• Remember those so-called “Hamilton Electors?” Of course you do. They were four of the nine Colorado Democratic electors who joined a national movement to try to thwart Donald Trump’s election through the Electoral College process. The plan was to get enough electors nationwide to band together and vote for an alternate candidate, keeping Trump from the White House. Now, according to the Colorado Independent, Attorney General Cynthia Coffman’s office has called the ex-electors, asking them to discuss the events leading up to the votes they cast at the state Capitol Dec. 19. But the attorney general’s office won’t say why, adding an air of mystery as to what may befall those “rebels.”

• It’s not aimed at panhandlers, but the City of Longmont is looking at an ordinance that — for safety reasons — would ticket or send to jail people who stand or sit on traffic medians at nine Longmont intersections. The Times-Call reported the city, in response to an October 2015 court ruling that struck down a Grand Junction panhandling law as violating constitutionally protected speech, suspended two city ordinances. One prohibited aggressive begging on streets, sidewalks, buildings and other public property, and the other prohibited solicitations on medians. The City Council repealed both ordinances this February.

• Denver hotels welcomed fewer people but made more money in the first quarter of the year, according to the Denver Business Journal. Hotel occupancy fell slightly, from 66.1 percent to 64.7 percent, from the first quarter of last year. The story noted revenue per available room increased to $76.30 and total revenue was up to $309.9 million in 2017, compared to $297 million in 2016. Denver had 45,427 hotel rooms at the end of May.

• BusinessDen reported the Colorado School of Mines will add — gradually — to its Golden campus with the $5 million purchase of a 1980s, 28,000-square-foot office building at 1600 Jackson St. Just a 10-minute walk to campus, it was bought from Pres Jackson LLC for $4.9 million on March 17, property records show. The School of Mines currently leases space in the building for its continued education and energy and safety program and will replace tenants as their leases expire with school administrative offices.

• A bill that would have allowed businesses to deny services to customers based on personal beliefs died in the Senate, the second failed effort this year aimed at granting businesses the “right to disagree,” reported the Colorado Springs Gazette. Republicans who backed the measure claimed it would help businesses, the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and other business groups said the legislation would give Colorado a black eye, similar to the one North Carolina received after its controversial “bathroom bill.” That measure required transgender people to use a bathroom that matches their birth certificate and was repealed after the state lost millions of dollars in tourism and sports-related event income.

• Another — many might say most famous — Colorado ski resort wants to become a year-round tourist destination. BusinessDen reported Aspen Mountain and Snowmass plan to invest $10 million to improve its summer activities, such as seven miles of downhill mountain biking trails, zip lines, canopy tours, a mountain coaster, new hiking trails and a challenge course. Aspen is not the only ski resort adding to its summer fun; Vail and Winter Park are also adding off-season fun and thrills.

• And finally, if you live in Denver and are sick and tired of dealing with squirrels and other so-called “nuisance” wildlife, there’s no law against shooting them. Denverite.com reported both state and city regulations allow you to take care of those pesky varmints on your own property. You can even read what has to be one of the longest run-on sentences I’ve seen, where the story quotes the city code. Lawyers, right?