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Gov. Jared Polis wants Colorado to be a leader in helping reduce the nation’s imprint on greenhouse gases. According to the Colorado Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Pollution Reduction Roadmap, transportation is the largest source of GHG pollution in Colorado, with light-duty vehicles accounting for nearly 60 percent of transportation sector emissions.

The Maverick Observer covered environmentally friendly transportation laws in Colorado a year ago. At that time, the push was for collaboration between the Colorado Department of Transportation and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs). Colorado has five metropolitan zones for the MPO.

As one of the early entrants into the craft beer industry, having been established in 1994, Bristol Brewing Company – and founders Mike and Amanda Bristol – have witnessed the path of the brewing industry evolve in the state, the community build around it, and the direct approach of serving good beer in a fun setting.

When COVID-19 first struck the nation in early 2020, federal, state, and local governments quickly responded by issuing several public health orders. The intentions of the health orders, in the beginning, were to stop the spread of the disease and reduce deaths caused by it.

A similar dynamic plays out with the recent home warranty electric appliance option that may become law in Colorado. It aims to encourage citizens with home warranties to consider electric appliances to replace expired gas devices.

The Biden administration released an environmental analysis in April of competing plans for how seven Western states and tribes reliant on the shrinking water supply from the Colorado River should cut their use.

Josh & John's Ice Cream owner John Krakauer grew up loving artisan ice cream shops in his native Boston. When he opened his first ice cream store nearly 40 years ago in Colorado Springs, he could not have expected, especially with the implementation of his central ice cream-making facility in the Churn Barn, that his business would have grown to the size it has become.

Immigration has become a hot topic in places all across the country in the last few years. Even though Colorado is not a border state it still sees its share of immigrant activity, which can be proved by the recent influx of immigrants getting bused to cities like Denver from areas close to the border.

During the 2023 legislative session, Colorado lawmakers have introduced around 600 bills. Both legislative branches have a historically large majority of Democrats and many of their bills have been fought tooth and nail by Republicans across the state.

Melanie Hexter and her husband/vintner Matthew Hexter did not plan to get into the winery business. But everything in their path drew them to where they are now with Evergood Adventure Wines in Palmer Lake, Colorado.