Author: Luige Del Puerto
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Is proposal to study nuclear power at DIA off the table?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Are efforts by Colorado’s biggest airport to study the feasibility of powering its operations with nuclear energy off the table? A councilmember last week suggested that Denver International Airport pulled a request for proposal to study the possibility of building a small modular nuclear reactor…
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Is proposal to study nuclear power at DIA off the table?
Are efforts by Colorado’s biggest airport to study the feasibility of powering its operations with nuclear energy off the table? A councilmember last week suggested that Denver International Airport pulled a request for proposal to study the possibility of building a small modular nuclear reactor power station on its 34,000-acre campus to meet its expected…
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Colorado governor, legislators have yet to agree how to plug $800M deficit | ANALYSIS
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado legislators will convene at the state Capitol in about two weeks without first having secured a deal — with the governor or among themselves — outlining how to plug an $800 million budget deficit, which means…
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Colorado governor, legislators have yet to agree how to plug $800M deficit | ANALYSIS
Colorado legislators will convene at the state Capitol in about two weeks without first having secured a deal — with the governor or among themselves — outlining how to plug an $800 million budget deficit, which means the upcoming special session could be more open-ended and the fiscal prescriptions, whatever they may be, less defined. An agreement…
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Federal judge dismisses some claims in ex-RTD police chief’s discrimination lawsuit
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed some of the claims brought by the former police chief of the Regional Transportation District in his employment discrimination lawsuit. Joel Fitzgerald Sr. led RTD’s police department after his August 2022 hiring until his termination in September 2024. Fitzgerald alleged his successes in transforming the department were overshadowed by the…
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Colorado declares disaster emergency, mobilizes resource to fight LeRoux fire
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday declared a disaster emergency to fight a wildfire that has burned about 700 acres in Delta County. The declaration means the deployment of state resources to help fight the LeRoux fire after the sheriff requested it, saying the emergency has…
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Colorado declares disaster emergency, mobilizes resource to fight LeRoux fire
Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday declared a disaster emergency to fight a wildfire that has burned about 700 acres in Delta County. The declaration means the deployment of state resources to help fight the LeRoux fire after the sheriff requested it, saying the emergency has grown beyond the capability of the county to manage. Officials noted…
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US to restrict sports visas for transgender women
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has updated its immigration policy to restrict visa eligibility for transgender women seeking to compete in women’s sports, the agency said on Monday. Under the policy update, USCIS will…
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US to restrict sports visas for transgender women
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has updated its immigration policy to restrict visa eligibility for transgender women seeking to compete in women’s sports, the agency said on Monday. Under the policy update, USCIS will consider “the fact that a male athlete has been competing against women” as a negative factor when evaluating visa petitions…
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10th Circuit rules child welfare worker immune for alleged false statements at custody hearing
The Denver-based federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that a child welfare worker’s testimony during a temporary custody hearing, even if it was false, cannot be the basis for a civil lawsuit under the longstanding principle shielding witness statements in judicial proceedings. A trial judge previously believed the allegedly untruthful statements of former Arapahoe County…