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Colorado approves $13 million for 48 water projects amid statewide drought
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 39 minutes ago
The Colorado Water Conservation Board recently approved an additional $13 million in funding for 48 projects through its Water Plan Grant and Water Supply Reserve Fund Programs for drought and wildfire-impacted communities. To date, the board has allocated more than...
Colorado justices confirm water-related enterprises may condemn private property
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 48 minutes ago
The Colorado Supreme Court confirmed on Monday that water-related enterprises have the legal authority to exercise the governmental power of eminent domain over private property. An enterprise is a government-owned business that provides fee-based services. In 1993, lawmakers authorized the...
Judge’s students create AI apps, solicitors general gather for group discussion | COURT CRAWL
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. A federal judge’s law students created artificial intelligence-powered apps to address access-to-justice issues, plus half a dozen current and former solicitors general of Colorado spoke...
European leaders see Trump’s troop drawdown from Germany as new proof they must go it alone
Lorne Cook
lorne.cook@associatedpress.com
Updated 3 hours ago
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — European leaders on Monday said that President Donald Trump’s snap decision to pull thousands of U.S. troops out of Germany came as a surprise but is a fresh sign that Europe must take care of its...
Colorado needs another Bill Owens — who kept up our roads | Dick Wadhams
Dick Wadhams
dick-wadhams@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 days ago
By Dick Wadhams The silence is deafening within the Democratic primary for governor on the need to build and improve roads in Colorado after 20 years of neglect. The Democratic contestants, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Attorney General Phil Weiser,...
If we want to save the chicken, we have to save ranching | Rachel Gabel
Rachel Gabel
rachel-gabel@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 days ago
In southeastern Colorado, a slew of green energy projects are being planned — some in partnership with landowners and some despite landowners. At the same time, the lesser prairie chicken is dominating many of my conversations as of late, due...
Trump says the US will ‘guide’ stranded ships from the Strait of Hormuz, starting on Monday
Melanie Lidman
melanie.lidman@associatedpress.com
Updated 16 hours ago
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States will launch an effort on Monday to “guide” stranded ships from the Iran-gripped Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said, giving few details about what could be a sweeping attempt to...
While growth slows statewide, small-town populations in Colorado boom
Savannah Eller
savannah-eller@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
A proposed housing project could more than double the population of Calhan, a town of just 760 on the Eastern Plains outside Colorado Springs. For some small towns on the Front Range, it’s a familiar situation. Colorado’s overall population growth...
3 protesters face charges following demonstration in east Colorado Springs
O'Dell Isaac
odell.isaac@gazette.com
Updated 2 hours ago
Three people face charges after a protest outside a Colorado Springs fast food restaurant reportedly got out of hand Saturday evening, according to city police. Brandon Rincon, Jacob Lesterlund and Frances Archuleta are expected to be charged with trespassing and...
Colorado Springs area retail market remains strong though challenged amid inflation, global conflict
Breeanna Jent
breeanna-jent@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 hours ago
The retail market in the greater Colorado Springs area remains strong though challenged, with residents being choosier about where and how they spend amid rising retail costs driven by inflation, tariffs and global conflict, local industry experts said. Even as...