housing for younger residents and baby boomers who want to downsize. A November report for the Denver Regional Council of Governments linked current laws to the lack of new condos. Currently, Only about 2 percent of new housing in the state is multifamily units made for ownership — far lower than the 20 to 25 percent of such housing stock in other states represented by condos. Senate Dems Key Issues for 2014 Below are a few key policies the Senate democrats have prioritized for the 2014 session. Key policies for education: Ensure that college is accessible. Provide a twenty-first century K-12 education. Key policies for financial security: Restore the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program. Expanding rural internet access. Key policies for disaster relief: Repairing roads and bridges after disasters. Keeping local firefighters safe and able to fight wildfires. Ammunition Magazine Manufacturer Magpul Follows through with Threat to Leave Colorado Magpul Industries threatened to leave Colorado last year after the legislature passed a measure banning weapons magazines with more than 15 rounds. The Erie-based ammunition magazine manufacturer recently announced it is relocating its operations to Cheyenne and Texas. "Moving operations to states that support our culture of individual liberties and personal responsibility is important," CEO Richard Fitzpatrick said in a news release. The move is expected to happen within the next 12 to 16 months, the company said, and it hopes to relocate at least 92 percent of its workforce outside of Colorado in that time. “Right to Local Self Government” Initiative A movement is underway to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot in November that would give local governments across the state the power to protect the health and safety of residents by banning or restricting oil and gas drilling and other industrial activities now permitted by state law. The effort, which would be an amendment to the state constitution known as the "Right to Local Self-Government Act," is being pushed by the budding . According to organizer Cliff Willmeng, who led the charge to ban oil and gas drilling in Lafayette, the measure would address any type of corporate project that a local community would deem to be a threat. "That could include hydraulic fracturing (or fracking), but would not be limited to it." Willmeng said the intent of the proposed act would be to ensure that state law and corporate interests don't trump local law when it comes to making decisions about what's best for the health and wellbeing of a community, but it would clearly affect way more than oil and gas development.
housing for younger residents and baby boomers who want to downsize. A November report for the Denver Regional Council of Governments linked current laws to the lack of new condos. Currently, Only about 2 percent of new housing in the state is multifamily units made for ownership — far lower than the 20 to 25 percent of such housing stock in other states represented by condos. Senate Dems Key Issues for 2014 Below are a few key policies the Senate democrats have prioritized for the 2014 session. Key policies for education: Ensure that college is accessible. Provide a twenty-first century K-12 education. Key policies for financial security: Restore the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program. Expanding rural internet access. Key policies for disaster relief: Repairing roads and bridges after disasters. Keeping local firefighters safe and able to fight wildfires. Ammunition Magazine Manufacturer Magpul Follows through with Threat to Leave Colorado Magpul Industries threatened to leave Colorado last year after the legislature passed a measure banning weapons magazines with more than 15 rounds. The Erie-based ammunition magazine manufacturer recently announced it is relocating its operations to Cheyenne and Texas. "Moving operations to states that support our culture of individual liberties and personal responsibility is important," CEO Richard Fitzpatrick said in a news release. The move is expected to happen within the next 12 to 16 months, the company said, and it hopes to relocate at least 92 percent of its workforce outside of Colorado in that time. “Right to Local Self Government” Initiative A movement is underway to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot in November that would give local governments across the state the power to protect the health and safety of residents by banning or restricting oil and gas drilling and other industrial activities now permitted by state law. The effort, which would be an amendment to the state constitution known as the "Right to Local Self-Government Act," is being pushed by the budding . According to organizer Cliff Willmeng, who led the charge to ban oil and gas drilling in Lafayette, the measure would address any type of corporate project that a local community would deem to be a threat. "That could include hydraulic fracturing (or fracking), but would not be limited to it." Willmeng said the intent of the proposed act would be to ensure that state law and corporate interests don't trump local law when it comes to making decisions about what's best for the health and wellbeing of a community, but it would clearly affect way more than oil and gas development.