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Tag: local control
Longmont could be testing ground for limits of local control over...
On Dec. 4, Boulder County District Court Judge Nancy W. Salomone reversed an earlier decision to reopen the 2014 case involving an oil and...
Jeff Robbins, state’s top oil and gas regulator, talks local control...
Jeff Robbins now leads the state commission he once took to court.
The attorney from Durango spent two decades helping local governments regulate the...
Ask the Indy: A recap of changes coming to state oil...
A landmark bill that imposes new regulations on oil and gas drillers is on its way to the governor, who is expected to sign...
Bill to regulate oil and gas advances, pitting pro-environment Dems and...
Editor's note: This bill has bounced back and forth between the House and Senate as final amendments are made. The most recent action was...
By law, state oil and gas regulators must “foster” the industry....
Editor's note: On March 13, the Senate passed the oil and gas bill 19-15 along party lines. Democrats backed several amendments considered favorable to...
Colorado board allows Adams 14 to retain some local control as...
In its much-anticipated decision on the troubled Adams 14 school district, Colorado’s State Board of Education on Tuesday stopped short of handing over all...
After raucous rollout, charter school compromise sailing through Colorado statehouse
A last-minute compromise that could send more local tax dollars to charter schools moved quickly through the statehouse Tuesday clearing critical hurdles in both...
After tensions mount, Colorado House advances charter school funding deal, school...
The Colorado House of Representatives advanced a crucial school funding bill and a controversial compromise that could send more money to charter schools after...
Lafayette’s Climate Change Bill of Rights: A small town grapples with...
The absence of three of its seven members Tuesday evening prompted the Lafayette City Council to postpone its vote on a controversial proposed Climate...
Controversial Broomfield fracking moratorium vote postponed
After a lengthy and occasionally emotional meeting that drew more than 500 people, a divided Broomfield City Council decided Tuesday night to wait until...