Lawmaker Curry looks to improve oil and gas audits

State Rep. Kathleen Curry, a Western Slope Democrat who in the past has spearheaded legislation aimed at the state’s oil and gas industry, told the Colorado Independent recently that she’s not looking to introduce new regulations this session. Instead, she will seek to strengthen the Mineral Audit Program, which is tasked with making sure the industry is paying all of the taxes it owes to Colorado.

Early Bird Special: Fourth of July freedom of the open road edition

Amid one of the slowest news weeks of the year, here’s our tribute to some of the automotive news around Colorado that caught our attention:

• Colorado drivers sure love their Ford pickup trucks. That’s according to an exhaustive…

State Short $40 Million in Coal Taxes Since 2000

Colorado has failed to collect nearly $40 million in coal severance taxes since 2000 that should have been paid under state statutes.

In a July 6, 2007 opinion, Attorney General John Suthers found that the Department of Revenue had…