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As chair of governors association, Jared Polis wants to dig into education
As the newly-elected chair of the National Governors Association, Gov. Jared Polis will spend the next year collaborating with fellow elected officials to improve education and workforce connections.
Scorching Triple Digit Heat Returns to Northern Colorado Next Week
It's always hot in Northern Colorado during the summer months, that is no secret. Daily temperatures can easily hover around the upper nineties in July and August. Some Coloradans like it hot while others prefer to retreat to air conditioning until milder milder temperatures can be tolerated in these months.
A software company will try to buy REcolorado to stop controversial deal
After a heated disagreement over the potential sale of Colorado’s largest real estate listing platform REcolorado led to the firing of the company’s entire board, another company may try to stop the deal. MRI Software, an Ohio-based real estate software application company, said it was interested in buying Colorado’s dominant Multiple Listing Service (MLS), according to a letter from the company’s president John Ensign that was obtained by The Denver Gazette. ...
Colorado hospitals cited for contaminated equipment, including 3 instances of ‘immediate jeopardy’
A handful of Colorado hospitals over the past three years have been cited by the state health department for contaminated equipment, The Denver Gazette has learned. Contaminated equipment was what led officials at the Rocky Mountain VA Medical Center in Aurora to reschedule hundreds of dental and surgical procedures earlier this year. VA officials told The Denver Gazette on Wednesday that the source of the contamination has been identified as flecks of plastic. ...
Aurora council passes tweaked ballot measure about lifting pit-bull ban
Aurora councilmembers passed a resolution to put a re-worded question regarding the ownership of pit bulls on the November ballot. After the original ballot measure was approved in a previous council meeting, a group of residents expressed concerns about the language of the proposed measure, saying it could be "misleading."
Polis kicks off state’s ‘Heat Beneath Our Feet’ geothermal push with project in Vail
Holy Cross Energy President and CEO Bryan Hannegan, left, with Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, center, and Vail Mayor Travis Coggin discuss the town’s new geothermal project, which received $250,000 from the state (David O. Williams photo). Colorado Gov. Jared Polis visited Vail on Thursday morning to show state support...
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