Category Archives: Government

It’s Long Bill Time!

Nichole Goodman : Tuesday April 10, 3:10PM

The Colorado House of Representatives has begun the task of debating the Long Bill also known as the State budget. Governor Hickenlooper submitted the draft budget to the Joint Budget Committee (JBC) and at … More »

REMPC and Topping Out

Michael Kirk : Friday March 16, 12:00PM

February 13, 2012 was a special day for Larimer County. The Board of County Commissioners joined staff to celebrate the Topping Out of the new 53,000 square foot Alternative Sentencing Department (ASD) … More »

A Sustainability Progress Report for Colorado

Anna Zawisza : Thursday February 23, 2:03PM

How would you like to have an annual, tangible measure of Colorado s sustainability progress (or lack thereof)? In other words, how can we know where we re going if we don t know where we are? We at … More »

Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock Announces “Better Buildings Denver” In Effort to Upgrade Energy Efficiency of Denver’s Buildings

Megan Moore : Monday February 13, 5:01PM

In a press conference on February 13, 2012, Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock announced the launch of Better Buildings Denver, a new effort to upgrade the energy efficiency of Denver s buildings. Better … More »

Colorado Supreme Court Hearing Congressional Map Challenge

Jason Page : Thursday December 1, 9:45AM

The Colorado Supreme Court is hearing a challenge to last month's congressional redistricting decision this morning . The challenge, brought by Republicans and Douglas County, centers around whether Douglas … More »

Is Colorado’s Budget Doomed?

Jason Page : Thursday September 1, 11:13AM

The University of Denver's Center for Colorado's Economic Future released the second phase of its study on Colorado's budget and tax system. Requested by the Legislature in 2010, this second phase was even … More »

Companies Whose CEO Pay Exceeded Tax Bills?

Jason Page : Wednesday August 31, 4:51PM

The Institute for Policy Studies released a list of 25 U.S. corporations whose CEOs earned more in 2010 total compensation than their firms paid in taxes. For example, former Qwest CEO Ed Mueller had a … More »

Hickenlooper’s appointees to Colorado gas and oil commission cause concern for land owners and conservationists.

Zach Owens : Tuesday August 2, 3:06PM

Last week, Governor Hickenlooper appointed eight individuals to the Colorado Oil and Gas Commission, the board responsible for overseeing Colorado s oil and gas management. In response to these appointments, … More »

Latest on the TABOR lawsuit from members of the CO General Assembly

Nichole Goodman : Wednesday July 27, 3:44PM

Members of the Colorado General Assembly are refraining from getting involved in the recently filed TABOR lawsuit. As reported by the Durango Herald " Senior legislators declined to get involved … More »

We are all Denver…

Nichole Goodman : Tuesday July 19, 4:20PM

The Alliance for Sustainable Colorado congratulates Mayor Hancock on his inauguration yesterday becoming the 45th mayor of Denver. We look forward to collaborating with him and working to make Denver a … More »

Agricultural roots revitalized in Wheatridge, Colorado

Nichole Goodman : Friday July 15, 9:51PM

The Wheatridge City Council in late May approved a zoning code change that allows residents to pay homage to the City's agricultural roots and historical fabric in the form of community gardens, farmers … More »

A Muni in Boulder’s Future?

Tom Prugh : Thursday July 14, 2:59PM

Grist has posted a piece by John Farrell of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance on Boulder's deliberations about whether to give up its franchise arrangement with Xcel Energy and launch its own municipal … More »

Dirtying the Clean Water Act with a new House Bill

Zach Owens : Wednesday July 13, 1:59PM

A distressing House Bill, H.R. 2018 Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act, moved to the house floor this past week for debate. This bill would compromise the very foundation of the Clean Water Act … More »

Who are the conservation champions in the Colorado State legislature?

Nichole Goodman : Thursday June 30, 10:20AM

The Colorado Conservation Voters (CCV) released their 15th annual conservation scorecard this week. The highly anticipated scorecard provides critical information on how Colorado's General Assembly members … More »
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