Even the founders and an enthusiastic governor admit it sounds crazy: Charge up a train full of massive batteries with clean solar or wind energy out on the plains, then roll the…
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Jared Polis is headed for another showdown with Democrats at the Colorado Capitol over union issues
Gov. Jared Polis is once again on a collision course with fellow Democrats in the state legislature and the Colorado labor movement. The governor quickly pooh-poohed a piece of legislation unveiled earlier…
Colorado marijuana sales — and tax dollars — are still falling. The rise of intoxicating hemp may be to blame.
Forget the pandemic boom in marijuana sales — Colorado now collects fewer marijuana tax dollars than it did in 2018. About half the country now has joined Colorado in legalizing recreational marijuana,…
Coloradans can now compare hospital prices for specific procedures, insurance plans
If you have a medical procedure on the horizon in Colorado, there’s a new way to shop around for the best price. Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday announced a new website —…
Colorado oil and gas industry’s most high-profile advocate steps down
Dan Haley, who as the head of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association has been the industry’s most high-profile advocate in legislative, regulatory and ballot initiative battles, is leaving the association. Haley…
Wild horse helicopter roundup in western Colorado ends with 140 horses captured, three mustang deaths
A weeklong roundup of wild horses in western Colorado ended Wednesday with the capture of about 140 mustangs and three horse deaths, including a mare that broke a leg as the low-flying…
Colorado won’t legalize raw milk this year after proposal to allow direct sales to consumers spoils in the legislature
The “food freedom” movement didn’t get far at the Colorado legislature this year. A proposal to allow Coloradans to buy raw milk at farms, farmers markets and roadside stands died at the…
Looking for energy rebates? Colorado, Polis unveil a new Google-built calculator to help you find them.
Rewiring America, Google and Colorado officials have unveiled a new calculator to help homeowners and contractors find rebates and tax credits for electrifying their lives, from heat pumps to EVs to e-bikes….
Colorado could owe $2 billion in taxpayer refunds. That will squeeze next year’s state budget.
Colorado budget writers may be headed back to the drawing board. Slower population growth and rising fee revenue could trigger upwards of $300 million more state taxpayer refunds than expected in the…
Pueblo’s new Fuel & Iron food hall accused in lawsuit of shorting its builders as construction lagged, costs soared
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…