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Trump orders Antiquities Act review that could endanger Colorado public lands
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order that requires a review of national parks and monuments that have been protected by presidents using executive action under the Antiquities…
Grand bargain on transportation funding crashes and burns in GOP Senate
A grand legislative bargain to ask voters for a sales tax increase to pay for Colorado’s badly crumbling roads and bridges was sent headlong into the ditch on Tuesday by…
Spicer denies Hitler used chemical weapons, drawing ire of Polis
U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, a Boulder Democrat who represents the Vail Valley in Congress, sharply criticized White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s denial that Adolf Hitler used chemical weapons during…
Sources contradict sheriff, DA, allege big jump in ICE presence
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been much more active in Eagle County courtrooms since February, sources say, disputing what the local sheriff and district attorney told RealVail.com last week.…
Sheriff, DA debunk ICE roundup rumors but express concern
The Eagle County sheriff and district attorney say they’re not seeing increased Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests locally, despite persistent rumors, but both are worried community concerns about a…
Gubernatorial candidate Johnston ‘encouraged’ by bipartisan progress on transportation
Colorado Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Johnston, at a campaign event in Edwards late last week, told RealVail.com he’s encouraged by the bipartisan progress he’s seeing from the State Legislature on…
Colorado lawmakers reach deal on transportation sales tax ballot measure
Lawmakers on Wednesday reached a bipartisan agreement on a bill to float a possible sales tax ballot measure this November to fund Colorado’s crumbling transportation infrastructure. Long gridlocked on how…
Vail Resorts acquiring Stowe Mountain Resort
The worst-kept secret in the ski industry is a secret no more as Vail Resorts on Tuesday announced it’s acquiring the ski company’s first East Coast ski area in Vermont’s…
Congress looks to gut federal methane rule modeled after Colorado regulations
Depending on which side of the issue you talk to — oil and gas industry advocates or members of Colorado’s conservation community — Congress is about to gut crucial and…
Public lands debate still roiling as Chaffetz withdraws bill to sell millions of acres
U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, who grew up in Grand County, Colo., fanned the flames of intense debate over federal ownership of public lands this week, for the fifth time…