Colorado

New Signs of Trouble Ahead for Colorado River Basin Water Managers

A warm winter and weak snowpack suggests that this “is the kind of drought we will have to deal with in the future.”

By Allen Best, Special to Route Fifty
May 17, 2018

New Signs of Trouble Ahead for Colorado River Basin Water Managers

A warm winter and weak snowpack suggests that this “is the kind of drought we will have to deal with in the future.”

By Allen Best, Special to Route Fifty
May 17, 2018

Colorado

New Signs of Trouble Ahead for Colorado River Basin Water Managers

A warm winter and weak snowpack suggests that this “is the kind of drought we will have to deal with in the future.”

By Allen Best, Special to Route Fifty
May 17, 2018

New Signs of Trouble Ahead for Colorado River Basin Water Managers

A warm winter and weak snowpack suggests that this “is the kind of drought we will have to deal with in the future.”

By Allen Best, Special to Route Fifty
May 17, 2018

Despite Popular Support, State and Local Officials Heavily Divided on Marijuana Legalization

Route Fifty's new survey shows local government officials are particularly skeptical.

By Mitch Herckis
April 18, 2018

A school crossing guard in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Why More School Districts Are Holding Class Just Four Days a Week

Today school districts in parts of 22 states use a four-day week, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

By The Pew Charitable Trusts
April 18, 2018

Colorado Localities Challenge Energy Giants With New Lawsuit

STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Curbing Atlanta City Hall’s “culture of political interference” … N.Y.C. officials look to boost Airbnb enforcement … more GOP leaders want Mo. governor to resign … and Pa. Turnpike to get “delicious vegan cookies.”

By John Tomasic, Special to Route Fifty
April 17, 2018

Cautious Optimism From Marijuana States Following Senator’s Trump Assurance

But “this president has demonstrated a willingness to go back on his word,” according to Washington state’s attorney general.

By John Tomasic, Special to Route Fifty
April 16, 2018

Colorado Uses Laser Measurement to Safely Inventory Road Signs

Keeping track of a state transportation department’s infrastructure, including where it’s located, has never been easier.

By Dave Nyczepir
March 19, 2018

The Rotunda of the Colorado State Capitol

Colorado Lawmakers Poised to Oust 1st of Several Accused Harassers

STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Statehouses grapple with clunky harassment policies; calls to lock up Mayor “Lawless Libby” in Oakland, Calif.; a dramatic end to the Allentown corruption trial; and an expensive affair for Nashville’s mayor.

By John Tomasic, Special to Route Fifty
February 27, 2018

Ohio Gov. John Kasich, right, and Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper introduce the first version of their bipartisan health blueprint in the summer of 2017.

Governors Want Room to Shape Health Care Innovation

Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper are making a second, bipartisan attempt at improving Obamacare and affordability.

By Dave Nyczepir
February 23, 2018

Why ‘Cloud Seeding’ Is Increasingly Attractive to the Thirsty West

A National Science Foundation-funded study, conducted in Idaho, was the first to show real-world observations of silver iodide forming ice crystals inside clouds and falling out as precipitation.

By The Pew Charitable Trusts
February 21, 2018

The Denver Regional Transit District's A Line connects Union Station with Denver International Airport.

Transit Agency Seeks to End Its Use of an Especially Lonely Job Post

Since Denver’s airport commuter rail line opened two years ago, problems with wireless technology prompted the use of human backups.

By Michael Grass
February 18, 2018

Another Gigabit City Takes Shape in Colorado

But some local officials remain apprehensive about how to proceed on a municipal solution.

By John Tomasic, Special to Route Fifty
February 8, 2018

A crowd of onlookers watches as a makeshift armored bulldozer is loaded onto a tractor-trailer after being extracated from the rubble of a warehouse in Granby, Colo., Saturday afternoon, June 5, 2004.

Lessons From a Small-Town Bulldozer Rampage in Colorado

Marvin Heemeyer told four people that he was “just going to bulldoze the town.” They dismissed his threats as pure bluster.

By David O. Williams, Special to Route Fifty
February 6, 2018

Building Upon a Decade of Deploying Small-Cell Solutions to Improve Connectivity

After successes in Colorado ski towns and canyon dead zones, there’s a new push in Denver as the metro area moves toward 5G.

By David O. Williams, Special to Route Fifty
January 21, 2018

Testing for Tainted Marijuana Challenges States

Anecdotes have emerged of vulnerable consumers, such as cancer patients, contracting dangerous infections after smoking bad weed.

By The Pew Charitable Trusts
December 21, 2017

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore talks to the media on election day as he votes in Gallant, Alabama. The state is the latest to hold a special election without an adequate audit structure in place, according to security experts.

How Much State Interest Is There in Proper Election Audits?

As Colorado pioneers best practices, races in Georgia and Alabama show how futile efforts are to verify votes without the right protocols in place.

By Dave Nyczepir
December 12, 2017

Motorists head southbound on Interstate 25 to downtown Denver.

How Colorado Is Trying to Stay Ahead of Evolving Transportation Technology

The state understands it can’t hope to outpace Silicon Valley, but it can outpace other states in adopting autonomous vehicles and hyperloop.

By Dave Nyczepir
December 11, 2017

Supreme Court Will Hear 2 Cases Impacting State Government This Week

From the Tenth Amendment to the First, civil rights to states rights, a lot is at stake for state and local governments.

By Mitch Herckis
December 4, 2017

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky.

Colorado Is the 1st State to Warn Residents of CHIP’s Uncertain Future

The state only has enough money to keep the program operational until Jan. 31.

By Quinn Libson
November 28, 2017

Movement to Make Broadband a Public Utility Gains Momentum in Colorado

Front Range communities like Longmont and Fort Collins have been on the front lines of an ongoing battle over improving internet speeds, access and reliability.

By John Tomasic, Special to Route Fifty
November 16, 2017

Reducing Isolation Among Denver’s Growing Senior Population

Instead of more services, our seniors needed better access to the services the city already provides.

By Elizabeth Kashinski, Special to Route Fifty
November 8, 2017

A warm winter and weak snowpack suggests that this “is the kind of drought we will have to deal with in the future.”

A warm winter and weak snowpack suggests that this “is the kind of drought we will have to deal with in the future.”

Route Fifty's new survey shows local government officials are particularly skeptical.

Today school districts in parts of 22 states use a four-day week, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Curbing Atlanta City Hall’s “culture of political interference” … N.Y.C. officials look to boost Airbnb enforcement … more GOP leaders want Mo. governor to resign … and Pa. Turnpike to get “delicious vegan cookies.”

But “this president has demonstrated a willingness to go back on his word,” according to Washington state’s attorney general.

Keeping track of a state transportation department’s infrastructure, including where it’s located, has never been easier.

STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Statehouses grapple with clunky harassment policies; calls to lock up Mayor “Lawless Libby” in Oakland, Calif.; a dramatic end to the Allentown corruption trial; and an expensive affair for Nashville’s mayor.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper are making a second, bipartisan attempt at improving Obamacare and affordability.

A National Science Foundation-funded study, conducted in Idaho, was the first to show real-world observations of silver iodide forming ice crystals inside clouds and falling out as precipitation.

Since Denver’s airport commuter rail line opened two years ago, problems with wireless technology prompted the use of human backups.

But some local officials remain apprehensive about how to proceed on a municipal solution.

Marvin Heemeyer told four people that he was “just going to bulldoze the town.” They dismissed his threats as pure bluster.

After successes in Colorado ski towns and canyon dead zones, there’s a new push in Denver as the metro area moves toward 5G.

Anecdotes have emerged of vulnerable consumers, such as cancer patients, contracting dangerous infections after smoking bad weed.

As Colorado pioneers best practices, races in Georgia and Alabama show how futile efforts are to verify votes without the right protocols in place.

The state understands it can’t hope to outpace Silicon Valley, but it can outpace other states in adopting autonomous vehicles and hyperloop.

From the Tenth Amendment to the First, civil rights to states rights, a lot is at stake for state and local governments.

The state only has enough money to keep the program operational until Jan. 31.

Front Range communities like Longmont and Fort Collins have been on the front lines of an ongoing battle over improving internet speeds, access and reliability.

Instead of more services, our seniors needed better access to the services the city already provides.

Thank you!