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Colo. counties, Boulder suing energy companies over climate costs
Two Colorado counties and the city of Boulder says they expect to spend at least $100 million over the next 30 years dealing with the impacts of climate change caused by fossil fuels – and that’s why they’ve drafted a lawsuit targeting a pair of energy giants that operate in Colorado. The Denver Business Journal…
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Battle for the Ballot: Republican spots up for grabs in Boulder
Colorado Republicans are set to designate candidates to the statewide primary ballot at the GOP’s state assembly April 14 in Boulder, and party officials say delegates who recall meeting at the same venue four years ago can look forward to some major changes at this year’s gathering – including plenty of food and water, as…
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Nigel Farage-Vicente Fox debates at CU teach students how to think
President Trump’s recent move to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports is just his latest policy decision that has disrupted the traditional political order. Support for the decision has split conservatives between those who favor free trade and those who want to protect manufacturing jobs. But it’s also attracted some liberals, who are increasingly…
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SLOAN | A showdown over growth in Erie
A municipal election in Erie would not generate much interest outside the town limits, were it not for the fact that everything that happens politically in Erie in the last couple of years seems to stir excitement. The reason, of course, it that the little municipality finds itself, by geographic accident, on the front lines…
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Compassionate leadership course with Jane Goodall coming to CU Boulder
BOULDER – An open online course about developing compassionate leaders is coming to the University of Colorado. The Daily Camera reported Monday that Jane Goodall, known worldwide for her research on the relationship between chimpanzees and humans, will lead the course. The course, which starts this summer, is geared toward K-12 educators, but anyone can…
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Colorado Republicans unveil plans to hold 2018 state assembly at Coors Event Center in Boulder
Colorado Republicans will convene this year’s state assembly at the Coors Event Center on the University of Colorado campus in Boulder on Saturday, April 14, returning to the same hall where the GOP assembled four years ago, party officials said Friday. “We looked for a venue in Colorado, but they were all booked,” said state party…
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Pot, Handmaids and Magpul: Colorado Politics’ hottest stories of 2017
Our most popular stories aren’t always the ones Colorado Politics journalists consider most newsworthy. Case in point: this list of our most viral-prone stories of 2017, which contains nary a mention of school choice, Neil Gorsuch, DACA, the #MeToo movement, transportation or special sessions, threatened or real. Without further ado, here are the headlines…
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Municipal elections across Colorado include questions on taxes, bonds, housing and marijuana
Voters in more than 80 municipalities across Colorado are electing members to city councils and town boards, as well as deciding a range of ballot measures covering everything from tax and bond questions to pot sales and high-speed internet, according to data compiled by the Colorado Municipal League. For the first time since 2009, there…
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Congress seeks more robust computer workforce similar to Colorado’s
WASHINGTON – Members of Congress advocated public-private partnerships to increase the number of college graduates with computer expertise during a hearing Tuesday in Washington, D.C. The congressional committee appeared to be taking a hint from Colorado, which a major media organization named this month as a top destination for the technology industry. “The demand for…
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Aspen joins Denver and Boulder with Indigenous Peoples Day
The Aspen City Council on Monday passed a resolution declaring the day traditionally observed as Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples Day. The Aspen Daily News reported that council members unanimously approved the resolution implementing the Indigenous Peoples Day, which supporters say would be used as an opportunity to celebrate native cultures. Although Aspen doesn’t recognize…