Before leaving town for the Christmas break, a House committee passed a bill that would ease tough wilderness area restrictions to give mountain bikes, wheelchairs, strollers and game carts access to a few backcountry trails. The Republican bill was sponsored by U.S....
Another midnight Obama era regulation that took effect before he departed his throne has been overturned by the Interior Department, this one relieving the energy industry including wind from prosecution for accidental bird deaths. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act that...
Following up on U.S. Rep. Jared Polis’s plea to moderates and conservatives to vote for him, and one of his supporter’s claims that Republicans would really like the Democratic candidate for governor if they only knew more about this great businessman, we did a little...
When folks think of the National Western Stock Show’s events, one that most frequently comes to mind is mutton busting, where kids (usually, but not always, boys) aged five to eight try to hang on to a running sheep for as long as possible. It’s adorable...
A former police officer and investment consultant will fill the shoes of Republican state Rep. Dan Nordberg, who is leaving the legislature and Colorado Springs to work for Trump’s Small Business Administration. Shane Sandridge emerged from a pool of five candidates...
A new budget forecast released yesterday showed Colorado could have almost a billion dollars in additional revenue in 2018. State Senate leadership (and anyone who has driven a car in the Denver Metro area) suggested that the surplus be used to fix Colorado’s...