utility
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Colorado Supreme Court ponders whether Lakewood violated TABOR in expanding phone provider tax
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Members of the Colorado Supreme Court considered on Tuesday whether Lakewood violated the state constitution by expanding the scope of a 1969 tax ordinance twice in the last three decades to encompass cell phone providers — but without holding a popular vote. A Jefferson County judge believed the city’s actions failed to comply with the 1992…
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Durango & Silverton land-use dispute aired to Colorado Supreme Court
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After two trial judges and the state’s Public Utilities Commission confirmed La Plata County can regulate the physical changes made around a tourist train station, the Colorado Supreme Court heard arguments about whether to uphold the proceedings that have unfolded over the past four years. “We really wanted the county to get out of our…
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Colorado Supreme Court to hear cases on Weld County redistricting, Xcel electrocution
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced recently that it will hear appeals in multiple cases, including whether Weld County must follow state law when drawing new legislative districts and when utilities may be held liable for injuries caused by their power lines. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to take up a…
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State Supreme Court agrees Weld County gas pipeline is not a public utility
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A 62-mile pipeline that gathers raw natural gas in Weld County and transports it to processing facilities is not a public utility under state law, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday. The justices heard the appeal of William C. Danks, who owns a farm in the county and filed his original complaint with the…
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Second major Colorado utility commits to 100 percent carbon-free electricity
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More than half of Colorado utility customers are expected to have 100 percent carbon-free electricity in the next 30 years after another of the state’s utility providers announced new emission goals Thursday. Platte River Power Authority, which serves the cities of Longmont, Fort Collins, Estes Park and Loveland, voted to commit to a goal of…
