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Colorado Bill Would Give Rape, Sexual Assault Survivors Evidence Updates
The legislation, if passed, would allow victims to receive updates on the status of their test kits when the results are received, among other things.
Why America's Great Crime Decline Is Over
COMMENTARY | Even before the recent mass shootings, violent crime was surging to its highest rate in 30 years. Patrick Sharkey illuminates what's happening.
Wyoming’s Flood of Anti-Abortion Bills Reveal What’s Happening Across the Country, Experts say
Wyoming has filed eight anti-abortion bills this session, a record number in recent history for the state legislature.
Growing Number of Cities Weigh Tribal ‘Land Acknowledgements’
In Arizona and other states, some local governments are formally recognizing Native American connections to lands.
In Colorado, the Looming Liability of Oil and Gas Cleanup
After collecting only a fraction of the funds needed from companies, the state is reforming financial requirements.
A Bolder Way To Tweet About Boulders: How A Traffic Alert Typo Rocked the Internet
On Jan. 27, 2020, San Miguel, Colorado Sheriff's Office PIO Susan Lilly tweeted a warning of a highway obstruction: a "large boulder the size of a small boulder." The rest is internet history.
Covid-Certified Businesses Try to Woo Leery Patrons
A program in Colorado encourages businesses to partner with public health authorities to promote Covid-19 precautions.
In The Sweetheart City, Love Endures—Even During Covid
Loveland, Colorado will celebrate the 75th year of its valentine re-mailing program, where people around the world send valentines to be marked with a special postmark and stamp en route to their final destinations.
Colorado Lawmakers Eye Renewable Natural Gas Mandate
When the legislative session starts this winter, lawmakers are expected to again take up a proposal to mandate the state's largest utility use so-called "renewable natural gas." But some environmentalists are critical of RNG, saying other strategies will be more effective at combating climate change.
Live Free or Die if You Must, Say Colorado Urbanites—But Not in My Hospital
Longstanding tensions between residents of two Colorado counties gets more intense during the pandemic.
A Ski Community Will Require Tourists to Sign a Virus Test Affidavit
Pitkin County, Colorado—home to Aspen—will require visitors to sign an affidavit attesting that they've received a negative Covid-19 result recently or will quarantine locally until they can obtain one.
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