Colorado city 7th in nation to run solely on renewable power
GLENWOOD SPRINGS – A Colorado city is set to become the nation’s seventh municipality powered entirely by renewable energy sources.
The Post Independent reported Wednesday that the mayor of Glenwood Springs and an official from the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska signed an electric supply contract during a public ceremony Wednesday at the Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park.
Mayor Jonathan Godes says the contract beginning June 1 will “provide 100 percent renewable energy” without additional rate increases for residents of the city 157 miles west of Denver.
The city council in April unanimously approved purchasing electricity through a wholesale power contract with the agency.
The city says in a statement that the switch to 100% wind power will prevent 77,156 tons of CO2 emission that would have been generated by fossil fuels.
10th Circuit rejects ‘penalty’ for children of naturalized citizens seeking visas
Michael Karlik
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Updated 16 minutes ago
The Denver-based federal appeals court joined three of its peers earlier this month and determined the child of a newly naturalized U.S. citizen is not moved to a longer visa line as a result of his parent gaining citizenship, and...
Colorado committee votes to rename César Chávez Day to Farm Workers Day
Marianne Goodland
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Updated 25 minutes ago
A Colorado House committee has voted to rename the March 31 state holiday from César Chávez Day to Farm Workers Day, following a national shift prompted by sexual abuse allegations against Chávez. House Bill 1339 was introduced on Friday and...
Colorado Sen. Mike Weissman calls for cold water on heated hate speech
Marianne Goodland
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Updated 3 hours ago
Likening the recent record-setting warm temperatures to hot political rhetoric, Colorado Sen. Mike Weissman, D-Aurora, pleaded for an end to death threats and other hate speech directed at lawmakers of both parties. “The increasingly tragic reality of our politics, however, like...
Ethics panel dismisses complaint against Colorado agency chief Dan Gibbs
Marianne Goodland
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Updated 4 hours ago
A state ethics panel has dismissed a complaint against Dan Gibbs, executive director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. The complaint, filed in December 2021 by the Republican-affiliated group Defend Colorado, alleged Gibbs awarded the think tank Keystone Policy...
Denver airport hasn’t had notice ICE agents will assist TSA yet. Wait times are short, though
Bernadette Berdychowski
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Updated 3 hours ago
As President Donald Trump deployed immigration agents to help U.S. airports manage hours‑long security lines during the partial government shutdown, Denver International Airport remained relatively calm on Monday. At the nation’s third‑busiest airport, TSA PreCheck lanes remained open to start...
Appeals court recognizes longer window to sue insurers for withholding policy details
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 hours ago
Colorado’s second-highest court split with its own prior decision earlier this month and concluded injured motorists have two years, not one, to sue insurance companies for withholding relevant information about an at-fault driver’s policy. In 2019, Colorado lawmakers enacted a measure to...
Trump open to $5 billion ICE funding cut if SAVE Act package passes
Zach LaChance, Washington Examiner
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Updated 7 hours ago
President Donald Trump signaled he is open to a $5 billion funding cut for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement if the Senate passes the Save America Act, along with other amendments. “I don’t think we should make any deal with...
Appeals court decides free speech cases, error-prone judge reversed again | COURT CRAWL
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 7 hours ago
Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. The state’s Court of Appeals decided multiple cases implicating free speech rights, plus Colorado’s most error-prone judge was reversed on appeal yet again. Heard on...
It’s time to let unaffiliated voters caucus | Vince Bzdek
Vince Bzdek
vince.bzdek@gazette.com
Updated 8 hours ago
There’s no getting around it: Colorado’s 3,000 county caucuses, which just wrapped up recently, left half the electorate out in the cold. Since unaffiliated voters now make up 51% of all Colorado voters, a majority of Colorado electors are barred...
With new medical school set to open, Feinstein will step down as UNC president
Hap Fry, Special to The Gazette
hap-fry@gazette.com
Updated 3 minutes ago
GREELEY • Dr. Andrew “Andy” Feinstein, the charismatic president of the University of Northern Colorado, has announced that he will step down from his leadership role just on the cusp of what is perhaps his signature accomplishment being realized. He’ll...
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