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Bike-trail funding plan fails Denver

DENVER – Colorado needs more recreational bike trails – just not a change to how they’re paid for, lawmakers from both parties agreed Thursday as they voted down a bill to direct more Colora...

DATE: Jan 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver airport bans sale of pot-themed souvenirs

DENVER – Tourists who fly to Colorado, home of legal pot, can forget about buying souvenir boxer shorts, socks or sandals with a marijuana leaf on them when passing through the Denver airpor...

DATE: Jan 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Background check for coach?

DENVER – Colorado is considering becoming the first state to require background checks for people who work for youth sports organizations. Bill supporters argue that hairdressers ...

DATE: Jan 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Quirk means pot may pay off for Coloradans, literally

Republicans, Democrats agree on how to tackle marijuana tax revenue

DATE: Jan 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado lawmakers reject capping college-tuition hikes

DENVER – A measure to permanently cap tuition hikes at Colorado’s public colleges and universities at 6 percent a year was rejected in a state Senate panel Thursday. Education Com...

DATE: Jan 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado starting over on medical pot rules

DENVER – A marijuana fight is headed back to the Colorado Statehouse. A panel of state senators voted Tuesday to scrap most of the administration’s plans to change Colorado’s rule...

DATE: Jan 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Legal pot’s health effects not known yet

Survey data low on adult use

DATE: Jan 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

GOP seeks to roll back renewable-energy mandate

DENVER – Colorado Republicans want to roll back the state’s renewable-energy mandates, and with greater numbers in the state Legislature this year – along with falling energy prices – party ...

DATE: Jan 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

State takes new pot-education path

Rat cages absent; safety, moderation the focuses

DATE: Jan 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Pot brings in modest tax boost

DENVER – To see the tax implications of legalizing marijuana in Colorado, there’s no better place to start than an empty plot of land on a busy thoroughfare near downtown Denver. ...

DATE: Jan 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colo. to research medical pot

Studies to examine benefits of using marijuana

DATE: Dec 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ski towns worry over marijuana perception

Breckenridge councilor: Too early for acceptance

DATE: Dec 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Regional News