EPA to test for lead, arsenic at Pueblo baseball fields
PUEBLO – The Environmental Protection Agency will test for lead and arsenic at the Runyon Sports Complex, Pueblo’s main baseball fields.
The Pueblo Chieftain reports the Pueblo County commissioners gave the EPA permission Tuesday to access the Runyon Field Study area for activities related to the Colorado Smelter Superfund Site.
Commissioner Terry Hart says the studies will begin in the next few weeks.
Hart says the agency tentatively plans to complete testing before the start of baseball season.
The area consists of six baseball and softball fields and two playgrounds.
Hart says EPA officials say they may not find much in the Runyon Field area because part of the construction process over the years has been to actually build up the ground around it.
Gabe Evans challenger Manny Rutinel makes House Democrats’ ‘Red to Blue’ program in Colorado’s 8th CD
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 hours ago
The House Democrats’ main campaign arm on Thursday added state Rep. Manny Rutinel to its “Red to Blue” program, saying the party’s freshly minted nominee in Colorado’s battleground 8th Congressional District is primed to flip the seat held by Republican...
Victor Marx defeats Barb Kirkmeyer as Colorado’s Republican gubernatorial primary crosses finish line
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 hours ago
Republican Victor Marx won Colorado’s Republican gubernatorial nomination on Thursday after maintaining a razor-thin lead over state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer for more than a week as county clerks finished reporting final, unofficial vote totals. Marx, a missionary leader and first-time...
Rate reductions force Jefferson Center to close key recovery program as Colorado reimbursement rates change
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
A second Front Range community mental health center is eliminating services due to new reimbursement rates set by the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) that will go into effect on Oct. 1. The Jefferson Center for...
Colorado Supreme Court intervenes in 3 ongoing cases
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court recently intervened in the prosecution of a juvenile defendant and will decide whether he is entitled to have prosecutors demonstrate probable cause at a hearing after a grand jury already determined probable cause existed. The justices...
Republican congressman says he’s unsure if Mitch McConnell is alive: ‘Very discouraging’
Claire Carter
claire.carter@washingtonexaminer.com
Updated 10 hours ago
Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) on Thursday said he’s unsure if Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is alive following weeks of speculation since the lawmaker’s hospitalization following a medical emergency last month. McConnell was hospitalized in June for a medical event that...
Denver launches $100 million effort to support 10,000 new jobs
Deborah Grigsby
deborah.smith@denvergazette.com
Updated 7 hours ago
The City of Denver is aiming to support 10,000 quality jobs citywide over the next three years, Mayor Mike Johnston announced on Thursday. The Denver Jobs Agenda is a new city-backed strategy that will invest $100 million to support in-demand job training...
Appeals court clarifies meaning of ‘at-risk’ victim based on breathing disability
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 12 hours ago
Colorado’s second-highest court clarified last month that victims qualify as “at-risk” under state law if they required mechanical assistance to breathe on the date of the offense against them. El Paso County prosecutors charged Jon Claude Crow with third-degree assault,...
Q&A: From grassroots underdog to national spotlight — Colorado democratic socialist Melat Kiros on her path to Congress
Thelma Grimes
thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 7 hours ago
Melat Kiros, the 29-year-old Democratic Socialist who unseated a 15-term incumbent in Colorado’s 1st Congressional District primary on June 30, frames her victory as a mandate for structural political reform rather than a rejection of her predecessor, Diana DeGette. In...
Trump demands rehearing after Supreme Court’s ‘insane’ birthright citizenship ruling
Emily Hallas
emily-hallas@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 14 hours ago
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced his legal team will “immediately” seek a rehearing before the Supreme Court on his efforts to overhaul birthright citizenship after a majority of justices ruled the White House’s executive order on the matter was...
Cherry Creek School District paid law firm $114K, including $40K for political consultant, over superintendent allegations
Nico Brambila
nico.brambila@denvergazette.com
Updated 1 day ago
The Cherry Creek School District paid $114,000 to hire outside counsel to provide the Board of Education with legal advice as it navigated the allegations that were swirling around the former superintendent. Fisher Phillips invoices obtained through a Colorado Open...
PREV
PREVIOUS
New Mexico governor elect names transition team
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – New Mexico Governor-elect Michelle Lujan Grisham has selected a panel of experts to help identify potential cabinet leaders and make other recommendations as she prepares to take the top office in state government. The Democrat on Thursday announced the leaders of seven committees that will focus on separate areas of government. The […]
State commission grants extension on Colorado Springs' 'Champions' projects
The Colorado Economic Development Commission unanimously agreed to give Colorado Springs an extra year to meet the “substantial work” requirement for two of four ongoing City for Champions projects. City officials and their partners requested an extension last month because physical work had not yet begun on the sports and events center, split between two […]