Since Xiuhtezcatl Martinez was six years old, he has fought against the tide of climate change. Now as a teenager, Martinez is on the forefront of two major environmental cases that could have wide-ranging repercussions on the oil and gas industry in Colorado and across the U.S.
Coloradans are facing tons of choices this political season all the way from the governor’s mansion to city council. Although politicians are soaking up the spotlight this year, several significant constitutional and statutory amendments are being proposed for the 2018 ballot. Here are the top six issues you may vote on this year.
A small group of students staged a walk out at the magnet school off 6th and Fox streets and marched through downtown to the Denver Public School central administration building to protest potential budget cuts. If the worst does come to pass, reductions could take hold in the very department that draws students to the magnet school.
After this last round of legislators gone wild in Colorado — four politicians have been accused of sexual harassment in two months — lawyers have descended on the Capitol to teach handsy politicians how to maneuver the murky waters of a mixed-gender professional workplace.
Since the Equifax data breach, where more than 143 million Americans had their personal data hacked, consumers have been urged to freeze their credit to ensure that their identities were protected. Now, the deadline for free credit freezes are up. Here’s what you need to know.
Radon is unavoidable in Colorado, which has the seventh-highest levels of radon in the country. The real danger lies indoors, where radon can linger and levels can grow over time. The radioactive gas is the second leading cause of cancer in Colorado and the U.S. So for National Radon Action Month, state and county public health agencies are offering free radon test kits.
Denver Public Schools will expand a two-year-old pilot program that gives low-income students school choice enrollment priority. But without resolving transportation issues and expanding the network of campuses voluntarily participating, students may still be unable to truly choose their campus.
From implementing the first U.S. supervised injection sites for heroin users in Denver to widening local authority over oil and gas facilities, here are the most significant bills proposed so far.
Months have gone by since the story broke about Representative Steve Lebsock’s, a Democrat from Thornton, alleged sexual harassment of a fellow House democrat and ten other women. Instead of quietly resigning, Lebsock has taken the fight with his accusers public. And it’s messy.
DACA — the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program — is still under attack by the Trump Administration after it appealed directly to the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort to kill the program. Colorado representatives are urging Congress to codify the program once and for all and is standing in opposition to any federal actions that would threaten deportation against or the work status of DACA recipients.
A proposed bill would remove the cap on out-of-state and international marijuana-industry investors. While some say the bill is necessary to keep Colorado an attractive place to do business, others are concerned about big money.
While a legislative fix is underway to Colorado’s undocumented immigrant drivers license program that will open eligibility to more people, the state is sitting on a growing pot of more than $2 million that could be used to cut the significant backlog of requests.
After a three-year district court battle went downhill for it, the Audubon Society of Greater Denver is appealing to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and has filed an injunction to halt construction of a controversial water project at Chatfield State Park that it says would wreak massive environmental damage.
Colorado’s current public school funding model was created more than twenty years ago. A group of Colorado superintendents from across the state, from small rural to urban districts, are working to update it in the hopes of pouring more than $1 billion back into the public school system. Working with legislators, they will push a bill this month to “modernize” public school funding.
The death of Douglas County Deputy Zackari Parrish brings renewed interest in mental health resources for law enforcement officers who have experienced life-threatening situations. Here’s how a bill that passed last year could help officers with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Most Montbello residents looking for fresh produce have to drive miles to bring home dinner ingredients. State nonprofits worked with a developer on a $10.5 million redevelopment project that will bring another grocery option to Montbello residents and, hopefully, chip away at its status as a food desert.
No injuries have been reported, according to the Denver Police Department.
State environmental activists will have their first public hearing at the capitol to discuss proposed ballot language that could effectively kill any new oil and gas developments in the state.
The state. Politicians. Educators. Activists. All stakeholders agree that Colorado schools are facing critical shortages of teachers. But the state’s most powerful teachers’ union is unsure whether lawmakers can do anything to fund the changes necessary to change the tide.
New Year’s resolutions are as cliche as instagrammed brunches and that overused Great Gatsby GIF of Leonardo Dicaprio. (You know exactly what I’m talking about.) Promise to start going to the gym? Eat a salad a day? Stop spending so much money on eating out? Chances are those resolutions will #epicfail after a couple months.
DIA is putting the finishing touches on a new $14.5 million welcome sign that serves as a gateway for newcomers and residents alike. While Denverites have a love-hate relationship with the airport’s previous installations, the kinetic LED sign may help residents turn over a new leaf. Here’s what you should know.
Despite lawmakers on both sides of the aisle saying that the marijuana tax issue will be resolved in January, Democrats and Republicans have different ideas of how to fix their political gaffe that left special districts across the state with a multimillion-dollar gaping wound.
