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Once a step ahead, Colorado’s economy cools, burdened by rising costs and regulations | FISCAL ROCKIES
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Editor’s Note: Once among the nation’s fastest-growing economies, Colorado today confronts mounting challenges that threaten its momentum. This series reveals how a state once defined by prosperity is navigating economic cliffs and ridges. We explore the impact that increased regulations, tariffs, shifting tax policies, the high cost of living and widening urban–rural divides have on businesses,…
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory renamed to fit Trump’s energy policy
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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory based in Golden has a new name to match the shift in U.S. energy policy under President Donald Trump. The Department of Energy announced it renamed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to the “National Laboratory of the Rockies” effective immediately on Monday. The renaming of the lab is meant to…
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Colorado could loosen regulations on intoxicating hemp products, countering new federal ban
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As the federal government is poised to impose a near-ban on intoxicating hemp products next year, Colorado lawmakers are planning to loosen the restrictions imposed by a 2023 law. Last week, Congress included a provision in its funding bill intended to end the federal government shutdown — a ban on all intoxicating hemp products with…
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Colorado rolls out plan to supercharge clean-energy jobs boom
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A new state analysis released Tuesday warns that Colorado will face significant shortages of skilled trades workers, threatening the state’s ability to meet Gov. Jared Polis’ greenhouse gas reduction goals unless it dramatically ramps up training. The report shows gaps in the trades, such as electricians, wind turbine technicians, EV automotive technicians and HVAC technicians,…
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Can Colorado reinvent its uranium legacy?
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Uranium mining in Colorado has a bright future. George Glasier believes that. From his cattle ranch near Nucla, Colo., where sagebrush valleys give way to rugged canyons, Glasier leads a company working to restart old uranium mines and build a new ore processing plant. This push comes at a pivotal time for an industry that’s…
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The rise of Indigenous comic books
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By Katie Chicklinski-Cahill, Durango Herald Arts & Entertainment editor Kayla Shaggy, one of the artists featured in a new exhibit on Indigenous comic book art in Durango, said she sees the genre becoming more and more popular – and there may be a practical side to it. “I think mostly because it’s accessibility, because I…
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As market cools, Colorado home prices finally level out
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Home prices in Colorado are finally behaving the way that market economics would predict they should, following two years of flat-to-declining real estate sales. They’ve leveled out. That’s according to the newest Market Trends report by the Colorado Association of Realtors. The report shows the median price of a single-family home in the state dropped…
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Colorado, Xcel, petition to delay Comanche coal-fired generating unit shutdown
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Colorado’s largest utility company has petitioned energy regulators to push back the retirement of a coal-fired, electrical generating unit located in the Southern part of the state from December 2025 to the end of 2026. The Polis administration is backing the petition. Comanche Unit 2 is one of three coal-fired units at the Pueblo-based Comanche…
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Denver’s new women’s soccer stadium to feature all-electric design
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The national women’s soccer stadium to be built in Denver could be all electric. During the South Platte River committee meeting on Wednesday, Summit FC owner Robert Cohen said it would likely become the third all-electric stadium to be built in the U.S. The other two all-electric stadiums include Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena, home of…
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6 mountain communities increase lodging taxes, 2 reject the tax hike
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Six mountain communities across Colorado voted on Tuesday to raise their lodging taxes after the state legislature passed a bill allowing counties to triple such taxes and spend the money on a wider range of projects, including public infrastructure, childcare and housing for workers. Lodging tax increases passed in Eagle, Gilpin, Hinsdale, Ouray, Routt and…
