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House passes bill asking voters to OK sports betting for Colorado River Plan
The Colorado House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill to legalize sports betting in the state in order to pay for Colorado Water Plan projects. Sponsored by local lawmakers…
Colorado GOP recall fever could spread to mountains, target Kerry Donovan
An April 11 Republican recall election training session reveals the Colorado GOP would love to take out Colorado state Sen. Kerry Donovan, D-Vail, but for the fact that Eagle County…
Colorado Legislature makes affordable housing push in stretch run of session
RealVail.com over the weekend took a look at a couple of Democratic affordable housing bills aimed at easing the ongoing crisis in mountain communities and across the state, producing a…
Gardner claims enough of Mueller Report has been released, but Dems want more
Colorado Republican Sen. Cory Gardner, in a series of tweets on Thursday, asked Congress to “move forward” in the wake of the publicly released but heavily redacted report by special…
Woman ‘infatuated’ with Columbine prompts Eagle County Schools lockout
Editor’s note: At 11 a.m., the FBI says “there is no longer a threat to the community” after Sol Pais was reportedly found dead near Mount Evans. Eagle County Schools…
Roberts drops his final bill of session, looking to ease affordable housing crunch
State Rep. Dylan Roberts late Friday introduced his final bill of the current session that ends on Friday, May 3 – legislation aimed at expanding the supply of desperately needed…
Eagle County Sheriff Van Beek opposes red flag law signed by Gov. Polis
Eagle County Sheriff James Van Beek on Friday issued a lengthy statement opposing the Extreme Risk Protection Order law — also known as the Red Flag bill — that was…
As snow pounds Vail, local state senator touts passage of passenger vehicle traction law
With 3 inches of new snow on Vail Mountain overnight, a closure already atop Vail Pass on I-70, and steady snow coming down Wednesday morning, Colorado Senate Democrats chose a…
Colorado Legislature moves ahead on prescription drug transparency, reinsurance
The Colorado Legislature continues to make moves to chip away at the ridiculously high cost of health care and health insurance on Colorado’s Western Slope, advancing a bill to create…
Roberts’ law looks to make mining companies pay for future toxic disasters
RealVail.com over the years has delved deeply into the lasting impacts of hard-rock mining in and around Colorado’s mountain-resort communities, including the EPA Superfund site near the headwaters of the…