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Colorado Employment Situation – May 2026
Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Decrease by 400 in May; Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 3.9 Percent Household survey data According to the survey of households, the number of unemployed individuals decreased by 500 to 125,900 from April to May. Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged over the same time period at 3.9 percent. The national unemployment rate was unchanged at […]
Colorado Department of Labor and Employment Announces New Retail Electric Vehicle Charging Regulations
New regulations promote marketplace fairness and consumer transparency starting July 1, 2026. (DENVER) — The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) announced today the implementation of new Retail Electric Vehicle Charging regulations, effective July 1, 2026. These regulations, established by the Division of Oil and Public Safety (OPS) pursuant to Colorado Revised Statutes 8-20-102 […]
Help Your Teen Driver Reduce Risk for a Crash with information from Colorado State Patrol
Troopers encourage hands-free devices (COLO) – In 2025, Colorado State Patrol troopers investigated 521 injury or fatal, at-fault crashes involving distracted driving by drivers aged 16-21 years old. Gaining experience begins with 50 hours of supervised driving time with a permit and this is an opportunity to instill safe habits from the start. “As parents […]
Colorado House Bill 25-1135 requires all public and charter school to adopt formal cell phone/electronic devices by July 1, 2026 – how local school districts are complying
An assistant principal at Girls Athletic Leadership School, a Denver charter school where cellphones were already prohibited, takes a phone from a student in September 2025 This fall, all Denver students will have to turn off or tun in their phones at school. Photo credit: Rachel Woolf for Chalkbeat The use of cell […]
Fort Lyon Canal Company Responds To CPW Announcement Regarding Adobe Creek And Thurston Reservoirs
LAMAR, Colo. — The Fort Lyon Canal Company recognizes the importance that Adobe Creek Reservoir and Thurston Reservoir have held for generations of southeastern Colorado anglers and appreciates Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s efforts over the past several decades to provide public recreational access at these facilities. For more than fifty years, Fort Lyon Canal Company […]
Colorado Department of Local Affairs publishes new rules to streamline factory-built construction
Building More Housing Coloradans Can Afford DOLA’s Division of Housing Publishes New Rules Implementing Senate Bill 25-002 to Streamline Factory-Built Construction, Rules to Take Effect June 30 STATEWIDE – New state rules set to cut through red tape and accelerate the production of affordable housing and other factory-built structures will take effect on June 30, the […]
Mental Health Colorado Awards 2026 Legislators and Advocates of the Year, Continuing Champions Awards
From left: Senator Rod Pelton, Senator Cleave Simpson, Vice-President of Government Affairs for Mental Health Colorado Wendy Buxton-Andrade (a former Prowers County Commissioner), and Representative Ty Winter at the 2026 Mental Health Colorado awards ceremony DENVER — On Wednesday, June 10th, Mental Health Colorado honored and celebrated its annual Legislators and Advocates of the Year Awards for the 2026 […]
Dixie Bitner receives prestigious O.P.E.R.A.T.E. Scholarship
Dixie Bitner, 2026 O.P.E.R.A.T.E. Scholarship recipient Dixie Bitner of Wiley High School is one of two Colorado students receiving a 2026 O.P.E.R.A.T.E. Scholarship. The $2,500 college award is given by the Positive Athlete Organization – (PositiveAthlete.org ) to male and female high school student-athletes in Colorado who exhibit seven core principles – Optimistic, Prepared, Educated, […]
Colorado Employment Situation – March 2026
Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Increase by 1,400 in March; Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 3.9 Percent Household survey data According to the survey of households, the number of unemployed individuals decreased by 100 to 127,100 from February to March. Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged over the same time period at 3.9 percent. The national unemployment rate decreased by one-tenth […]
Colorado’s Arkansas Valley water confronts contamination, climate change and political drama
Article courtesy of High Country News – This article appeared in the May 2026 print edition of the magazine with the headline “The absence of clean water.” This story is part of High Country News’ Conservation Beyond Boundaries project, which is supported by the BAND Foundation and the Mighty Arrow Family Foundation. “If you don’t have clean water, you […]
Independent Study Highlights GOAL High School’s Economic Impact for State of Colorado
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Independent Study Highlights GOAL High School’s Economic Impact Pueblo, Colo. – April 2026 – An independent economic impact study released in April 2026 concludes that GOAL High School generates substantial economic and social benefits for the State of Colorado, including significant long-term savings in public healthcare, criminal justice, and public assistance costs […]
Science and art come to life in Pueblo this June with opening of da Vinci museum along revamped riverwalk
The museum is part of a renaissance happening on the city’s Historic Arkansas Riverwalk, where “learning never exhausts the mind.” Article by Colorado Sun writer: Sue McMillin Bonnie Waugh, one of the artists in residence at the Leonardo da Vinci Museum of North America prepares to paint the entry of the Piazza Leonardo as […]
Lamar FFA team wins multiple awards at Colorado State FFA CDEs
Lamar FFA chapter members at Colorado State FFA CDE competition The Lamar FFA chapter had a solid performance at the Colorado Sate FFA CDEs. The Lamar students competed in Ag Mechanics, Ag Sales, Dairy Cattle Evaluation, Vet Science, and Horse Evaluation. Ag Mechanics – Gold Team Brennan Brodecky – Gold Individual (3rd overall) Adan […]
Colorado Parks and Wildlife increasing daily pass prices for out of state visitors
CPW to implement out-of-state vehicle license plate daily parks pass DENVER — The Parks and Wildlife Commission (PWC) recently approved a parks pass specifically for vehicles with out-of-state license plates for $15 per day. This fee goes into effect on May 1, 2026. A similar fee structure is used on other CPW products and is […]
House Bill 26-1011 bans cat and dog sales in pet stores
Colorado state Rep. Karen McCormick speaks Wednesday at the Colorado Capitol during the bill signing for legislation that bans cat and dog sales in pet stores. Gov. Jared Polis, seated at left, holds his dog, Gia. (Photo by Sara Wilson/Colorado Newsline) Pet stores in Colorado will not be able to sell cats and dogs starting […]
