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January 25, 2024

Smoke from enormous wildfires in Canada last summer sent choking clouds of smoke over much of the nation, including Colorado.

On May 20, 2023, the Colorado Department of Health and Environment issued an air quality health advisory for Northeast Colorado.


January 24, 2024

A bill proposed by U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse — which is set to be considered by the U.S. House of Representatives — could provide greater certainty around plans to use an 8-acre U.S.


January 23, 2024

The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $4.9 million to Boulder County to increase public access to electric vehicle charging stations.

The county plans to extend stations to areas it determines have the greatest need, such as rural areas, mobile home communities and neighborhoods heavily populated with apartments and condos.


January 19, 2024

More than two dozen lawmakers called on House leadership Friday to bring a bill banning members of Congress from participating in the stock market to the floor for a vote.


January 17, 2024

The offices of U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Colorado U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse on Wednesday issued the following press release applauding the withdrawal by the U.S. Forest Service of its 2022 approval of the Uinta Basin Railway project in Utah:


January 17, 2024

The U.S. Forest Service on Wednesday, Jan. 17, withdrew a federal permit for a section of the Uinta Basin Railway Project, a key part of a proposed rail network that would pass through western Colorado to connect Utah oil fields with refineries along the Gulf Coast. 


January 15, 2024

As people gathered in City Park for the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Marade Monday morning, Danyel Freeman of Denver, checked her phone. It read minus-4 degrees.


January 12, 2024

Colorado State University is set to receive $8.9 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to build three public hydrogen fueling stations in Fort Collins, Denver and Pueblo. The stations will service medium-to-heavy-duty vehicle fleets and future light-duty passenger vehicles along Interstate 25 and will be located near campus facilities in each community.


January 9, 2024

Looks like Colorado's TABOR refunds won’t be considered taxable income by the IRS this tax season.

Sen. Michael Bennet confirmed in a meeting with the IRS and Gov. Jared Polis that TABOR refunds will remain tax-free this filing season, a Bennet spokesperson said.


January 8, 2024

Congressman Joe Neguse recently announced the winners in Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District’s 2023 App Challenge.