Latest Colorado Headlines
All the headlines from our Colorado Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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’...
Colorado Theater Victims Say Lawsuit Should Be Heard
Mar 6 2013 // Two witnesses to the July mass shooting inside an Aurora movie theater are arguing their lawsuit against the theater owner should not be thrown out. Chichi Spruel and Derick Spruel say they were with two people when the...
Colorado Wildfire Safeguards, Concerns with Alert System
Mar 1 2013 // New safeguards to prevent state-set fires from going out of control have won unanimous approval in the state Senate, and a new report is noting “serious concerns” with two mass calling systems that were used to...
Colorado Lawmaker Wants Assault Weapons Liability for Sellers and Owners
Feb 28 2013 // Sellers and owners of assault weapons could be liable for damages caused by shootings in Colorado, another response from Democrats to recent mass shootings that has made gun-control one of the biggest issues of this...
Driving Stoned Bill Passes Colorado House Committee
Feb 27 2013 // A bill that sets the legal limit to just how “stoned” drivers in Colorado can be passed unanimously in the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. House Bill 1114 sets the limit for driving under the influence of...
Rojas and Topolosky Join IMA in Colorado
Feb 26 2013 // The IMA Financial Group Inc. added Tara Tongco Rojas as communications manager and Jenny Topolosky as communication specialist to its Denver, Colo. office. Rojas and Topolosky join the team in executing strategic...
Colorado City Moves To Ban Fracking
Feb 21 2013 // Fort Collins city councilors have given initial approval to barring oil and gas exploration, including hydraulic fracturing, in city limits. The Coloradoan reported that councilors listened to nearly two hours of sometimes...
Cinemark Seeks Dismissal Of Colorado Theater Shooting Suits
Feb 14 2013 // Cinemark USA is asking a judge to dismiss lawsuits alleging the company failed to protect its customers from the July shootings at a Colorado movie theater that killed 12 and injured 70. The Denver Post reports Cinemark...
Youth Groups Call for Improved Safety for School Sports
Feb 8 2013 // Student athletes need access to health care professionals, better-trained coaches and up-to-date equipment, a coalition of groups recommended this week in a call to action aimed at protecting the almost 8 million students...
Colorado Politicians Mad Over Sandy Bill Minus Wildfire Aid
Jan 31 2013 // Colorado politicians are steaming that $125 million in aid for last year’s wildfires was removed from the Sandy relief bill. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives stripped that funding from the Sandy...
Catholic Hospital Claims Fetus Not Person in Colorado Malpractice Defense
Jan 25 2013 // Three Colorado bishops said on Thursday they will review a Catholic Church hospital’s defense of a lawsuit that argues fetuses do not have legal status – apparently contradicting the Church’s teaching on...
