The Pueblo Chieftain editorial: The jobless rate is very low, but what if we need skilled workers for a new business?
Colorado continues to rank among the top states in the nation for jobs, but the growth rate is slowing, according to Ryan Gedney, senior economist for the state labor department. “When we get to unemployment rates this low, it’s natural that you can’t sustain the growth rate that you had,” he saidAs reported recently, Pueblo’s unemployment rate in April hit 3.7 percent – the first time our rate has been below 4 percent since 2000.
On the surface, that appears to be fantastic news. And it is. But the rate is like a glass half full.
Statewide, Colorado’s rapid job growth since the recession showed more signs of leveling off and average wage growth remained weak, according to the preliminary April jobs data released by the state Department of Labor.
Development fees not limited to brand new construction, Colorado court rules
Michael Karlik
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Updated 12 hours ago
Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last month that local governments’ ability to impose fees on “new development” is not limited solely to construction projects that occur on empty land. Under state law, local governments that issue development permits are empowered to...
Colorado justices consider whether fraud claims belong in corporate dispute
Michael Karlik
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Updated 12 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court considered on Tuesday whether it is possible for a corporate plaintiff to pursue fraud claims over conduct that could be covered by a contract or by a set of interrelated business agreements leading up to the...
Colorado Politics Calendar May 18-24
Rachael Wright, Special to Colorado Politics
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Updated 3 days ago
CoPo’s weekly political calendar helps you find political and public policy events throughout Colorado. It includes candidate and issue campaign events, public policy meetings, court hearings, state and local party conventions, assemblies, debates, rallies, parades, speaking engagements, traveling dignitary appearances,...
State legislator seeks to criminalize display of sexually explicit material to children | A LOOK BACK
Rachael Wright, Special to Colorado Politics
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Updated 3 days ago
by Rachael Wright Forty-Five Years Ago This Week: Legislation sponsored by Rep. Bev Scherling, R-Aurora, sought to prohibit sexually explicit material from being distributed to minors. Scherling’s House Bill 81-1310 stated that the “sale, loan, or display to persons under...
Colorado county Republican chair arrested in sting on allegations he tried to pay for sex with a child
Ernest Luning
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Updated 7 hours ago
Hunter Rivera, the 24-year-old chairman of the Weld County Republican Party, was one of two men arrested Thursday on suspicion of trying to buy sex from Larimer County Sheriff’s Office investigators who posed as minors as part of an operation...
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis grants clemency to Tina Peters, makes her eligible for release from prison
Ernest Luning
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Updated 1 day ago
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday granted clemency to Tina Peters and made the former Republican county clerk eligible for release from state prison as soon as early June, capping months of speculation that the Democratic governor would shorten a...
Grand jury indicts 2 petition circulators in 2024 signature-forgery case
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
A statewide grand jury has indicted two petition circulators on allegations that they forged signatures while gathering support for a proposed constitutional amendment on the 2024 ballot. The Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser’s office said the circulators — Cherell Long...
Gazette editor Jim Trotter inducted into the Denver Press Club Hall of Fame
Dennis Huspeni
dennis.huspeni@gazette.com
Updated 1 hour ago
The Denver Press Club on Saturday will induct Denver Gazette and The Gazette in Colorado Springs Associate Editor Jim Trotter into its Hall of Fame. “Jim Trotter is being inducted into the Denver Press Club Hall of Fame because of...
Couple’s notarized agreement did not create common law marriage, appeals court says
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 23 hours ago
A Garfield County couple’s signed, notarized document attesting to their common law marriage does not mean they were actually married, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last week. In contrast to a formal, licensed marriage, Colorado recognizes common law marriages between two...
Trump leaves China without making a ‘determination’ on Taiwan arms sale
Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner
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Updated 1 day ago
President Donald Trump has yet to make a determination on the delayed American arms sale to Taiwan, an issue that Chinese President Xi Jinping raised during their closed-door talks. Trump left Beijing on Friday following the two-day summit, and he...