The Pueblo Chieftain editorial: An eye on Black Hills
Pueblo-area controversy over Black Hills Energy’s rates and related policies spilled over into Colorado’s legislative session that ended last week.
A dispute between state Public Utilities Commission members Wendy Moser, a former Black Hills senior lawyer, and Frances Koncilja, a Pueblo native critical of the electric utility, spawned a PUC ethics bill sponsored by Rep. Daneya Esgar and Sen. Leroy Garcia, Pueblo Democrats.
The ethics proposal, House Bill 1323, would have prevented utilities officials like Moser from serving on the PUC for at least four years after they’ve left the company. The bill was killed on a 4-1 vote on May 4 in House committee.
Colorado officials urge stronger water safety after 6 drownings and multiple Front Range rescues
Elizabeth Pond
elizabeth.pond@denvergazette.com
Updated 8 hours ago
At least six people have drowned in Front Range waters since June, including two at Eleven Mile Reservoir, three at Cherry Creek Reservoir and one at Rockbridge Lake. In the wake of these deaths, law enforcement and rescue crews are...
10th Circuit sympathetic to Colorado consumer protection law governing interest rates
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 9 hours ago
Members of the Denver-based federal appeals court appeared sympathetic on Tuesday to Colorado’s assertion that it can lawfully require certain out-of-state banks to abide by the state’s own ceilings on interest rates when they lend to consumers in Colorado. The...
Colorado justices to decide insurance companies’ obligation to disclose relevant policies
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will decide whether an insurance company violated state law by withholding an at-fault driver’s policy for nearly a year when there was no dispute that the policy was not in effect...
Appeals court upholds limits on warrantless ICE arrests at churches
Kaelan Deese
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Updated 12 hours ago
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld limits on warrantless U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests at churches affiliated with a coalition of religious groups, ruling that the Trump administration’s policy likely violated a federal religious freedom law. The 4th...
Monument council rejects housing development bordering USAFA
Savannah Eller
savannah-eller@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 10 hours ago
The Monument Town Council on Monday rejected a 205-home project on the northern edge of the U.S. Air Force Academy. Called Santa Fe Meadows, the Classic Homes project for 135 single-family homes and 70 townhomes would have occupied 43 acres...
Wheat Ridge considering e-bike, scooter ordinances as usage increases in city
Matt Kyle
matt.kyle@denvergazette.com
Updated 12 hours ago
Wheat Ridge may soon pass regulatory ordinances on e-bikes as city officials say usage of such devices has increased within the city. The measures are proactive as e-bike usage has increased across the Denver metro area, according to city officials,...
District 49 dissolves longtime provider of special services
Eric Young
eric.young@gazette.com
Updated 10 hours ago
A longtime education service provider that has been subject to recent public and government scrutiny is shutting down. School District 49’s Board of Education approved the dissolution of the Education ReEnvisioned Board of Cooperative Education Services (ERBOCES) during a special...
District 49 dissolves longtime provider of special services
Eric Young
eric.young@gazette.com
Updated 1 day ago
A longtime education service provider that has been subject to recent public and government scrutiny is shutting down. School District 49’s Board of Education approved the dissolution of the Education ReEnvisioned Board of Cooperative Education Services (ERBOCES) during a special...
Denver revenues rise despite expectations for flat year
Nico Brambila
nico.brambila@denvergazette.com
Updated 13 hours ago
Five weeks after Denver said it expected revenues to remain flat heading into 2027, stronger-than-expected collections are prompting finance officials to signal they may raise this year’s revenue forecast. General Fund revenue was up 2.3% through June compared with the...
Judicial performance evaluations released, Montezuma County judge disciplined | COURT CRAWL
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. Colorado’s citizen-led judicial performance commissions released their voter narratives for the judges standing for retention in November, plus a disciplinary panel imposed consequences on a...