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Colorado makes I Matter program permanent, offering free therapy sessions for youth
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A state program that provides young people mental health services will continue, as Gov. Jared Polis and the state legislature have made preserving it a priority in the last two sessions. At the beginning of the 2024 session, Sen. Michaelson Jenet, D-Commerce City, said one of her top priorities was to ensure that the I…
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Colorado governor signs gun regulations, property tax measures and oil and gas plan into law
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Gov. Jared Polis is signing some of the most significant bills from the 2024 legislative session into law this week. On Thursday, the governor will sign Senate bills 229 and 230, which form agreements with the oil and gas industry and environmental community. SB 230 will impose production fees on oil and gas drilling, depending…
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Investigation launched into Xcel Energy’s preemptive power shutoff, which left Colorado governor frustrated
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Colorado’s energy regulators on Wednesday decided to open an investigation into Xcel Energy’s decision to preemptively shut off power over the weekend, which left thousands of people without electricity – some for two days – and compelled the governor to rebuke the energy company. In a news release, the Public Utilities Commission said it is exploring…
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Investigation launched into Xcel Energy’s preemptive power shutoff, which left Colorado governor frustrated
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Colorado’s energy regulators on Wednesday decided to open an investigation into Xcel Energy’s decision to preemptively shut off power over the weekend, which left thousands of people without electricity — some for two days — and compelled the governor to rebuke the energy company. In a news release, the Public Utilities Commission said it is exploring…
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Colorado property taxes may increase 25%
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Despite Gov. Jared Polis approving several property tax relief bills after the failure of Proposition HH, Colorado homeowners may still pay an average of 25% more in property tax increases, according to an analysis by the Common Sense Institute. Proposition HH intended to use the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights surplus revenue – normally money refunded…
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Xcel gets the green light for $2 billion power line expansion
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The Colorado Public Utilities Commission gave Xcel Energy permission to spend at least $2 billion to build up to 650 miles of new high-voltage power lines in southern and eastern Colorado to serve windmills and solar farms. The company’s customers will pay for the new transmission lines through what’s called the Transmission Cost Adjustment rider…
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Gov. Polis, Mayor Hancock celebrate first licensed marijuana hospitality establishment in Denver
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock on Wednesday helped owner DeWayne Benjamin celebrate the city’s first approved social equity marijuana hospitality operator, Tetra Lounge. The lounge was approved for a hospitality license, meaning it will be a location where folks can legally consume marijuana in a public place. While it is not…
