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…
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 climate change.…
SCOTUS left 60% of Colorado wetlands, streams at risk; Colorado is stepping in with protections
Wetlands near Homestake Creek in Colorado (John Fielder photo). Outrage over the Trump-packed U.S. Supreme Court rolling back federal reproductive rights has in some ways overshadowed the now 6-3 conservative…
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). Following the U.S.…
Union Pacific wastewater spill near Moffat Tunnel puts spotlight on state rail safety legislation
The Moffat Tunnel East Portal in Winter Park (Colorado Newsline photo by Chase Woodruff). As Colorado lawmakers this month prepare to do something that Congress has been incapable of for more than…
SCOTUS appears dubious of lawsuit by Colorado GOP, indy voters seeking to bar Trump from ballot
Protesters displayed a banner reading “Remove Trump” in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, as justices heard oral arguments in a case questioning whether former President…
States increasingly offering health care coverage for immigrants, noncitizens
Gabriel Henao fled Colombia to escape a guerrilla group who, he said, twice threatened to kill him. After some time in Mexico, he arrived in Colorado in July 2022, settling…
Construction-worker shortage hampers housing push all over the United States
Construction workers in Vail, Colorado (David O. Williams photo). The United States needs an estimated 7 million more homes to house everyone who needs shelter. But to build all those…
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