All Entries in the "Consumer Issues" Category
Colorado Statistical Report Shows Large Auto Theft Reductions
(COLORADO) –The Colorado State Patrol business unit, the Auto Theft Intelligence Coordination Center (ATICC), completed its annual statistical review of all statewide auto theft data. This undertaking provides Colorado with the most strategic review of auto theft possible. Information like this allows critical decision-makers to understand auto theft at both the macro and micro levels […]
Surface Transportation Board (STB) denies K&O-Union Pacific lease renewal in Kansas
The Colorado Pacific Railroad and Weskan Grain, both part of the Soloviev Group, have sued Union Pacific and the Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad over a fee they say blocks grain from moving on the Colorado Pacific Soloviev Group Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted to The Prowers Journal by Will Bramblett/CEO of […]
Colorado farmers face high fertilizer prices ahead of growing season
Fertilizer-intensive crops like corn could suffer this year because of shortages caused by the war in Iran. File photo: Joshua Vorse, Rocky Mountain PBS DELTA, Colo. — For farmer Brent Hines, spring is a stressful time of year, full of last minute decisions that will affect how his crops fare months in advance. But […]
In debate over sugary drinks, Colorado weighs health benefits and personal choice
It’s common knowledge that soda and sugary drinks aren’t good for you. Now a debate is playing out in Colorado, with policymakers set to weigh in Friday, April 3, over soft drinks and sugary drinks, government benefits and health. The looming question is over whether people who get federal nutrition benefits, also called SNAP, should […]
City of Lamar 2026 Utility Revenue Report for January
City of Lamar 2026 Utility Revenue Report for January JANUARY 2026 JANUARY 2025 % change Electricity $1,075,077.57 $1,005,976.31 6.87% Water $122,003.84 $114,536.43 6.52% Sewer $72,163.51 $61,597.68 17.15% Trash $160,317.66 $143,170.23 11.98% MONTHLY TOTAL $1,429,562.58 $1,325,280.65 7.87%
Lamar Utilities Board meeting of February 24, 2026
The Lamar Utilities Board met on February 24, 2026 for a regular meeting. Purchase orders totaling $87,928.26 were approved. Of this amount, $74,437.38 needed board approval. Large purchase orders needing approval included $21,680.25 to Stuart C. Irby Corporation for PUPI crossarms, $19,543.42 to Western United Electric Supply for line materials, and $7,950.97 to American Public […]
Prowers County Market a family’s labor of love – expected opening is late spring
The Brown family poses in front of what will soon be the Prowers County Market, Inc. – left to right are: Susan, Felicity, Elliott, Elizabeth and Landon Brown The unexpected, abrupt announcement last September that the Lamar Safeway store at 906 E. Olive Street would be closing permanently on November 7, shocked a community who […]
Lamar Lions Club hears about the importance of finishing the Arkansas Valley Conduit at recent meeting
Bill Long, President of Board of Directors for SECWCD speaks to Lamar Lions Club members At the Lamar Lions Club meeting on February 11, the guest speaker was Bill Long, President of the Board of Directors for the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District (SECWCD). In addition to myself, also invited to the meeting were Lamar […]
Colorado wants to limit SNAP from paying for soft drinks
Colorado Healthy Choice Waiver would apply to sweetened beverages without milk or significant juice The rule would apply only to foods covered by SNAP, so recipients could pay for those beverages separately if they have the money to do so. Ending SNAP funding for soft drinks has been a priority for Gov. Jared Polis for […]
Colorado State Representative Ty Winter proposes Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday
For too long, families across House District 47 have been stretched thin by the rising cost of everyday necessities. When you live miles from the nearest big box store, every dollar matters. Since I was elected, I have worked to make sure rural communities are no longer an afterthought in policy discussions at the Capitol. […]
Colorado Employment Situation — December 2025 – Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Increase by 1,200 in December; Unemployment Rate Decreases to 3.8 Percent
Colorado Employment Situation for December of 2025 Household survey data According to the survey of households, the number of unemployed individuals decreased by 2,000 to 123,800 from November to December. Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by one-tenth of a percentage point over the same time period to 3.8 percent. The national unemployment rate decreased by one-tenth of […]
The fees Colorado consumers will face after “junk fee” law has taken effect
Article courtesy of Tamara Chuang, Business/Technology Reporter/The Colorado Sun The Colorado Sun is a reader-supported, nonprofit news organization that strives to help local publications by providing news stories free of charge. Learn more at coloradosun.com Colorado’s new law prohibiting deceptive pricing went into effect Jan. 1. But that doesn’t mean diners won’t see a “kitchen appreciation” or […]
Colorado Continues to Drive Down Auto Theft in 2025
(COLORADO) – Colorado is starting the New Year with some good news – the Colorado Auto Theft Prevention Authority (CATPA) and the Colorado State Patrol are pleased to announce that Colorado saw further reductions of auto theft in 2025. Colorado is on a positive trend in reducing motor vehicle theft, and 2025 marks the third […]
Colorado faces $24M federal funding cut over illegal commercial driver’s licenses
DENVER (AP) — The head of the U.S. Department of Transportation threatened Monday to withhold $24 million in federal funding from the state of Colorado for what he described as a slow response to a major violation of federal commercial driver’s license regulations. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy pointed to a nationwide audit conducted in October that […]
Coloradans will soon no longer have to pay to recycle
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) approved the Producer Responsibility Program Tuesday. The program shifts recycling costs to the businesses that produce packaging. “It’s going to simplify recycling, meaning that we’ll have one standardized list of what’s accepted. So, instead of it being different from city to city or different parts of the state, […]
