EAGLE — Gov. Bill Ritter Thursday predictably touted his “New Energy Economy” as a way out of the current economic wilderness during an hour-long, town-hall-style meeting in Eagle, the Eagle County seat 30 miles west of Vail.
A troubled private ski and golf development near the old railroad town of Minturn off the backside of Vail Mountain was dealt another blow late Monday when the Aurora City Council decided to purchase from Pueblo the Columbine Ditch…
News this week that Colorado could one day be home to the nation’s largest concentrated solar power plant — a facility of at least 200 megawatts near Pueblo — comes as welcome news to an energy sector faltering right along with the rest of the economy.
But some critics say continuing to artificially mandate renewable energy simply drives up the price of coal- and gas-generated electricity, which still provides the vast majority of power in Colorado.
Child sex assault suspect Jeffrey Claude Bartleson, the former manager of Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign office in Pueblo, was praised in the Congressional Record in 2003 by former Rep. Scott McInnis, who represented Pueblo before leaving the House of Representatives in 2004.
On a page filled with tributes to constituents — a common practice for any member of Congress — McInnis salutes Bartleson’s work as a foster parent and his role founding the Interfaith Hospitality Network, “one of Pueblo’s newest self-help organizations.”
Police arrested the former manager of Sen. John McCain’s Pueblo presidential campaign office Wednesday on charges he sexually assaulted a 5-year-old boy left in his care so the boy’s mother could attend a rally for McCain’s running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, The Denver Post’s Howard Pankratz reported Thursday afternoon.
The number of reporters covering the Colorado Capitol continues to drop as Charles Ashby, Denver bureau chief for The Pueblo Chieftain, received word Tuesday that he would be laid off.
Ashby will continue reporting from the statehouse through the legislative session, Chieftain managing editor Steve Henson told the Colorado Independent on Tuesday afternoon. He has covered the Capitol for the Chieftain since 2005 and was the Durango Herald’s state legislative reporter for seven sessions before that.
The backlash against immigration had led to a significant increase in the number of Spanish speakers seeking mental health treatment. But providers say there are far too few resources to help all the people reaching out for help.
Congressman John Salazar (D-Manassas), whose district covers most of the Western Slope and the Pueblo area, announced on Thursday that Pueblo County Commissioner Loretta Kennedy will be replacing Sal Pace as his southeast regional director. Sounds simple enough, but this…
Either federal ICE agents in southern Colorado are getting a new office, or they’ll be moving soon.
That’s according to a notice from the U.S. General Services Administration requesting over 9,000 square feet of rental space for ICE, which…
Quite possibly the loudest hoot of the day came as former Colorado Congressman Ray Kogovsek, a Democrat, introduced Pueblo Chieftain Publisher Bob Rawlings, who is undeniably the “biggest Republican in Pueblo” – to toast newly-elected Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter.
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