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More women needed to break gridlock in Congress, political parity expert says
A record number of women will serve in the 114th U.S. Congress after last month’s midterm elections, but that representation still falls woefully short of the numbers needed to end…
Dems fear GOP bid for state control of federal lands would mean more industry
Republicans aren’t just gunning for control of both houses of the State Legislature on Tuesday, they’d also like state government to take over millions of acres of federal lands in…
Donovan’s state senate opponent battles ethics complaints, Internet issues
Conservative Republicans running for the state legislature in mountain districts have faced an array of ethical and technical difficulties this campaign season, including judgment calls glitches that may have violated…
GMO labeling among four Colorado ballot measures as election enters final week
Former Colorado lawmaker and Agriculture Commissioner Don Ament understands why people want more information about the genetically engineered food products they’re eating, but he doesn’t think GMO labeling should happen…
Key State Senate race reveals great divide on urban-rural split, secession movement
Don Suppes, the Republican candidate for Senate District 5, sympathizes with backers of last year’s secession movement in Colorado, while his Democratic opponent – Kerry Donovan – says Suppes’ views…
One Vail climber dead, another injured on North Maroon Peak near Aspen
Search and rescue crews found one Vail climber dead and another injured but still alive near Aspen’s iconic Maroon Bells on Friday. The Pitkin County Coroner’s Office identified the dead…
Aspen rescuers looking for missing Vail-area climbers near Maroon Bells
Search and rescue crews Friday morning were out in force looking for two Vail-area climbers missing after reaching the summit of one of the Maroon Bells near Aspen on Wednesday.…
Critical local senate race echos gun-law showdown that led to recalls
The talk out here in the sagebrush of state Senate District 5 – where Hunter S. Thompson used to blast away at TV sets and Alfred Packer used a pistol…
As I-70 traffic, construction increase, flights into Eagle County Airport may rise
The distance (120 miles) between Vail and Denver International Airport along Interstate 70 isn’t really getting any bigger. It just seems like it after a 2013-14 winter that frequently saw…
Local lawmaker eyes bill to hike fines for traction scofflaws on I-70
Democrat Diane Mitsch Bush, who represents Vail and surrounding Eagle County in the State House, told Government Executive State & Local she’s weighing a bill to address vehicle traction along…