Author: Megan Schrader
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Developers of Gaylord project in Aurora secure $500M loan, but critics question financing
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER – After 4½ years of fights over millions of dollars in public subsidies, developers of the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center secured a $500 million loan Monday and launched a website with artist renderings of guest rooms, restaurants, a waterfall and an outdoor…
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Emotional issue of abortion, recent shooting at Planned Parenthood sure to cause tension during Colorado General Assembly
A confluence of events – the mass shooting at the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood clinic linked to a suspect who’s expressed anti-abortion views and the release of surreptitiously recorded videos of Planned Parenthood officials discussing fetal tissue donation programs – will produce particularly charged debates during the 2016 Colorado General Assembly. Every session, Republicans and…
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Congressmen go underground for hearing to address decline of mining engineers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save IDAHO SPRINGS – In the chambers of a former gold and silver mine, Congressman Doug Lamborn oversaw a field hearing Monday on one of several bills drafted in response to the Gold King Mine spill…
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Shooting threats prompt increased security for GOP debate watch party
Security will be tighter at the El Paso County watch party for Tuesday’s GOP presidential debate following concern over recent threats made against Republicans. “It was clear to us after the events of the last week that we need to heighten security,” said Daniel Cole, executive director of the El Paso County Republican Party. “We…
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Things Coloradans need to know before the state presidential caucus
Has all the hubbub about Donald Trump gotten you excited for Colorado’s presidential caucus? No? Are you at least mildly interested in who becomes the next president (or appears on the ballot in 2016)? Then grab a chair because here are several things you need to know before Coloradans caucus on March 1. They call…
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ACLU board member resigns after Facebook post about shooting people who would vote for Trump
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Loring Wirbel has resigned as co-chair of the Colorado Springs chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado after facing mounting criticism for a Facebook post that said people voting for Donald Trump should…
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Colorado lawmakers question request for more staff at state-run juvenile detention facilities
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado lawmakers responsible for the state budget were skeptical Friday of a request from the Division of Youth Corrections for an additional 125 staff members at a cost of $4.7 million to increase safety and…
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Shootings in Colorado Springs, California not likely to change gun laws
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Little connects two shootings in Colorado Springs and one in California that have killed a combined 20 people. Except that all four assailants primarily used semi-automatic rifles to kill their random victims. Three of the…
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UCCS students line up in force for slain officer
They greeted mourners, carried flags, lined streets and waited for hours to honor a man who was an intimate part of university life. These University of Colorado at Colorado Springs students were everywhere that Officer Garrett Swasey was on Friday – in New Life Church, for the fallen officer’s funeral and back on their own…
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Colorado lawmakers may push right-to-die legislation in 2016
Avril Anjers, 60, doesn’t want to die. But the avid angler and photographer from Guffey, has been diagnosed with a rare breast cancer that has metastasized to her spine, hips and sternum area. “I want to have the option to die like I lived, and that’s on my own terms,” Anjers said. “Once you’ve got…