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Colorado’s 2040 ‘renewable’ energy goal faces cost challenges
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A new state report outlined how Colorado plans to reach 100% “renewable” electricity by 2040, a goal that supporters argued is crucial to achieving “net zero” carbon in a few decades but which critics countered is happening too quickly at a significant cost to consumers. The report examined a buildout of wind, solar, batteries and…
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Colorado State Land Board approves carbon lease to restore San Luis Valley rangeland
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480-acre project will rehabilitate trust land near Alamosa, sequester carbon and increase school revenues The Colorado State Land Board approved a new partnership that aims to restore degraded rangeland while opening a new revenue stream for public schools. The board authorized a 15-year grassland carbon lease on 480 acres northwest of Alamosa to Land and…
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Colorado judicial discipline director put on leave; ouster met with widespread shock
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Christopher Gregory, the executive director of Colorado’s Commission on Judicial Discipline, was removed Friday following a tumultuous tenure in which the commission and the Colorado Supreme Court squared off over issues of reform. In a statement provided Friday to The Denver Gazette, the commission would only say Gregory is “on leave and is unavailable to…
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Colorado GOP endorses Trump, Polis declares disaster declaration as temperatures plummet | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Jan. 15, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: The Colorado Republican Party endorsed former President Donald Trump’s bid for another term late Sunday, nearly two months before state voters are set to cast ballots in Colorado’s presidential primary. In an unprecedented decision, the state GOP’s central committee voted to endorse Trump…
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Polis warns of ‘despair’ in housing, Adam Frisch hauls in $2.9 million, Judge Tymkovich tapped to sit on surveillance court | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Jan. 12, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday outlined the challenges ahead and his priorities for the new legislative session, and while he began with an upbeat note about how Colorado blazed new trails, the governor warned of the “hopelessness and despair” permeating housing. Colorado lacks…
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Watch pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt Colorado House proceedings, check out first bills of session, Jeff Crank jumps into 5th CD race | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Jan. 11, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Colorado Politics reporters covered the opening ceremonies of the second regular session of the 74th General Assembly yesterday. Here’s the recap. The Colorado General Assembly immediately got off to a troubled start on Wednesday, when multiple groups of pro-Palestinian protesters shouted from the…
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Colorado lawmakers start 2024 session, House speaker reprimands Elisabeth Epps and Bob Gardner jumps into 5th CD race| WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Jan. 10, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Colorado Politics reporters are covering the opening ceremonies of the second regular session of the 74th General Assembly. The House and Senate are scheduled to convene at 10 a.m. Follow us for updates. House Speaker Julie McCluskie reprimanded Rep. Elisabeth Epps, the Denver…
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Lora Thomas eyes Bob Marshall’s House seat, Tina Peters will stand trial and Jared Polis spells out priorities ahead of new session | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Jan. 9, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Douglas County Commissioner Lora Thomas, who will be term-limited on the county commission at the end of the year, has filed to run for House District 43, which includes Highlands Ranch. Thomas’ name had been mentioned as one of several Republicans interested in…
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Colorado unemployment rate drops again in April, matches national rate
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Colorado’s unemployment rate continued to improve last month, another sign of job market resiliency as private businesses and the state economy regain their footing after a recession triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic two years ago, according to a report Friday by the state Department of Labor and Employment. The state’s jobless rate dipped to 3.6%…
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Unite for Colorado ordered to pay $40,000 in fines tied to campaign finance complaint
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Unite for Colorado, a dark money group that spent $4 million on statewide ballot measures in 2020, has been ordered to pay $40,000 and divulge its donors. Scott Wasserman of the Bell Policy Center, and Katherine Dorman, a teacher in the Douglas County School District, filed the first campaign finance complaint with the Secretary of…
