Texas rail company eyeing Colorado passenger service no longer involved with Utah oil trains
An oil train near the Grand Mesa in Colorado in 2023 (David O. Williams photo). The Texas-based railroad company that holds a passenger-service lease with Union Pacific on the Tennessee…
Rural Colorado police chief looks to spread community awareness, bust myths on fentanyl
M30 pills containing fentanyl (U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency photo). Rick Brandt, who’s the police chief in the northeastern Colorado town of Evans, considers himself a bit of a myth buster…
Colorado attorney general, local, state officials weigh in on Utah oil train case set for SCOTUS hearing
Oil drilling in the Uinta Basin of Utah (David O. Williams photo). Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser on Friday was joined by 14 other state AG’s and the District of…
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…
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