Tag: Colorado

EPA won’t be paying for mine spill

Energy and Environment

EPA won’t be paying for mine spill

John Siciliano · January 14, 2017 1:49 am

The massive mine spill that the EPA caused in August 2015 hit a record for mine leaks in the region of Silverton, Colo., where it occurred. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Energy and Environment

EPA mine spill dumped a week’s worth of toxic sludge

John Siciliano · January 6, 2017 7:34 pm

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed into law two ballot measures on Tuesday that will give residents who are not affiliated with either political party the ability to vote in future primaries. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado governor dissolves presidential caucuses for new primary system

Anna Giaritelli · December 28, 2016 12:01 am

More than 7.2 million acres of Nevada are owned and controlled by the federal government, about 87 percent of all Nevada lands. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner)

Beltway Confidential

Feds must honor the promises they’ve made on western lands

Ashley Johnson · December 24, 2016 12:00 am

A major water infrastructure bill introduced Monday by the Republican leadership would put states back in charge of enforcing one of the Environmental Protection Agency's costly coal rules, while making sure the agency pays for the damage it caused states during last year's toxic waste water spill in Colorado. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Energy and Environment

GOP’s new water bill forces EPA to pay for toxic spill

John Siciliano · December 6, 2016 12:17 am

New Mexico is challenging Colorado's response to the mine spill at the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Energy and Environment

Supreme Court seeks Obama’s input in state spat over EPA mine spill

John Siciliano · November 28, 2016 6:22 pm

Diners smoke marijuana as they eat dishes prepared by chefs during an evening of pairings of fine food and craft marijuana strains served at an outdoor venue in Colorado. Denver has approved a first-in-the-nation law allowing people to use marijuana in bars and restaurants. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Denver approves limited marijuana use in bars, restaurants

Kelly Cohen · November 17, 2016 2:05 pm

ColoradoCare collapse and the lessons on Obamacare

ColoradoCare collapse and the lessons on Obamacare

Washington Examiner · November 13, 2016 2:18 pm

Voters in four states were presented with cigarette tax measures, including two separate ballot questions in Missouri that were both disfavored by anti-smoking groups. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Tobacco tax winning in California, but in trouble elsewhere

Joseph Lawler · November 9, 2016 3:06 pm

With about 60 percent of the vote reported, voters by a margin of 55 percent to 45 percent backed a constitutional amendment to raise the minimum to $12 an hour from $8.31. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Four states OK minimum wage hikes

Sean Higgins · November 9, 2016 4:24 am

Voters in Colorado approved a measure Tuesday allowing terminally ill patients to end their own lives.

Colorado approves doctor-assisted suicide

Paige Winfield Cunningham · November 9, 2016 3:09 am

Sen. Bernie Sanders called for expanding Medicare to turn it into a single-payer system to fully cover all Americans. He was hoping that a win for ColoradoCare could prompt other states to pursue single payer. (Stacie Scott/The Gazette via AP)

Government-run healthcare fails in Colorado

Robert King · November 9, 2016 2:49 am