No. While Colorado’s cage-free law may be worsening the shortage, other more prominent factors caused it. Some eastern state hatcheries, where many of Colorado’s birds are sourced, flooded in the spring, according…
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Jared Polis is headed for another showdown with Democrats at the Colorado Capitol over union issues
Gov. Jared Polis is once again on a collision course with fellow Democrats in the state legislature and the Colorado labor movement. The governor quickly pooh-poohed a piece of legislation unveiled earlier…
Will cage-free eggs be required in Colorado starting in 2025?
Yes. Starting Jan. 1, all eggs sold in Colorado must be cage-free. The law applies to any Colorado egg-producer with more than 3,000 egg-laying hens. In addition to chickens, the law also…
Colorado lawmakers reject proposed ban on new oil and gas drilling after 2030
A bill to ban new oil and gas drilling in Colorado after 2030 — which sparked a spate of industry TV ads with dire warnings — was rejected Thursday by a bipartisan…
Colorado lawmakers may seek funds from former oil and gas owners as number of abandoned wells grows to over 1,000
The number of orphan wells in Colorado has topped 1,000 — a four-fold increase in four years — as the state takes over 358 wells from two defunct oil and gas companies…
Colorado could owe $2 billion in taxpayer refunds. That will squeeze next year’s state budget.
Colorado budget writers may be headed back to the drawing board. Slower population growth and rising fee revenue could trigger upwards of $300 million more state taxpayer refunds than expected in the…
AI pervades everyday life with almost no oversight. Colorado and other states are scrambling to catch up.
While artificial intelligence made headlines with ChatGPT, behind the scenes, the technology has quietly pervaded everyday life — screening job resumes, rental apartment applications, and even determining medical care in some cases. While…
Mileage goals, pollution fines, drilling pauses: Colorado Democrats unveil ambitious package to cut ozone
Democrats and environmental justice advocates Thursday unveiled an ambitious package of ozone-fighting bills that would “pause” oil and gas drilling in summer months, set caps on miles driven in gasoline-powered cars and…
Colorado Democrats push for ban on new oil and gas drilling in Colorado
Colorado Democratic senators say they will introduce a bill banning new oil and gas drilling in Colorado by 2030 and demanding companies pay more to seal up old wells, bringing into the…
Lawmakers, environmental advocates fear northern Colorado utility is falling behind on climate targets
Lawmakers and environmental advocates have issued a sharply worded attack on the Platte River Power Authority’s efforts to meet greenhouse gas reduction targets, demanding to know whether the northern Colorado utility plans…