
Coffman Protests Stapleton’s Move To Compete In GOP Assembly
Cynthia Coffman says Stapleton missed an April 2 party deadline to declare he would seek to qualify for the June primary at Saturday’s assembly.

Coats Named As New Chief Justice Of The State Supreme Court
Nathan Coats replaces Chief Justice Nancy E. Rice, who in March announced her retirement after 31-years on the bench.

Going Up: Rocky Mtn. Among National Parks Slated For $35 Fee (But Not $75)
The $35 fee applies mostly in the West: Yellowstone, Zion, Bryce Canyon, Mount Rainier, Rocky Mountain and Grand Teton parks, among others.

Colorado Is Part Of The Severe Drought Tightening Its Grip On The West
Most of Colorado also is under severe drought and almost all of the Texas Panhandle is seeing extreme drought or worse conditions.

Amendment 71, ‘Raise The Bar,’ Reinstated By Federal Appeals Court
A federal district court judge in March blocked key portions of Amendment 71 from being enforced.

Silverton Mine Company Says EPA Isn’t Doing Enough For Water Pollution
The allegation was made by Sunnyside Gold Corp., which is fighting the EPA over who should pay for a potentially costly groundwater study.

Reassigned Interior Employees Blame Politics, Climate Work
Investigators said they were unable to determine if anything illegal occurred because the agency leaders did not document their rationale for the reassignments.

University of Northern Colorado’s Next President Is From California
Andy Feinstein will replace Kay Norton, who will retire at the end of this academic year.

Anadarko Restarts 1,350 Wells It Had Shut Off After The Deadly Firestone Blast
The company shut down hundreds of wells after an April 2017 explosion killed two people in Firestone.

Judge Rules Rep. Lamborn Can Remain On GOP Primary Ballot
Claims were made that seven circulators who collected signatures for Lamborn were not Colorado residents.

So Far, Justice Gorsuch Has Been What Conservative Republicans Have Hoped For
Colorado’s Neil Gorsuch has now heard more than 60 cases on issues including gerrymandering, fees paid to unions and the privacy of certain cellphone records.

Colorado-Based Westmoreland Coal Considers Bankruptcy Protection
Westmoreland has 14 mines and a power plant in the U.S. and Canada, faces declining demand and is more than $1 billion in debt.

Porter Adventist Hospital Reschedules More Surgeries Over Sterilization Worries
Earlier this week, the hospital warned that some of its patients might be at risk of contracting hepatitis B, hepatitis C or HIV.

CDOT Mostly Back Online After Ransomware Attack
State officials say they never caved to the ransomware attacker’s demands to pay bitcoin.

Feds Want To Serve Lawsuit Against Colorado Man Via Email
Prosecutors have been unable to serve a man accused of fraud because he is concealing his whereabouts.

Feds Back Off Plan To Hike Fees At National Parks, Including Rocky
The plan would force visitors to pay $70 per vehicle during the peak summer season.