Colorado governor links lengthy interstate closure to wildfires, mudslides, climate change
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Monday said his office is preparing a state disaster declaration and a request for a federal declaration after torrential rains over the last five days…
Tech innovation helps boost recovery for Colorado’s outdoor recreation industry
If Colorado’s tech and outdoor rec sectors weren’t inextricably linked prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, they certainly are now, panelists on a recent webcast said. “The marriage of tourism, travel,…
Dormant Colorado rail line could see revival as ambitious Amtrak plan moves forward
Last week, Amtrak issued a statement and a map detailing its plans for new routes as part of the Biden administration’s American Jobs Plan, including a new Front Range passenger rail route from Cheyenne to…
Colorado weighs data privacy bill as feds drag feet on regulating tech industry
Colorado this legislative session may be joining a handful of states trying to fill a federal void in regulating personal data privacy and security, but most experts agree the state-level…
Feds reject request for streamlined approval of lease deal on UP’s Tennessee Pass rail line
The U.S. Surface Transportation Board — the federal agency that oversees railroads — has rejected a request by newly formed Colorado, Midland & Pacific Railroad for expedited approval of its…
Feds delay decision on Union Pacific bid to revive part of Tennessee Pass rail line
The U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Friday issued a continuance in the closely watched case of Colorado, Midland & Pacific Railway’s bid for an exemption that would seal a…
Colorado railroad wars heat up over Tennessee Pass Line along three rivers
Warren Zevon sang it best: “Send lawyers, guns and money,” he bellowed in his hit song of the same title. He might have thrown in “public affairs consultants and politicians”…
Colorado Pacific Railroad challenges Union Pacific over its ‘monopoly stranglehold’
Colorado Pacific Railroad on Saturday announced it will challenge a deal between Union Pacific and Rio Grande Pacific to possibly rehabilitate the Tennessee Pass Line and offer passenger and freight…
Colorado congressional race offers two very different ways to deal with deadly COVID-19 pandemic
The congressional campaign for Lauren Boebert, a Rifle restaurant owner who last spring violated COVID-19 public health orders, is refusing to answer basic questions about President Donald Trump contracting the…
Demand for 5G on rise in pandemic as Crown Castle, cellular carriers look to rural areas
Seven months into an ongoing global pandemic that has forced workers to telecommute, schools to go online and the health care industry to ramp up telehealth services, the push for…
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