Author: Marianne Goodland
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Colorado State Fair youth golf tournament celebrates 11 years
Twenty-eight teams tee off Friday at Walking Stick Golf Course in Pueblo for a tournament supporting 4-H, Future Farmers of America and capital improvements at the Colorado State Fair. Now in its 11th year, the Partners of Youth in Ag Golf Tournament — held with the Colorado State Fair Foundation — raises money for scholarships…
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Controversial two-bag furbearer limit heads to CPW meeting under legal threat
Next week’s Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting in La Junta is likely to open under the cloud of threatened legal action. Safari Club International and the Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation warned the commission this month that its July vote imposing a two-bag limit on furbearers may have violated Colorado’s Administrative Procedures Act. In a letter…
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Counties warn CPW that new comment limits sideline local governments
The September meeting of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission will feature newly revised public‑comment rules — changes introduced by chair Jay Tutchton of Bent County, who announced them without first discussing the revisions publicly with the rest of the commission. Tutchton set forth the new rules as follows: It’s the last one, on public…
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Colorado lawmaker, House leaders named in workplace-retaliation lawsuit
A former legislative aide has filed a lawsuit alleging she was mistreated, illegally directed to perform campaign work and harmed by a House leadership structure she charged was fragmented, politicized and ineffective at protecting employees. The lawsuit, filed by Jennifer Chick, names Littleton Democratic Rep. Sheila Lieder, House Speaker Julie McCluskie of Dillon and House…
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Nevada sues Trump administration over Colorado River cuts
On Monday, the state of Nevada filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, seeking to block the Colorado River management plan. On Friday, Burgum released a “record of decision” that would reduce water allocations to California, Nevada and Arizona, the Lower Basin states of the Colorado River. The record of…
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Democratic candidate in Colorado’s 4th CD urges long-term water planning
The Democrat hoping to become the next representative of Colorado’s 4th Congressional District on Thursday made her case on the final day of Colorado Water Congress in Steamboat Springs. Eileen Laubacher, who spent 34 years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a two-star admiral, is challenging Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, who spoke at…
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Weiser promises to appoint rural outreach director, water adviser
Democratic gubernatorial candidate and current Attorney General Phil Weiser told the Colorado Water Congress Thursday he intends to appoint a rural outreach director and a water policy adviser should he win the election in November. Weiser’s speech at the Steamboat Springs event — well received by the audience — covered his work on water issues…
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Attorney general candidates present priorities at Colorado Water Congress
The two major-party candidates for attorney general — Republican Michael Allen, the district attorney for Teller and El Paso counties, and Democratic Secretary of State Jena Griswold — on Thursday outlined their priorities at the Colorado Water Congress. Griswold attended the session after originally being scheduled to speak on Wednesday at the annual conference held…
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GOP gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx pushes aggressive water-storage expansion at Colorado Water Congress
Victor Marx, the Republican nominee for governor, took the spotlight Wednesday during the opening day of the Colorado Water Congress, laying out how he says the state should approach its water future. Marx told the standing-room-only audience in Steamboat Springs that he holds water rights himself, giving him a personal stake in Colorado’s water challenges.…
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U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert stresses storage, forest health and Upper Basin rights at Colorado Water Congress
Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert used her brief Wednesday appearance at Colorado Water Congress to tout her record on delivering water projects for the state and her district. Boebert, who is running for her second term representing the 4th Congressional District, which covers the state’s Eastern Plains, told the standing-room-only audience that water is the…