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Carbon capture pipelines have struggled, but Nebraska project finds success | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
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NORTH DAKOTA Carbon capture pipeline opens BISMARCK — A multi-state carbon capture pipeline began operating in September, reducing emissions from Midwest ethanol plants and carrying that carbon dioxide gas to be forever buried underground in Wyoming — an achievement after years of complaints, lawsuits and legislation blocked similar efforts by other companies. Other projects prompted…
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Democrat Kubs Lalchandani kicks off campaign for open CU regent seat in Colorado’s 2nd CD
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Boulder Democrat Kubs Lalchandani, an attorney and serial entrepreneur, has thrown his hat in the ring for the open University of Colorado Board of Regents seat representing the 2nd Congressional District in next year’s election. The incumbent, Democrat Callie Rennison, isn’t seeking a second six-year term on the nine-member board that governs the state’s largest…
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Colorado Republicans call meeting to rein in chair Brita Horn, but state GOP says plans are ‘illegal’
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They’re at it again. For the second time in as many years, a group of Colorado Republicans are planning to convene a meeting of the party’s state central committee despite the state GOP insisting that the proposed meeting would be “illegal” because its organizers haven’t complied with the party’s bylaws. Critics of state Republican Party…
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Trump nominates former New Mexico lawmaker to lead Bureau of Land Management | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
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MONTANA Trump nominates BLM chief BILLINGS — President Donald Trump nominated a former lawmaker from New Mexico on Nov. 5 to oversee the management of vast public lands that are playing a central role in Republican attempts to ramp up fossil fuel production. The nominee for the Bureau of Land Management, former U.S. Rep. Steve…
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Boebert claims ‘no pressure’ to remove her name from Epstein petition
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Colorado U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert denied reports that her meeting at the White House on Wednesday was to pressure the Republican to remove her name from a congressional petition that would necessitate a vote to release files related to disgraced financier, convicted sex offender, and alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The petition, filed by Reps.…
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Colorado’s Democratic senators slam deal to end shutdown, vow to fight for health care tax credits
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Colorado’s two Democratic U.S. senators voted against a bipartisan deal reached Sunday to end the longest federal government shutdown in history, blasting the package’s failure to extend some health insurance tax credits. The full Senate passed spending legislation late Monday that could pave the way to reopen the government before the end of the week…
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Sundance Film Festival details Robert Redford tributes, legacy screenings | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
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UTAH Sundance festival to honor Redford Robert Redford’s legacy and mission was always going to be a key component of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, which will be the last of its kind in Park City, Utah. But in the wake of his death in September at age 89, those ideas took on a new…
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Jeff Crank challenger Jessica Killin’s internal poll shows toss-up race in Colorado’s 5th CD
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Democratic congressional candidate Jessica Killin is running neck-and-neck with Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank a year before the 2026 election in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District, according to a new internal poll of likely voters released Wednesday by Killin’s campaign. The poll, conducted by Democratic firm Global Strategy Group and first reported by Colorado Politics, found…
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Democrats cheer as Colorado voters hand wins to ballot measures, candidates backed by party | ANALYSIS
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It was a good night for Democrats in Colorado Tuesday, as voters passed statewide and local ballot questions endorsed by the party, while rejecting Republican candidates in key municipal and school district elections. While none of the choices in the state’s off-year election carried partisan labels, both major parties poured resources and attention into contests…
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Littleton votes against housing ‘density’; new mayor elected in Centennial
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Littleton voters have so far favored a ballot measure that disallows multiplexes and similar types of housing in single-family home neighborhoods, according to the returns posted after polls closed on Tuesday night. The “yes” campaign led opponents by 10 points, 55% to 45%, with 13,202 total votes cast from Arapahoe, Jefferson and Douglas counties, the…
