Oil and gas deal would allow horizontal drilling from outside Longmont
Longmont officials say the proposed agreement with two oil and gas companies to end surface drilling within city limits would not prohibit horizontal drilling.
The Daily Times-Call reports city officials answered questions about the proposed agreement with TOP Operating Co. and Cub Creek Energy LLC during a public forum Tuesday.
Officials say the agreement bans surface disruption, but horizontal drilling could still be used to access underground deposits from outside city limits. Drilling would also still be allowed on land the city owns outside its borders.
Under the agreement, the companies would agree to plug and abandon wells and relinquish drilling rights within the city.
The city council gave preliminary approval for the agreement last week. The council will consider final approval next week.
Jefferson County declares emergency over stalled SNAP funds
Sage Kelley
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Updated 5 hours ago
Calling it a “humanitarian crisis,” Jefferson County has declared an emergency disaster as uncertainty over the federal food stamp program hangs in the air. The county issued the order on Saturday, allowing the county to create an emergency operations center...
Senate votes to ban intoxicating hemp products nationally
Chris Osher
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Updated 5 hours ago
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Divided 10th Circuit lets Colorado enforce interest rate cap on out-of-state banks
Michael Karlik
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Updated 6 hours ago
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Gov. Jared Polis seeks $12M to house suspects declared incompetent
Marissa Ventrelli
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Updated 6 hours ago
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Colorado Supreme Court suspends rules for ‘Indian child’ welfare cases
Michael Karlik
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Updated 8 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court suspended its rules last week that govern how judges handle custody cases when an “Indian child” is involved. The court’s move came after the legislature enacted extensive changes this year, partially in response to Supreme Court...
Douglas County school board to discuss policy on transgender athletes
Noah Festenstein
noah.festenstein@denvergazette.com
Updated 4 hours ago
The Douglas County School District’s governing body, currently made up of a conservative majority, is discussing sports policy as it applies to transgender athletes right before four new progressive-leaning school board members are set to take over in about two...
Outgoing Douglas County School Board to vote on last-minute 10-year charter school extensions
9News
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Updated 9 hours ago
Lame duck elected leaders do not get held accountable for their actions. They have already been voted out or have reached the end of their term limits. Four conservative Douglas County school board members, voted out in last week’s election,...
Appeals judge raises questions about review of custody decisions
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 13 hours ago
A member of Colorado’s second-highest court suggested last week that appellate judges should have more leeway to decide whether trial judges correctly terminate or decline to terminate parents’ legal rights over their children. At the same time, the three-judge Court...
Colorado’s Democratic senators slam deal to end shutdown, vow to fight for health care tax credits
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 hours ago
Colorado’s two Democratic U.S. senators voted against a bipartisan deal reached Sunday to end the longest federal government shutdown in history, blasting the package’s failure to extend some health insurance tax credits. The full Senate passed spending legislation late Monday...
U.S. Senate passes bill to end shutdown
Wire Services
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Updated 23 hours ago
HOUSE VOTE EXPECTED AS SOON AS WEDNESDAY WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate passed a major funding package on Monday night that is likely to bring to an end the longest partial government shutdown in history. On a 60-40 vote, the...
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