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Community Solar Innovation Summit discusses future of solar energy amidst potential turmoil
Participants in the annual Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA) conference were set to discuss innovations in the energy source this week, but looming legislation thrust the industry’s potentially shaky future into the spotlight. “We’ve ridden this solar coaster. Uncertainty is something we’ve faced before,” Jeff Cramer, CEO and president of CCSA, said to an…
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Q&A with John Leopold | Retired Colorado judge signed brief about federal arrest of Wisconsin judge
In late April, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation posted a picture to social media of handcuffed Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah C. Dugan, who authorities arrested at her courthouse for allegedly obstructing immigration agents. The charging documents accused Dugan of confronting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel who were planning to arrest…
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Q&A with Judge Gordon Gallagher | Colorado’s first federal district judge stationed on Western Slope
Gordon P. Gallagher first joined Colorado’s federal trial court in 2012 as a part-time magistrate judge stationed in Grand Junction. In March 2023, the U.S. Senate confirmed him to a lifetime appointment as a district judge — one of five Biden administration appointees to the state’s U.S. District Court. Gallagher became the first district judge in…
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A ‘stay-in-your-lane’ philosophy: Colorado’s chief justice speaks to role of government at MSU Denver
In a wide-ranging discussion last week at Metropolitan State University of Denver, Chief Justice Monica M. Márquez spoke to her own views on the proper role of government, describing her belief that all branches should adhere to their designated “lanes.” “It requires every part of democracy to kind of play its role in that system. And when…
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Judge handling Denver schools’ challenge to ICE policy changes course, sets hearing
The federal judge overseeing Denver Public Schools’ challenge to the Trump administration’s new policy for immigration enforcement announced on Monday that he will hold a hearing on the district’s request for a restraining order — a seeming about-face from his position just one week ago. The DPS lawsuit against U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem seeks…
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Colorado justice, law professor discuss uncharted territory for federal regulations in wake of SCOTUS precedent
Colorado attorneys heard on Tuesday that federal courts are in a “free-for-all” as they interpret recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent shifting power from executive agencies to judges to determine whether regulations are appropriate or not. “One of the dominant theories is that Congress delegates because it simply doesn’t have the time or the expertise to address…
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Oil and gas industry to push for policy changes under Trump administration
The oil and gas industry sees an opening to reverse “heavy handed mandates” with the incoming Trump administration, arguing that last week’s elections showed that Americans want the widest possible portfolio of energy sources — not “government mandates and restrictions.” Meanwhile, environmentalists are gearing up for a fight. In Colorado, oil and gas industry leaders said…
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Bureau of Land Management details departure from Grand Junction, return to D.C.
The Bureau of Land Management Tuesday announced plans to relocate senior leadership positions from its former Grand Junction national headquarters back to Washington, D.C. But, as part of the agency’s commitment to keeping a stronger presence in Colorado, the National Conservation Lands and Community Partnerships will anchor the BLM’s Western headquarters. BLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning told…
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Congressional deal means Space Force cleared for launch
A rare congressional compromise, backed by the White House and set for a vote this week, will give birth to a new military service for space, with Colorado airmen forming the core cadre of the new Space Force. Details on the new service were sparse Monday, but insiders say it will fall under the Department…
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Bennet gets assurance federal marijuana data will be collected evenly
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet says he’s gotten assurances that the Trump administration will play fair with marijuana data. Colorado Politics told you in August that the Democrat from Colorado was concerned the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) intended to cherry-pick the most damning information it could to make a case against legalized pot,…