Colorado

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Legislation would aid cleanup of abandoned mines

Good Samaritans will be allowed to clean up Colorado’s abandoned mines without some federal liability under legislation introduced by Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo. S. 1777 would free good Samaritans from exposure to penalties under the Clean ...

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So, what’s the concealed-weapons law?

A traveling salesman, Jim doesn’t need his concealed weapons permit where he spends most of his life: on the road. His Glock handgun sits tucked away in a hip holster, which he keeps at the ready in his driver’s-side door panel ...

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Forbes ranks Colorado 4th best place to do business

Forbes.com recently ranked Colorado the fourth best state in which to do business, due largely to the quality of its work force, steady growth potential and a favorable economy. Colorado moved up from sixth place in the 2006 ranking. Using ...

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200,000 letters call for national roadless protections to apply to Colorado areas

More than 200,000 people have sent messages to the Obama administration and Gov. Bill Ritter calling for the same protections for Colorado roadless areas as those provided for national forests elsewhere under a federal rule, conservationists ...

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President sides with environmentalists to reinstate roadless rule

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CSU leaders tout accomplishments, lament high tuition

Coloradans need to come to grips with the future of higher education in the state, the two top leaders of Colorado State University said. Colorado “has been silently privatizing higher education” over the years, said Tony Frank, ...

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Economic forecast is optimistic about state

Colorado is among the five states expected to recover first from the recession, according to economy.com, a Moody’s web site. Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, Texas and Washington will recover during the fourth quarter this year, Moody’s ...

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State needs feds’ help enforcing immigration laws, legislator says

Law enforcement officials in Colorado are doing about all they can do to catch illegal immigrants who have committed crimes, an auditors’ report said. The state, however, could use more help from federal officials, said state Rep. Steve ...

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CU chancellor gathers with Junction alums

University of Colorado Chancellor Phil DiStefano wants to make paying tuition easier for his student body, which will include 259 students from Grand Junction this fall, while also investigating new ways to receive college funding. The school ...

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Developer with GJ ties headed to trial in Weld County

A Weld County developer with ties to land annexed last year by the city of Grand Junction is headed to trial on charges connected to a mortgage fraud scheme. Monday marked the deadline for attorneys to strike a plea agreement in the case ...

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