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Expanded mountain passenger rail could happen faster than Front Range, Colorado lawmaker says

Expanded mountain passenger rail could happen faster than Front Range, Colorado lawmaker says

Amtrak’s California Zephyr in Grand Junction (Chase Woodruff/Colorado Newsline photo). The flurry of funding bills for passenger rail passed during the recently-completed 2024 Colorado legislative session — dubbed…

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Colorado Attorney General Weiser backs Supreme Court reform, blasts Trump-linked Project 2025

Colorado Attorney General Weiser backs Supreme Court reform, blasts Trump-linked Project 2025

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser speaks during a news conference on Jan. 9, 2024, at…

Colorado candidate edged by Boebert doesn’t want to talk White House after Biden steps down

Colorado candidate edged by Boebert doesn’t want to talk White House after Biden steps down

Adam Frisch of Aspen was one of the first to call for President Joe Biden…

Congressional candidate who narrowly lost to Boebert calls for Biden to leave presidential race

Congressional candidate who narrowly lost to Boebert calls for Biden to leave presidential race

Colorado Western Slope congressional candidate Adam Frisch grabbed some headlines last week by being among…

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Colorado’s Front Range Passenger Rail sales tax vote pushed off until 2026 for planning purposes

Colorado’s Front Range Passenger Rail sales tax vote pushed off until 2026 for planning purposes

Gov. Jared Polis sits in the cab of a hydrogen-powered train on the test track at the Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo on Sept. 19, 2023 (Chase Woodruff/Colorado…

Climate cases targeting Big Oil grind slowly through legal system as carbon pollution impacts grow

Climate cases targeting Big Oil grind slowly through legal system as carbon pollution impacts grow

After years of legal appeals and delays, some oil companies are set to stand trial in lawsuits brought by state and local governments over the damages caused by…

Colorado officials cite relentless threats, election lies in wake of SCOTUS ruling on Trump eligibility

Colorado officials cite relentless threats, election lies in wake of SCOTUS ruling on Trump eligibility

Valarie Walker of New York City holds a sign reading “Trump Led a Riot” in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 (Ashley Murray/States Newsroom).…

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Rocky Mountain Post joins Colorado Newsline, more than 30 other news outlets in seeking voter input

Rocky Mountain Post joins Colorado Newsline, more than 30 other news outlets in seeking voter input

For nearly two years now I’ve worked with the Colorado Newsline, an award-winning, non-profit news and opinion website based on Colorado’s Front Range…