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Colorado Supreme Court shoots down condo association’s lawsuit against Aspen for construction defects
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The Colorado Supreme Court clarified on Monday that litigants may not use a judicial doctrine focused on breaches of contract to sue municipalities for negligently constructed housing, effectively sidestepping the broad immunity state law provides to government entities. The Colorado Governmental Immunity Act, with limited exceptions, shields public entities from lawsuits over injuries they cause.…
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Colorado’s justices weigh immunity for municipalities acting as housing developers
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Members of the Colorado Supreme Court appeared skeptical this week of the idea that local governments lose their immunity under state law when they act as affordable housing developers. The Colorado Governmental Immunity Act broadly shields public entities from lawsuits over injuries they cause. Although there are exceptions to the immunity, the purpose of the…
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Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff to visit Aspen to discuss combating antisemitism
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Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff will travel to Colorado this month to attend the Aspen Ideas Festival, the White House announced Wednesday. Emhoff, the first Jewish spouse of an American president or vice president, will participate in the festival’s panel discussion on combating antisemitism on June 26. He will be joined by panelists Dr. Liz Sherwood-Randall, White House homeland security…
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State Supreme Court takes control of sprawling property tax challenges in wake of pandemic
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The Colorado Supreme Court has assumed control over four virtually identical cases at the unusual behest of the state’s Court of Appeals, wading into a flood of challenges filed by commercial property owners who want counties to reduce the value of their properties because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Eleven lawsuits, each spear-headed by the same…
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ASPEN SECURITY FORUM | What’s keeping generals up at night? Cyber threats
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ASPEN ? The Pentagon is recruiting a new cadre of computer geeks to address a threat that the military’s top intelligence officer says keeps him up at night. At the Aspen Security Forum, Pentagon leaders and industry chiefs said the biggest arms race that America faces might be in cyberspace, where even smaller nations such…
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Colorado county considers increased fees to offset energy use at big homes
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ASPEN – Pitkin County commissioners are considering upping the ante to encourage the builders of larger homes in the Aspen area to use renewable energy. The county’s Renewable Energy Mitigation Program collects fees based on the size of new homes larger than 5,750 square feet to offset the environmental impacts of the increased energy use.…
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Aspen enacts mandatory water use restrictions amid shortages
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ASPEN – Extremely low water levels has forced the city of Aspen to declare a stage 2 water shortage for the first time in history. The Aspen Times reports that the Aspen City Council approved the move Monday. Aspen Utilities Portfolio Manager Margaret Medellin says she anticipates stage 2 restrictions to remain in effect indefinitely.…
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Forest Service seeks comments on Aspen Mountain skiing expansion
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ASPEN – The U.S. Forest Service is seeking public comment on the Aspen Skiing Co.’s plan to expand its skiing areas and snowmaking system on Aspen Mountain. The Aspen Times reports the federal agency announced that it will hold a public forum in Aspen on the project next week for Forest Service and company officials…
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VP Mike Pence ringing out 2017 Aspen-style
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A motorcade carrying the Mike Pence, led by a Secret Service helicopter, made its way down Colorado 82 in Pitkin County Tuesday, the Aspen Times’ Rick Carroll reported. The vice president and his wife, Karen Sue, are expected enjoy the high country fare through New Year’s Day. The Aspen Times noted flight restrictions around Eagle…
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Vice President Mike Pence visiting Aspen area for holiday vacation
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Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, are spending the week in the Aspen area on vacation, The Aspen Times reported, bringing heavy security and some traffic delays to some of Colorado’s ritziest mountain communities. A motorcade bearing the Pences made the journey from Eagle County and its airport near Vail to a residence…
