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A recent confidence survey of Colorado business leaders paints a gloomy economic picture for the second quarter of 2026. -
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It’s not often state lawmakers rush to give some of their power away to local officials. But when it comes to loud events, they could do just that. -
Workers at one of the nation's largest meatpacking plants plan to return to work next week and halt a three-week strike in order to resume negotiations with the plant's owner. The strike by thousands of workers at the Swift Beef Co. plant in Greeley began on March 16. -
Boulder City Council passed a new ordinance to allow ADUs, corporate housing, vacant apartments and more to be eligible for rental licenses during the Sundance Film Festival. -
A bill progressing in the Colorado Capitol would require each school to answer that question by adopting a plan and then posting it online for its community to see.
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Some lawmakers in our region are arguing abortion bans help keep a population young and growing. Others say they lead to more people leaving the state. -
New funding is aimed at helping fossil fuel-dependent communities in the Mountain West navigate a changing energy economy, with one project focused on the Four Corners region. -
The move is part of a “sweeping restructuring," which the agency said is intended to move leaders closer to the land they oversee. The plan has been met with concern. -
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The new ruling could be a setback for the Trump administration, which is trying to loosen habitat protections. -
Proposed legislation would protect nearly 450 miles of waterways from dams and mining amid the Trump administration’s push for more development.
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