BEST OF THE WEEK: Hiking with Zinke, piles of petitions, a rural power play and more
Here’s our recap of some of our best stories of the week from the Colorado Politics staff.
> Interior Secretary Zinke cites Colorado’s advantages in BLM move
> Transportation measures’ backers park petitions at secretary of state’s office
> Signatures turned in on oil and gas, payday loan initiatives
> Colo. campaign-spending initiative sets signature record
> COVER STORY | Rural electric cooperatives look at cutting the cord
> INSIGHTS | Parents and rich folks keep Colorado’s colleges competitive
> TRAIL MIX | Candidate confrontations coming in CD6? That’s open to debate
> Q&A with Tracee Bentley | ‘My heart will always belong to rural Colorado’
> Best & worst states for health care: Where does Colorado rank?
> Q&A with America’s top border cop, 1st woman to run the Border Patrol
> Club 20 won’t allow lieutenant governor to debate for Jared Polis
> Hickenlooper for president? He’s ‘low on most lists,’ says pollster Ciruli
> 201 new Colo. laws and rules take effect
> New Spike Lee movie focuses on Colorado detective who infiltrated Ku Klux Klan
> Pence outlines plan for new Space Force; Colo. likely to play a role
> School-tax amendment makes Colorado’s November ballot
> Joint Budget Committee transition underway as Sens. Lambert, Lundberg bow out
> Bennet says Silverthorne dodged a wildfire bullet
> Polis drops blockchain policy into governor’s race
> Secretary of state dismisses campaign finance complaint against regent candidate Smith
> Air Force Academy boss sees sweeping change ahead for academy, cadets
> Denver TV stations to keep owner as Sinclair-Tribune deal blows up
> Denver aims to double affordable-housing fund with pot-tax hike
> El Paso County residents urge EPA to regulate toxic chemicals
> Colo. local officials urge reauthorization of land, water conservation fund
> Independent Colo. House candidate is short of signatures, but still hopeful
> State study: Only 6% of Colorado DUI suspects used marijuana
> Coloradans can now spice up their rides with Pueblo Chile plates


