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Tipton votes in favor of controversial American Health Care Act; Polis blasts bill

Tipton votes in favor of controversial American Health Care Act; Polis blasts bill

Congressman Scott Tipton, a Republican who represents much of Eagle County in the sprawling 3rd Congressional District, voted in favor of the controversial American Health Care Act (AHCA) on Thursday.…

Polis blasts lack of state regs that might have prevented fatal Firestone explosion

Polis blasts lack of state regs that might have prevented fatal Firestone explosion

U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, a Boulder Democrat who’s considering a run for governor in 2018, called a fatal April 17 home explosion in Firestone caused by an abandoned gas line…

Trump orders Antiquities Act review that could endanger Colorado public lands

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…