The Longmont Times-Call: Repair national parks, but don’t price out the public
Most people hate to see costs going up, especially when charges are more than doubling.
So a suggestion this week that the nation’s most popular national parks may increase entrance fees to $70 per vehicle stunned many.
Reactions have been mixed.
Some of those who can afford to spend $70 for admission to Rocky Mountain National Park see it as a way of thinning the crowds that can be found during the peak season at popular areas such as Bear Lake and Trail Ridge Road.
But others worry that they, or other people without sufficient funds, will be locked out of some of America’s most beautiful public lands.
The idea behind the more-than-doubled rates is to bring in money to address a backlog of maintenance needs at National Park Service areas across the country.
It’s not a new idea.
Read more at timescall.com.
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Michael Karlik
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Updated 24 minutes ago
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Marissa Ventrelli
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Callie Patteson, Washington Examiner
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Updated 1 hour ago
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Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
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Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 19 hours ago
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Colorado Senate passes bill for voluntary $5 fee to fund wildlife crossings
Scott Weiser
scott.weiser@gazette.com
Updated 19 hours ago
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Taking Colorado workers’ ID documents would be a crime under this proposal
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 58 minutes ago
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House rejects effort to withdraw US forces from the Iran war as Republicans stick with Trump
Kevin Freking
kevin.freking@associatedpress.com
Updated 1 day ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House rejected a resolution Thursday requiring President Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from the war with Iran unless Congress authorizes military action. It was the latest such vote that fell short of passage as Republicans...
9 Colorado hospitals at risk of closing due to Medicaid cuts
Nico Brambila
nico.brambila@denvergazette.com
Updated 1 day ago
The $900 billion in Medicaid cuts over the next decade could threaten the viability of more than 400 hospitals nationally and at least nine in Colorado, a new report has found. The hospitals span the Front Range and rural communities,...
Democrats vow to block next Trump Supreme Court pick amid Alito speculation
Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner
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Updated 1 day ago
Justice Samuel Alito hasn’t tipped his hat on retiring just yet, but Senate Democrats are already entrenched in opposing the confirmation of a successor that would deliver President Donald Trump his fourth lifetime appointment to the high court. Democrats need...
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