- The U.S. Department of Interior decided on Tuesday that the greater sage grouse does not need protection under the Endangered Species Act. The bird spans eleven western states including Colorado, where it lives in pockets along the western slope. The population is mostly concentrated in the northwest part of the state.
- Originally published on September 3, 2015 7:23 am Oil drilling on Colorado’s populous Front Range has forced more interactions between communities and the energy industry – and that’s caused tension. At the recent annual Rocky Mountain Energy Summit, one of the discussions centered on how to improve relations between the industry and the public.
- Colorado has largely been spared from this summer’s political wrangling ahead of the 2016 presidential race. But as Republicans nationally are working to narrow the presidential field, the GOP in Colorado wants to widen its field of candidates to run against incumbent Democratic Senator Michael Bennet next year.
- UPDATE: Without a consensus from the jury between life in prison and the death penalty, James Holmes receives the sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Original Post: Jurors in the trial of Aurora Theater shooter James Holmes have reached a verdict in the death penalty phase of the case.
- A six million dollar project to spiff up the state capitol is almost done. A two-year renovation of the building’s signature gold dome is complete and now workers are restoring the inside of both the House and Senate chambers. Colorado’s capitol opened in 1894 and has gone through a few renovations since then.
- Originally published on June 26, 2015 5:25 pm Current and former Colorado state Democratic lawmakers are praising the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision legalizing same sex marriage nationwide. In the 5-4 decision, the court ruled that same-sex couples have a right to marry under the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
- It’s been more than a month since Colorado lawmakers wrapped up their annual legislative session at the state capitol, but the work is far from over. Many of the bills that failed this year will likely be back next year, and some long-standing issues may already be poised to go before voters in 2016.