Sandy Treat Jr. honored in Congressional Record
Vail’s Sandy Treat Jr. was honored by U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse in the Congressional Record this week. Treat, a 10th Mountain Division veteran and member of the Colorado Snowsports Hall…
Growing outcry for greater regulation of short-term rentals
Last month as I was reporting out a story for Colorado Politics on how Colorado’s affordable housing crunch is impacting the state’s dysfunctional health care system (and vice versa), I…
Colorado governor, CDPHE chief skewer Trump, EPA on methane regulations, climate change
Colorado’s governor and top environmental official blasted the Trump administration Wednesday for a proposed rule that would roll back federal regulations aimed at stemming the oil and gas industry’s persistent…
Johnston, Romanoff, Gardner respond to Hickenlooper jumping into Senate race
Former Democratic Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper made it official late Wednesday, entering the state’s 2020 U.S. Senate race against incumbent Republican Cory Gardner. In another Youtube video just a week…
Pepi Gramshammer passes on at age 87
If you live in Vail, you know Pepi. You’ve probably seen him out and about recently in Vail Village, or on the patio at his iconic Gasthof Gramshammer restaurant. He’s…
Johnston on Hick: ‘I’m the right candidate … to defeat Gardner’
The good news for Vail native and former Denver state Sen. Mike Johnston is he’s now polling second among Democrats in his bid to take on incumbent Republican U.S. Sen.…
Tipton floats draft bill that doesn’t include key wilderness areas
Editor’s note: A version of this story first appeared in the Vail Daily: Democrats, conservation groups and some local elected officials on Wednesday were quick to pounce on a draft…
Individual market health insurance rates to drop by nearly 20 percent in 2020
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday announced preliminary rates for individual health insurance plans in 2020, and Vail Democratic state Sen. Kerry Donovan cited the reinsurance bill she successfully carried…
Polis blasts Trump on ICE raids; CIRC offers tips for dealing with federal agents
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday issued a statement blasting President Donald Trump for pursuing a mass deportation policy with a series of ICE raids schedule for Sunday in 10…
Native Roots Wellness offering CBD products in Solaris Vail
Interesting move by Native Roots to open a CBD (cannabidiol) wellness store in Solaris Vail. The town of Vail has an ordinance prohibiting the retail sales of marijuana, but presumably…