Tag: public affairs
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GUEST COLUMN: Service, experiential learning are vital skills for the next generation
Big technology, algorithms and AI are shaping our work, our attention and the lens through which we see the world. Just as quickly, our universities, companies and policymakers are expanding programs in data science, machine learning and cybersecurity. In our rush forward, are we bypassing the deeper challenge of teaching the distinctly human skills that our future workforce and civic life…
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Judge asked to keep public away from ex-nuke weapons plant
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER— A retired professor testified Tuesday he found evidence that billions of particles of plutonium had escaped from a former nuclear weapons plant in Colorado and settled on land that is now a wildlife refuge, raising concerns about whether the site is safe for the…
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Extra funding ends waiting list for El Paso County child care program
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A waiting list for Colorado Child Care Assistance Program subsidies in El Paso County will be lifted by Monday, along with several restrictions on who can apply for the program. The waiting list’s demise comes…
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Extra funding ends waiting list for El Paso County child care program
A waiting list for Colorado Child Care Assistance Program subsidies in El Paso County will be lifted by Monday, along with several restrictions on who can apply for the program. The waiting list’s demise comes after state lawmakers approved millions of dollars in extra funding for the cash-strapped program, which serves low-income families across the…
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Town hall to focus on proposed Colorado Springs creekside camping ban
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A proposed ban on creekside camping, which has divided the Colorado Springs City Council, will be the focus of a town hall Thursday. The public event will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at City…
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Town hall to focus on proposed Colorado Springs creekside camping ban
A proposed ban on creekside camping, which has divided the Colorado Springs City Council, will be the focus of a town hall Thursday. The public event will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at City Hall, 107 N. Nevada Ave., with a presentation by city officials and a chance to comment. The council is to…
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Pueblo and Black Hills Energy square off in an electric war
The “straw that broke the camel’s back” for many on the Pueblo City Council was the unexpected bill from Black Hills Energy for the new, efficient street lighting – especially since the utility had been in on the planning for the $4.2-million project. “Black Hills leadership has declared a war of economics against Pueblo’s low-income…
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Colorado Springs Utilities’ Forte ‘nudged’ out so board could plan succession
One way or the other, this was the year that the Colorado Springs Utilities Board of Directors was going to replace its chief executive officer. The current CEO, Jerry Forte, announced Wednesday that he would step down of his own accord at the end of May. But board members say they’ve also given him both…
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No water restrictions in Colorado Springs, despite warm, dry winter
Despite abnormally warm and dry conditions in the Pikes Peak region, Colorado Springs Utilities officials are not planning to impose restrictions on water usage this year. The area has seen slightly more than half of the average precipitation so far this year and temperatures are nearly two degrees above normal to date, said Abigail Ortega,…
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Will Colorado Supreme Court decision undermine state’s regulatory system for marijuana?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Colorado Supreme Court ruling this week has the potential to upend commercial marijuana licensing in Colorado, according to a Denver expert on pot laws. In a 4-3 decision Monday, the state’s highest court ruled…