Even with all her national name recognition, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) apparently doesn’t believe her quest to represent a new congressional district in Colorado is a sure thing.
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No Sparks Fly Among CO Politicians on Panel at Water Conference
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – Colorado Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet, both Democrats, and U.S. Representatives Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and Joe Neguse (D-CO), all but held hands Wednesday to sing Kumbaya about Colorado water issues and solutions.
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Polis Optimistic About Colorado’s ‘Smart Growth Future’
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – As four members of the Colorado congressional delegation left the stage before a Colorado Water Congress audience, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis bounded on stage to exchange handshakes and hugs on Wednesday.
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‘A Matter of Justice:’ Water for Navajo Reservation an Elusive Goal, Say Experts at Seminar
Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the Navajo Nation’s request for federal assistance in assessing the tribe’s water needs and potentially whether those needs should be met with Colorado River water, rather than reservation groundwater that is often salty and polluted. The 5-4 decision resonated Monday night in Steamboat Springs, when guest speakers with Seminars at Steamboat dipped their toes into the Colorado River Basin, and viewed the region’s complicated history, hydrology, and politics through the eyes of the water-poor Navajo Nation.
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Unions Score Victories in Colorado
Now workers at 10 Starbucks stores in CO have voted for union representation. By a vote of 15-1 this month, employees at the 144th and I-25 Starbucks in Westminister join with 311 unionized stores across the nation. In other labor news, the Colorado Legislature established the Direct Care Workforce Stabilization Board, which gives care workers, care receivers, care employers, and the state government a role in defining how the state can address inadequate pay, lack of benefits and the exodus of care workers, leaving care receivers in the lurch.
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Renewable Energy Plants Eyed for Construction in CO Near Electricity Lines Used by Coal-Fired Plants
HAYDEN – Around the nation and in Colorado, coal-fired power plants are headed for extinction – part of cutting back on carbon emissions and combating climate change.
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Killing Wolves Isn’t the Best Way To Stop Them From Preying on Colorado Livestock, Says Expert
Predation of livestock is an old problem that extends back over numerous countries, cultures, and centuries. Shepherds like David protected his flocks with a staff and a slingshot. Masai warriors in Kenya protect their cattle herds from lions with thorn fences and spears. Non-lethal and lethal means have long been used to discourage or kill predators, but as predators like lions, bears, tigers, and wolves become endangered and recognized for their valuable roles in ecosystems, there is a greater emphasis on predation prevention.
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Will the Steamboat Institute Continue To Offer a Platform to Extremists & Conspiracists?
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – In 2005, when Fox pundit Laura Ingraham attended the Aspen Institute, she was widely quoted as saying she was there as a “token conservative.” That quip caught the attention of a conservative business couple in Steamboat Springs – Jennifer Schubert-Akin and her husband Rick Akin.
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Frisch Cranks Up Mileage To Build a Bipartisan Coalition That Can Beat Boebert
Adam Frisch, Aspen businessman and the Democratic candidate challenging U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, visited with a couple dozen supporters Saturday morning at the Luttrell Barn, the meeting center in Craig, a remote stop in a string of town hall meetings in the district he hopes to represent.