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Polis to phase out gas-powered lawn equipment at Colorado facilities
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Gov. Jared Polis is seeking to lower the state’s gas and water usage one lawn at a time. Polis signed an executive order on Wednesday requiring state facilities to phase out the use of gas-powered lawn and garden equipment, replacing them with electric equipment by June 2025. This includes anything from push lawn mowers to…
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State Supreme Court rebuffs challenge to oil, gas taxation in Montezuma County
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The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned an appellate court decision that would have enhanced the ability of individual oil and gas owners to challenge their property tax bills, and would have also increased the administrative workload for counties in extraction-rich areas of the state. The justices clarified that the legislature intended to create a “representative”…
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10th Circuit revives lawsuit over misrepresentations of Weld County oil, gas production
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A Texas woman may now have a jury decide whether she was duped into selling her royalty rights in Weld County when a buyer allegedly lied to her that no oil and gas production was occurring on the land in question. Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit reinstated the lawsuit…
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Oil, gas tax law under consideration by Colorado Supreme Court
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The Colorado Supreme Court stepped in this week to clarify whether the owners of a Montezuma County oil and gas formation have the opportunity to challenge a retroactive $2 million increase to their collective property tax bill. The underlying sequence of events already made its way to the justices once in 2017, when the court…
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‘Puffery’ or illegal? State Supreme Court evaluates statements made by Denver energy corporation
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When Jagged Peak Energy Inc. began publicly selling shares of its stock in 2017, it allegedly misrepresented key aspects of its extraction operation to investors and overstated its ability to produce oil and gas. Now, the Colorado Supreme Court will decide whether the 8,000-person Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System may sue Denver-based Jagged Peak…
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Conservative group attacks Democrat Diana DeGette over gas prices in digital ad campaign
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A leading conservative group is hammering U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette with a digital ad linking the Denver Democrat to Biden administration polices the group claims have led to soaring gas prices, but a spokesman for DeGette told Colorado Politics she holds oil companies responsible for much of the pain consumers are feeling at the pump.…
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Summer fares half-off for Colorado’s Bustang bus, Pegasus shuttle services
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Fares for Colorado’s Bustang bus and Pegasus shuttle services will be half-off throughout the summer, Gov. Jared Polis announced on Wednesday. State officials said they hope the reduced fares will open Coloradans to alternative commuting and recreation options, while also reducing traffic and providing travelers with relief from record-high gas prices. “We are saving people…
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Legislature approves bill to reduce, delay implementation of vehicle fees
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State lawmakers passed a bill Monday to delay a gas fee and reduce a vehicle registration fee, a move that would save the average Coloradan just under $13 by the end of 2023. If approved by Gov. Jared Polis, House Bill 1351 would delay the start of the phased-in road usage fee of $0.02 per…
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Justices to hear case on local government term limits
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The Colorado Supreme Court agreed to bypass the Court of Appeals and directly hear a case implicating term limits for local elected officials broadly, and specifically whether Thornton’s first-term mayor is allowed to run for reelection. The justices accepted two cases for review on Monday, one of which involves oil and gas taxation and the…
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Polis assures infrastructure sector of funding as he pledges to reduce transportation-related fees
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The Polis administration on Thursday assured the transportation sector that plans to save Coloradans money by reducing or delaying several fees – the same revenue streams the governor and his Democratic allies approved last year to fund the state’s 10-year transportation program – will not slow down Colorado’s infrastructure projects. State officials, in fact, said Colorado’s transportation…
