside a single-family home Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)David Zalubowski Property… February 16, 2024
Regional News Bill to protect the use of students’ chosen names in Colorado schools brings heated debate to state Capitol Colorado State Rep. Brianna Titone makes a point before Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs legislation that forces manufacturers to provide… February 16, 2024
Regional News Bipartisan conservation poll shows increasing concern over environmental issues in Western States Rocky Mountain hazy layers in he late afternoon sun, seen looking west along Interstate 70 from Buffalo Herd Overlook, Sept.… February 16, 2024
Regional News Guns would be banned in variety of places in Colorado under new Democratic bill Handguns are for sale at Rocky Mountain Pawn and Gun Shop in Durango. (Durango Herald file)du1-i-syn Colorado gun owners would… February 14, 2024
Regional News Colorado Democrats push for ban on new oil and gas drilling in the state Sen. Jaquez Lewis says she will push for total ban by 2030 and requiring oil and gas companies to pay… February 13, 2024
Regional News Stricter ban on cellphone use while driving advances at the Colorado legislature Texting, emailing or chatting on a cellphone while driving often leads to distracted driving. The Colorado State Patrol will be… February 13, 2024
Regional News Must a gas utility pay its own customers to unhook in the name of climate change? Colorado is about to find out Energy, which provides only natural gas, is protesting environmental group demands that it help customers switch to clean electricity February 10, 2024
Regional News Colorado snowpack has rebounded, but it’s too early to promise a water win for rivers and reservoirs The Continental Divide snowpack seen looking north from a commercial flight, Dec. 6, 2023. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News) Statewide, snow… February 10, 2024
Regional News Colorado lawmakers prep legislation to limit local power over wind and solar projects The East Field Array of solar panels beside Xcel Energy’s Comanche Generating Station. Pueblo, Colorado, Jan. 30, 2024. (Hart Van… February 9, 2024
Regional News Trump eligibility case has brought new pressures and threats to Colorado’s election workers The Mesa County Elections Clerk and Recorder’s office in Grand Junction, Colorado, seen here on Jan. 21, 2022. (Hart Van… February 7, 2024
Regional News CSU researchers say canine respiratory illnesses have dropped since its fall peak Researchers continue to study its origins February 6, 2024
Regional News Lauren Boebert gets restraining order against her ex-husband order applies to the Republican congresswoman and the couple’s three minor children. A hearing is scheduled for Thursday to make… February 5, 2024
Regional News Colorado Democrats change House rules, making it harder to stall bill debates Democratic House Majority Leader Monica Duran on the opening day of the legislature, Jan. 10, 2024. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)Hart… February 5, 2024
Regional News Many Colorado HOAs have rules that make homes more vulnerable to wildfires. New legislation could block those Wood fences like this one photographed in January 2022 in the Sagamore neighborhood in Superior, Colo., were a pathway for… February 5, 2024
Regional News ‘You shouldn’t have to pay your deductible twice’ — Lawmakers search for solutions after insurance implosion The State Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)David Zalubowski Now, state lawmakers are considering changes… February 5, 2024