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Tensions flare over renewed effort to regulate oil and gas
House lawmakers are moving forward with a plan that would require state regulators to consider the impacts of oil and gas drilling on public...
Colorado Energy Office revamp clears first hurdle
Senate Republicans have renewed efforts to promote Colorado’s energy sector by making changes to the Colorado Energy Office, and this time, they are finding...
Lawmakers lament they “don’t have more influence” moving state water plan...
Two sessions have passed since Gov. John Hickenlooper rolled out Colorado’s first statewide water plan, yet lawmakers have made little progress toward the plan’s...
Oil and gas tampering bill moves on to state House
The state Senate this morning gave its final okay to a bill that would make tampering with oil and gas equipment a felony punishable...
Americans for Prosperity flex muscles at the statehouse
A year ago, then-state Senate President Bill Cadman, a Colorado Springs Republican, told a gathering of the conservative advocacy group Americans for Prosperity that...
Senate Republicans to take on energy in next session
With a new pro-fossil fuels administration headed to Washington, Republicans in the state Senate are seizing the opportunity to shore up Colorado's sluggish mining...
Oil and Gas commission appointments rile Senate Dems
Six members of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission won reappointment to the seven-member body, Monday.
But that vote in the state Senate didn’t...
‘Obamacare’ long war haunts bill on EPA carbon-emissions plan
DENVER — Obamacare was the unlikely elephant in the room Thursday during a state Energy Committee hearing about a new bill that would rework...
Hickenlooper vetoes transparency bill on public-private dealmaking
"It’s disappointing when we seemingly trust Wall Street and bankers more than we do the people and their representatives to protect taxpayer dollars."
Guv signs budget; local-control ghost bill makes racket; lots of bills...
This year's "long bill" includes more money for public safety, $144 million for flood and wildlife recovery and $100 million to make higher education in the state more affordable.