A dip in Colorado electric vehicle sales doesn’t have car dealers panicking — yet. The politics embroiling Tesla and stale models hurt sales for the top EV brand, but a $7,500 federal subsidy is still in place and hybrids are proving a popular choice for consumers

Opinion: Coloradans deserve to know the dangers of the fuels we burn, and current legislation would readily remind us. House Bill 1277 requiring label on fuel products warning of their danger would help promote environmental consciousness

Jan 21, 2025 · Proponents of the measure say Senate Bill 3 was written that way to prevent bad actors from trying to circumvent the prospective law. They point to the 2022 massacre at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, as the reason why the measure was written not to allow conversion kits. The gunman in that shooting bought a compliant weapon and then modified it to accept detachable magazines.

Sep 23, 2024 · A judge sentenced Ahmad Alissa to 10 consecutive life sentences plus more than 1,300 years in prison Monday after a jury found him guilty of 10 counts of first-degree murder and 45 other felony counts in the March 2021 attack at a Boulder King Soopers where he killed 10 people, including a police officer.

Dec 10, 2024 · The Herculean effort of predicting how the current year has gone and what will happen to Colorado’s economy in next year took 140 local experts from every major industry sector, meetings since September and dozens of staffers at University of Colorado’s business school putting in roughly 1,000 hours of work.

Mar 17, 2025 · This time last year, Colorado food pantries were on the brink — so state lawmakers stepped in to help, passing a bipartisan bill to help nonprofits stock up on local produce.. A year later, that need has only grown.The Trump administration last week announced it was eliminating the Local Food Purchase Assistance program, a $500 million grant for food banks, as part of its wide-ranging ...

Mar 17, 2025 · The good news is Colorado’s economy is still growing — but state forecasters are increasingly unsure how long that will last. Under new revenue forecasts released Monday, legislative economists told state lawmakers that unemployment is ticking up while consumer spending and economic growth are slowing amid widespread uncertainty over how major federal policy changes under the Trump ...

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Jul 27, 2023 · Alexander Mountain fire 100% contained as of Aug. 17 Started: July 29, 2024 Size: 9,668 acres Location: North of Big Thompson Canyon in the area around Alexander Mountain, in Larimer County Cause: unknown, investigation ongoing The Alexander Mountain fire burning on the Roosevelt National Forest north of Big Thompson Canyon and west of The Dam Store was reported around 11:11 a.m. July 29 and ...

Dec 5, 2024 · Even the founders and an enthusiastic governor admit it sounds crazy: Charge up a train full of massive batteries with clean solar or wind energy out on the plains, then roll the trains to Denver or any other spot that’s low on power without using billion-dollar electrical lines.