valerie richardson
-
Northwest Coloradans rally to save Colowyo coal mine from shutdown
Lori Gillam isn’t a coal miner – she owns a liquor store in rural Moffat County – but she’s doing her part to help save the Colowyo mine after a federal judge’s ruling in a lawsuit filed by the environmentalist group WildEarth Guardians. Gillam said Tuesday she has removed beers from a half dozen Colorado…
-
Prairie dog supporters consider plan to recall Castle Rock council members
Prairie dog supporters outraged over Castle Rock’s decision to proceed with an outdoor mall have solicited a plan to sweep out the town council by recalling three members this year and targeting the other four for defeat in 2016. A five-page document obtained by The Colorado Statesman lays out a detailed campaign strategy, including canvassing,…
-
New Colorado Springs Mayor Suthers has no regrets on passing up Senate race
John Suthers was sworn in Tuesday as mayor of Colorado Springs, a turn of events that still has some state politicos scratching their heads. The former two-term attorney general had been on the short list of potential Republican challengers to Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet, a list that became even shorter Monday with Republican Rep. Mike…
-
Colorado officials toast Taiwan economic office’s move from Kansas City to Denver
Nothing says “welcome to Colorado” like Denver Broncos swag, as far as state Rep. Kathleen Conti is concerned. She presented a Peyton Manning NFL jersey to Jack J.C. Yang, director general of the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office, at Friday’s reception at the Brown Palace to celebrate TECO’s relocation from Kansas City to Denver. Such…
-
EPA’s Clean Water Rule meets with outrage from Republicans, praise from Democrats
The Environmental Protection Agency’s newly finalized rule on clean water unleashed a flood of criticism Wednesday from Colorado Republicans, who accused the Obama administration of engineering a federal power grab. The agency’s hotly contested “Waters of the United States” rule expands the list of waterways covered by the federal Clean Water Act, which EPA officials…
-
Lone Tree sees clash over Hooters, council urged to nix liquor license
Lone Tree city council member Kim Monson isn’t what you’d call a Hooters regular – in fact, she’s never visited the place – but she also doesn’t think it should be barred from the city because its waitresses wear skimpy outfits. Her stance has put her at odds with a vocal swath of residents fighting…
-
Court ruling offers help for condo builders burned by construction defects lawsuits
This year’s construction defects bill may have died in the state Legislature, but housing developers ended up gaining a bit of what they wanted last week in the form of a court decision. The day after the 2015 General Assembly adjourned, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled against a condominium association that had filed a…
-
Court ruling offers help for condo builders burned by construction defects lawsuits
This year’s construction defects bill may have died in the state Legislature, but housing developers ended up gaining a bit of what they wanted last week in the form of a court decision. The day after the 2015 General Assembly adjourned, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled against a condominium association that had filed a…
-
Fracking foes hit wall with legislature as Democrats sidestep fractious debate
The anti-fracking movement’s momentum ground to a halt in this year’s legislative session as Democrats opted to present a united front rather than aggravate a party schism by igniting a debate on oil and gas development. The General Assembly took the safe route by approving funding for recommendations made in February by the governor’s Oil…
-
Term-limited Gallagher spends final days fighting DIA, city hall
Dennis J. Gallagher is leaving his post as Denver city auditor after 12 years, and he’s going out with a bang. Which for Gallagher is entirely appropriate. In one of his last acts of office, Gallagher dealt a broadside to the Denver International Airport Hotel and Transit Center in the form of a “white paper,”…