Western Rail Coalition petitions Colorado officials to expand scope of state’s passenger rail push
A group of rail advocates calling itself the Western Rail Coalition (WRC) on Monday officially sent a letter to Gov. Jared Polis, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and other state officials seeking support…
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Colorado county suit to stop Utah oil trains along Colorado River
An oil train passes some paddle boarders on the Colorado River in August. Eagle County, Colorado, will get its day in the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, Dec. 10, when the…
Western Rail Coalition formed to explore passenger rail expansion in Colorado mountains
A newly formed group of passenger rail advocates has launched a new website, produced a new video, landed some local support, and will present before the Minturn Town Council tonight in an…
Bipartisan group dismayed at lack of debt debate as U.S. pays more in interest than defense, Medicare
If you’re financially managing a household, you likely already know that once those low, introductory credit-card interest rates expire, and high, double-digit interest kicks in, minimum monthly payments are merely…
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 the Colorado Bar Association office in Denver (Lindsey Toomer/Colorado Newsline). Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser…
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 to get out of the race but now doesn’t want to talk about Kamala Harris…
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 the first Democrats to call for 81-year-old President Joe Biden to get out of the…
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 the “year of…
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 Newsline). Board…
Colorado poised to become first state to replace federal protections for critical wetlands
Homestake Creek in Eagle County, Colorado (David O. Williams photo). For Colorado state Sen. Dylan Roberts, D-Frisco, “protecting and securing our water future is the most important issue and biggest…
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