Author: By Dennis Huspeni
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Colorado new jobless claims slide lower for seventh consecutive week
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New state jobless claims fell for the seventh week running, according to numbers released Thursday by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. Regular payroll workers such as non-contract or self-employed filed 8,927 new claims for the week ending April 10. That’s a 4% drop from the previous week’s level of 9,305, according to CDLE.…
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THE AURORA EVOLUTION | Colorado’s third-largest city has changed its political stripes
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In less than five years, Aurora transformed from a reliably Republican city to a decidedly progressive Democrat-controlled one. Two recent elections sealed the new political power structure: In 2018 Arapahoe County voters handed Democratic candidates most all major political seats and the 2019 Aurora City Council election that swept in a majority to progressives, while…
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Commission finalizes 2,000-foot setback rule for drilling operations statewide
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The Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission on Monday approved a “preliminary final vote” establishing new 2,000-foot setback rules for drilling and fracking operations statewide. “Preliminary,” however, is mostly a formality — Commission Chairman Jeff Robbins confirmed the setback rule is final, but all the rule changes must be adopted at once in a final…
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Colorado Cattlemen’s Association criticizes COGCC’s setback plans
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Surprised, and more than a bit stunned after supporting the commission vocally for months, the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association blasted the recent move by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to propose 2,000-foot setbacks from oil rigs or fracking operations. The Association, which claims to represent some 65% of all landowners who raise cattle in…
