Latest Colorado Headlines
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Driving-Stoned Debate Appears Settled In Colorado
May 9 2013 // Colorado’s long debates on marijuana regulation and driving high came to an end Tuesday, when the Senate voted on three pot measures they’ve been debating for months. The Senate gave final approval to a...
Liability an Issue for Colorado Ski Patrols
May 6 2013 // Colorado ski areas and sheriffs are becoming increasingly concerned over liability for dangerous backcountry rescues outside ski area boundaries. Steamboat ski patrollers have taken part in two dozen rescues this season....
Former Colorado Insurance Exec Guilty Of Securities Fraud
May 3 2013 // Former insurance executive Michael Van Gilder has pleaded guilty to securities fraud in an insider-trading case connected to billionaire Kirk Kerkorian’s 2008 investment in Denver-based Delta Petroleum. According to...
Mistake Made Handling Colorado Waldo Canyon Fire: Report
May 1 2013 // A dispatcher made a mistake when she failed to relay a 911 call about a wildfire hours before it roared out of control, but no one knows if it would have made a difference in the damage it caused, according to El Paso...
Wildfires Prompt Colorado Insurance Changes
Apr 24 2013 // Colorado lawmakers are close to agreement on a slate of insurance changes inspired by homeowners’ complaints after last year’s wildfires. The state Senate gave final approval this week to a bill aimed at making...
Colorado Lawmakers Consider Worker Discrimination Claims
Apr 19 2013 // A proposal to increase legal remedies for employee discrimination at small businesses in Colorado got initial approval by House Democrats on Wednesday, drawing strong opposition from Republicans who argue it will hurt...
Wrongful Death Claims Kept Open in Colorado Shootings
Apr 19 2013 // A federal judge on Wednesday declined to dismiss wrongful death and liability claims filed against the company that owns the Colorado movie theater where 12 people were shot to death last summer. Cinemark USA filed a...
Liability An Issue For Colorado Ski Patrols
Apr 18 2013 // Colorado ski areas and sheriffs are becoming increasingly concerned over liability for dangerous backcountry rescues outside ski area boundaries. Steamboat ski patrollers have taken part in two dozen rescues this season....
Colorado Jury Finds Helmet Maker Riddell Negligent
Apr 16 2013 // A Colorado jury in a lawsuit brought by the family of a severely injured high school football player has found that helmet maker Riddell was negligent in failing to warn players about concussion dangers. Saturday’s...
Move To Allow Computer Vehicle Registration in Colorado
Apr 10 2013 // The Colorado Department of Revenue is asking state lawmakers to allow people to register their vehicles and get titles using their computers. Lawmakers say a measure being considered Wednesday would save a lot of time and...
Report Praises Response To Deadly Colorado Wildfire
Apr 4 2013 // A review of the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history released Wednesday found much to praise and few problems in the way Colorado Springs agencies responded. Investigators say the June 2012 Waldo Canyon Fire on...
Marijuana DUI Bill Advances In Colorado
Apr 2 2013 // Marijuana blood limits for Colorado drivers are closer to approval. A House committee approved the bill Monday after a month-long delay. The bill would say drivers should be considered impaired if their blood contains more...
Colorado Bill Would Grant Immigrants Licenses
Apr 1 2013 // Illegal immigrants would be eligible to get Colorado driver’s licenses under a bill Democrats plan to introduce today, the third substantial piece of immigration legislation this year for a party that a few years ago...
Marijuana Training Program Approved In Colorado
Mar 22 2013 // A marijuana proposal aimed at training people who work in medical marijuana businesses awaits the governor’s pen in Colorado. The Senate voted 23-12 Tuesday to create a “responsible medical marijuana...
Colorado Could be Next to Allow Phones To Prove Car Insurance
Mar 20 2013 // License, registration and proof of insurance. The officer’s request could soon be met in part using a smartphone in Colorado. The Colorado Senate voted unanimously Tuesday for an update to the state’s car...
Lockton Expands Colorado Office with Schaible
Mar 15 2013 // The Denver, Colo. office of Lockton Cos. added Jacqueline “Jackie” Schaible to its sales team. Schaible joins Lockton as a producer. She has and a client service background. Prior to joining Lockton, Schaible...
Colorado Democrat Defeats Own Assault Weapon Liability Bill
Mar 11 2013 // A divisive proposal to hold sellers and owners of assault weapons liable for damages in Colorado shootings was defeated by the Democratic senator who sponsored it. The bill was among the most controversial proposed by...
Xcel Settlement Offers $447,000 in Colorado
Mar 11 2013 // Xcel Energy Inc. is providing $447,000 for environmental projects in north Denver to resolve a lawsuit alleging clean air violations. The lawsuit by WildEarth Guardians alleged Xcel failed to monitor and limit emissions at...
Driving Stoned Bill Passes Colorado House Committee
Mar 11 2013 // A bill that sets the legal limit to just how stoned drivers in Colorado can be passed unanimously in the House Judiciary Committee. House Bill 1114 sets the limit for driving under the influence of marijuana at 5 nanograms...
Colorado Assault Weapon Liability Bill Gets First Approval
Mar 6 2013 // A proposal to hold sellers and owners of assault weapons liable for damages in Colorado shootings got initial approval in the state Senate. Democratic senators pass the bill on a 3-2 committee vote over Republicans’...
