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Colorado senators promise to protect funding for LWCF, public lands from Trump budget cutting
A proposed budget floated recently by the Trump administration that drastically slashes funding for various public lands programs — including the popular Land and Water Conservation Fund — is being…
Johnston blasts Gardner for backing Trump border wall ‘national emergency’
On Thursday, Colorado Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner backed President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to divert funds already allocated by Congress for military and other purposes to…
Traction law proposal for passenger vehicles heads to Colorado state senate
Another day, another snowstorm along the Interstate 70 corridor – replete with a slew of closures on Vail Pass and elsewhere on I-70. What better time to talk about enforcing…
Storm slams state ahead of week-long break in the action at Vail, Beaver Creek
A massive and powerful snowstorm slammed into Colorado Wednesday morning, bringing high winds, more snow and yet another round of road closures along Interstate 70 on Vail Pass and elsewhere…
Off to New Hampshire soon, Bennet touts American Family Act to overhaul, expand Child Tax Credits
Democratic Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet still hasn’t made up his mind on joining the cast of thousands seeking his party’s presidential nomination to take on President Donald Trump in 2020,…
Bipartisan bills to bring down health insurance prices advance in legislature
There may be some relief on the horizon for high-country residents suffering from massive health-insurance headaches the last few years. Two bills currently working their way through the state legislative…
House gives nod to dark money campaign disclosure bill debated in local races
Lost last week in the uproar over higher-profile bills such as a proposed red-flag, gun-safety law and tougher oil and gas drilling regulations, a Colorado legislative committee on Thursday quietly…
Why didn’t Colorado get any more wilderness in recent public lands bill?
While some conservation leaders were celebrating, turns out quite a few others were wondering why Colorado got so severely short-changed in the wilderness-protection arena with the passage this week of…
Trump’s wall debate heats up, hits home in Eagle County
The debate over President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to force U.S. taxpayers to fund his campaign promise of a border wall he said Mexico would pay for…
Red flag bill backed by Vail police, prosecutor set for first House hearing
The Colorado House Judiciary Committee on Thursday will get its first look at a so-called “red-flag bill” that would create a system for judicial review of Extreme Risk Protection Orders…