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Polis land-use bill that rankled ski towns dies in waning hours of legislative session

Polis land-use bill that rankled ski towns dies in waning hours of legislative session

The Colorado Senate in the final hours of the state’s lawmaking session chose not take up high-profile legislation to alter the state’s land use policies. Senate Bill 23-213, after being…

Dems move toward flat-rate TABOR refunds in bid to offset property tax spike

Dems move toward flat-rate TABOR refunds in bid to offset property tax spike

The hall of presidents at the Colorado Capitol, April 19, 2023. (Quentin Young/Colorado Newsline) Colorado Democratic lawmakers are set to pass a last-minute proposal that would result in flat-rate refunds…

Boebert hit with yet another campaign finance violation complaint — this time in close ’22 race

Boebert hit with yet another campaign finance violation complaint — this time in close ’22 race

A political action committee advocating against big money in political elections filed a complaint against U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert that alleges she illegally spent $60,000 on her 2022 campaign. End…

Soloviev attorney: billionaire ‘has no further interest in purchasing’ Tennessee Pass rail

Soloviev attorney: billionaire ‘has no further interest in purchasing’ Tennessee Pass rail

A Union Pacific oil train on UP’s Central Corridor near the Colorado River in Palisade on Saturday, May 6, 2023 — four days after a railcar fire in the same…

Polis proposal to cut looming property tax hikes would reduce TABOR refunds

Polis proposal to cut looming property tax hikes would reduce TABOR refunds

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis unveils a plan to curb rising property taxes on May 1, 2023, at the Capitol. (Sara Wilson/Colorado Newsline) Colorado voters could be deciding this November whether…

Colorado Senate passes ban on ghost guns as Gov. Polis signs four new gun-safety bills into law

Colorado Senate passes ban on ghost guns as Gov. Polis signs four new gun-safety bills into law

The Colorado Senate approved a bill Friday that would ban possession of unserialized firearms in the state. So-called “ghost guns” are untraceable handmade weapons that law enforcement agencies say are…

Colorado Republicans beat climate denial drum as Democrats pass bills to cut greenhouse gasses

Colorado Republicans beat climate denial drum as Democrats pass bills to cut greenhouse gasses

In what’s become an annual tradition in the Colorado General Assembly, Democrats in the majority are spending the final weeks of the legislative session passing bills aimed at reducing greenhouse…

Land-use bill championed by Polis, opposed by ski towns, gutted of upzoning requirements

Land-use bill championed by Polis, opposed by ski towns, gutted of upzoning requirements

The affordable Capitol Square Apartments in downtown Denver (Quentin Young/Colorado Newsline photo). A Colorado legislative committee stripped the major provisions of a housing bill championed by Gov. Jared Polis on…

Colorado Attorney General Weiser warns feds against funding oil trains through Eagle County

Colorado Attorney General Weiser warns feds against funding oil trains through Eagle County

The dormant Tennessee Pass rail line along the Eagle River with Vail’s Game Creek Bowl on the horizon. Eagle County officials worry oil train traffic along the nearby Colorado River…

Avon Mayor Phillips on state land use bill: ‘It could end up harming those of us in the high country’

Avon Mayor Phillips on state land use bill: ‘It could end up harming those of us in the high country’

Even as lawmakers work to modify a sweeping bill concerning land use in the state to assuage concerns about its reach, city leaders remain opposed to the legislation’s premise. Senate…