Category: Colorado

No Wonder You Had Such a Hard Time Making Camping Reservations Last Summer

By John Meyer From The Denver Post Denver—Avid campers are painfully aware of how challenging it has become to secure camping reservations over the past three years. Now we know just how much. Getting a spot was five times harder in 2022 than before the pandemic, according to an annual survey conducted by The Dyrt,…


Colorado Lawmakers Shelve ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban Bill

Lawmakers in the Colorado House of Representatives voted early on Thursday morning to shelf a bill that prohibits people from buying and selling “assault weapons” in the state. The bill, HB23-1230, was brought by Denver Democratic Rep. Elisabeth Epps. The bill defined assault weapons as semi-automatic rifles that can be made to accept a detachable…


Thefts Prompt 17 States to Urge Recall of Kia, Hyundai Cars

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Attorneys general in 17 states on Thursday urged the federal government to recall millions of Kia and Hyundai cars because they are too easy to steal, a response to a sharp increase in thefts fueled by a viral social media challenge. Some Kia and Hyundai cars sold in the United States over the last…


Psychologist: Man on Trial in Road Rage Killing Was Sane

DENVER—Jeremy Webster got angry when a driver getting out of the way of an emergency vehicle almost hit his car, his outrage intensified by worry about getting into an accident since he wasn’t paying his car insurance bill. Webster followed the SUV, feeling like he was being directed by something outside of himself, a court-appointed…


Why Colorado is Topping the Charts in Violent Crime

Rep. Gabe Evans isn’t a career politician. Before being elected to his first term as a Colorado State representative on Nov. 8, 2022, Evans served 12 years in the U.S. Army and Colorado Army National Guard, and 10 years as an Arvada, Colorado, police officer, sergeant, and lieutenant. As such, Evans has extensive experience in…


Federal Judge Halts Colorado Ban on Abortion ‘Reversal’

A judge has temporarily halted a Colorado bill that banned abortion reversal treatment after a clinic alleged in a lawsuit that the new law violated its Constitutional rights. Judge Daniel Domenico, who noted that Colorado is the only state to ban the treatment, issued the temporary restraining order over the weekend after Bella Health and…


Colorado Approves Right-to-Repair Law So Farmers Can Fix Their Own Equipment

Colorado farmers will be able to legally fix their own equipment next year, with manufacturers including Deere & Co. obliged to provide them with manuals for diagnostic software and other aids, under a measure passed by legislators in the first U.S. state to approve such a law. The Consumer Right to Repair Agricultural Equipment bill was approved…


Colorado High School to Resume Lessons After 2 Teachers Die Within 24 Hours

The majority of classes are set to resume at a Colorado high school on April 12 after two teachers died within 24 hours of each other, with one of the deaths linked to suspected bacterial meningitis. While district and public health officials continue to investigate the deaths at Eaglecrest High School in Aurora, most classes as well as…


Juul Labs Agrees to Pay $462 Million Settlement to 6 States and DC

NEW YORK—Electronic cigarette-maker Juul Labs Inc. will pay $462 million to six states and the District of Columbia, marking the largest settlement the company has reached so far for its role in the youth vaping surge, the attorneys general in several states announced Wednesday. The agreement with New York, California, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Mexico,…


Biden Admin Proposes Reducing Water Supply From Colorado River Basin Amid Drought

The Biden administration has proposed a federal mandate to reduce the supply of water to 40 million Americans who live in western states dependent on the Colorado River Basin to address long-term severe drought and low run-off conditions. The actions were part of a draft report by the Department of the Interior’s (DOI’s) Bureau of Reclamation….