Round-Up: COSprings Council votes for oil & gas permit moratorium; CO’s SupCo hears redistricting arguments
Colorado Springs City Council unanimously voted to approve a six-month moratorium on any permits to conduct oil and gas exploration and drilling…and, The Colorado Supreme Court hears oral arguments for […]
Wednesday Index
Governor Hickenlooper heads to California with Denver’s mayor to talk economic development for Colorado (Denver Business Journal).
Republicans Blast Democratic Maps
Republicans are up in arms after a commission charged with redrawing state house districts picked Democratic maps.
Round-Up: ‘Americans Elect’ gains spot on CO ballot; ACS to hire 200+ in Colorado Springs
A group planning to nominate an independent presidential candidate online has won a spot on Colorado’s 2012 ballot…and, ACS, a Xerox company, to hire 225 people for its call center […]
Rules Would Require Chemical Disclosure in Drilling
Colorado is proposing new rules for the oil and gas industry, which would require companies to make public the chemical composition of fluids used in the drilling process.
Round-Up: Reapportionment raises GOP ire; Occupy CS shows up at groundbreaking
Tempers flared at the state capitol today when a commission charged with redrawing state house districts voted to accept Democratic maps…and, About a dozen members of the Occupy Colorado Springs […]
Tuesday Index
Structural issues arise in a second school being constructed by a major builder of rural schools in the state (Denver Post).
Governor Launches Innovation Initiative
Governor John Hickenlooper is launching a new program that he says will help make the state a center of innovation.
Round-Up: Governor announces Chief Innovation Officer; and more
Governor John Hickenlooper announced the state’s first-ever Chief Innovation Officer today.
Monday Index
A federal judge in Denver rules a challenge to banning firearms in post offices can move forward (Denver Post).
A Conversation with Colorado’s Newest Supreme Court Justice
Colorado has a new state Supreme Court justice. Brian Boatright previously served as a trial court judge in Jefferson County for more than a decade.
Tuesday Index
The Denver Post takes a look at how the failure of the ‘supercommittee’ in Washington might affect Colorado, and Colorado lawmakers express their disappointment in the failure (Denver Business Journal).
Round-Up: Gunman at Schriever AFB; and more
A 21-year old man facing disciplinary actions locked himself inside the Deployment Processing Building at Shreiver Air Force Base this morning with a handgun, prompting evacuations. Spokeswoman 2nd LT.
Schriever AFB Increases Security
Schriever AFB has increased security measures due to what’s being called an “ongoing incident.”
Monday Index
The Denver Post reports that criminal charges against the farm blamed for the listeria outbreak are unlikely. ‘Personhood’ backers ready to try again in Colorado (Denver Post).
Redistricting Analysis
The Colorado Supreme Court will take up a Republican challenge to new congressional maps in early December.
