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Hurd declines to sign GOP letter to Polis seeking repeal of immigrant protections

Hurd declines to sign GOP letter to Polis seeking repeal of immigrant protections

U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd (R-CO) decided not to join Colorado’s other three congressional Republicans in signing a letter asking Gov. Jared Polis to repeal state laws that protect immigrants.  He…

Rep. Lukens leads bipartisan charge to limit cell phones in Colorado schools

Rep. Lukens leads bipartisan charge to limit cell phones in Colorado schools

 Mesa Valley District 51 Superintendent Brian Hill speaks at the Colorado Capitol in Denver on Wednesday while state Rep. Meghan Lukens and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser look on (Sara…

Colorado AG Weiser promises legal action to halt Trump freeze on federal spending

Colorado AG Weiser promises legal action to halt Trump freeze on federal spending

Editor’s update: After a federal judge late Tuesday afternoon temporarily blocked Trump’s federal spending freeze until Feb. 3, the White House on Wednesday revoked its proposed spending freeze ahead of…

Trump expands authority to rapidly deport immigrants locally, across nation

Trump expands authority to rapidly deport immigrants locally, across nation

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is giving immigration officers an expanded authority to rapidly deport immigrants, including people the Biden administration temporarily allowed into the country under parole authority, according…

Colorado rallies with resources as Trump mass deportation threat looms

Colorado rallies with resources as Trump mass deportation threat looms

Various advocacy organizations are offering resources to help immigrant families in Colorado as fears of mass deportations grow under the new Trump administration. President Donald Trump was sworn into office…

Utah officials eager to mine public lands see an ally in Trump pick for interior secretary

Utah officials eager to mine public lands see an ally in Trump pick for interior secretary

Daneros uranium mine entries in the White Canyon district about 60 miles west of Blanding, Utah (photo courtesy of Utah Geological Survey). Testifying before a U.S. Senate committee on Thursday,…

Rail advocates push for passenger line to southeast, west of Eagle County Airport

Rail advocates push for passenger line to southeast, west of Eagle County Airport

Passengers or petroleum products? That’s one of the key questions being bandied about in a renewed effort to revive part of the long-dormant Tennessee Pass rail line linking southern Colorado…

California air-quality battle with Trump over tail-pipe emissions looms over Colorado

California air-quality battle with Trump over tail-pipe emissions looms over Colorado

A layer of smog hanging over Denver. Blue states such as Colorado are bracing for a battle with the Trump administration over their authority to limit tailpipe emissions, a showdown…

Colorado Parks and Wildlife denies petition to delay voter-driven gray wolf restoration project

Colorado Parks and Wildlife denies petition to delay voter-driven gray wolf restoration project

Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials release a gray wolf onto public land in Grand County in 2023 (Colorado Parks and Wildlife photo). The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission denied a…

Vail digs deep, diversifies in search of clean-energy solutions to combat climate change

Vail digs deep, diversifies in search of clean-energy solutions to combat climate change

Holy Cross Energy CEO Bryan Hannegan, left, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, center, and Vail Mayor Travis Coggin at a geothermal event in Vail last summer (David O. Williams photo). Editor’s…