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State senator who brokered property tax deal says initiatives would devastate schools, special districts
Democratic lawmakers who hammered out and passed by overwhelmingly bipartisan margins compromise property tax bills this past legislative session are feeling dismayed and betrayed by conservative groups that got their way in negotiations but…
Trump found guilty of 34 felony counts in election cover-up of affair with porn star
WASHINGTON — Jurors in New York state court on Thursday found Donald Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up hush money payments to…
Mountain passenger rail (not to Vail) on fast track following legislative session
An Amtrak California Zephyr train departs Grand Junction on May 16, 2023 (Chase Woodruff/Colorado Newsline). The flurry of funding bills for passenger rail passed during the recently-completed 2024 Colorado legislative…
Colorado voters set to decide whether abortion rights should be in constitution
Colorado voters will decide in November whether the right to abortion care should be enshrined in the state Constitution. Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced Friday that Initiative 89,…
Train, bus backers boast about ‘Year of Transit’ as Polis signs slew of funding bills
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs a bill reauthorizing zero-fare transit programs aboard an RTD commuter train on May 16 (Polis office photo). Gov. Jared Polis used a brief whistle-stop tour…
Klesner, Solomon seek Holy Cross Energy’s Northern District seat
The local electric co-op for Vail and Eagle County, Holy Cross Energy, which currently provides 72% emissions-free energy and hopes to push that number to 100% by 2030, on Wednesday…
Colorado passes suite of election security laws as pivotal 2024 race heats up
With a presidential election on the horizon this year, Colorado legislators passed a variety of bills to add protections for voters and further secure the state’s elections. Colorado Secretary of…
Colorado lawmakers passed bipartisan mountain wolverine reintroduction bill
A bill is sitting on the desk of Colorado Gov. Jared Polis that would begin a process of reintroduction of the wolverine, the largest member of the weasel family and…
Colorado lawmakers create new rail safety office to study issues, report to legislature
Colorado lawmakers Wednesday, the final day of the state legislative session, created an Office of Rail Safety within the Public Utilities Commission to study and implement state rail regulations in…
Roberts leads Western Slope charge to protect, preserve Colorado water
Homestake Creek in Eagle County (David O. Williams photo). For state Sen. Dylan Roberts (D-Frisco) “protecting and securing our water future is the most important issue and biggest challenge facing…