Colorado's 8 new gun laws passed in 2024 - The Colorado Sun
Jun 12, 2024 · New requirements for concealed carry permits. Starting July 1, 2025, the requirements for obtaining a concealed carry permit will change. House Bill 1174 mandates that training classes to qualify for a concealed carry permit offer at least eight hours of instruction, including a live-fire test where participants shoot at least 50 rounds. Passing the live-fire test, as well as a written exam ...
Federal officials unveil draft rules for Colorado River management
Nov 20, 2024 · The Colorado River flows between Interstate 70 and the Government Highline Canal, July 12, 2024, inside De Beque Canyon near Palisade. (Hugh Carey, The Colorado Sun) The federal government on Wednesday unveiled the first glimpse of how the overstressed Colorado River could be managed for decades to ...
Colorado Voter Guide — 2024 Election
Oct 11, 2024 · Our job at The Colorado Sun is to provide you with the information you need to fill out your 2024 ballot. We get it: You’re busy. You don’t have time to research everything every candidate has ever said or what the consequences of voting for …
Proposition KK: Colorado voters approve gun excise tax
Nov 5, 2024 · Proposition KK had received 54% of votes in favor as of 11:40 p.m., and its supporters declared victory Tuesday night. The Associated Press called the race at 2:18 a.m. Wednesday with the vote share unmoved. The measure was referred to the ballot earlier this year by the state legislature’s Democratic majority.
Live Colorado election results 2024 - The Colorado Sun
Get live results for the 2024 election in Colorado. Data provided by the Colorado Secretary of State's Office.
Group claims ownership to 1,400 acres of public land in Colorado
Oct 10, 2024 · MANCOS – A group calling itself the Free Land Holders is building a fence around a swath of U.S. Forest Service land outside Mancos, claiming ownership of about 1,400 acres. And a group of local residents on Thursday started tearing it down. “Our community’s not going to put up with a theft of our public lands,” said Tim Hunter, a Mancos resident since 1994 as he helped his neighbors ...
6 important things to know about Denver’s migrant crisis
Mar 13, 2024 · Almost 40,000 migrants have come to Denver in the past 15 months, a number that’s become hard to comprehend. “To put that in context, that’s Coors Field on a Saturday night in July when the Dodgers are in town,” said Jon Ewing, spokesman for Denver Human Services, during this week’s Colorado Sun virtual event on the migrant crisis.“You look to your left, you look to your right, up ...
Lauren Boebert wins reelection, toppling Democrat Trisha …
Nov 5, 2024 · Boebert currently represents the 3rd Congressional District on the other side of Colorado, but late last year she switched her reelection bid to the 4th District, which spans the Eastern Plains into Douglas County and Loveland, to improve her chances at securing a third term in Washington, D.C. . The 4th District — the most Republican of Colorado’s eight congressional districts in terms of ...
Colorado's Amendment H explained: New judicial discipline board
Oct 10, 2024 · How does the judicial discipline system work today? Currently, when someone alleges misconduct by a judge, the complaint is sent first to the 10-person Commission on Judicial Discipline.. The commission includes four judges appointed by the chief justice of the Colorado Supreme Court and two attorneys appointed by the governor.
1 dead in Colorado mine incident; 23 others rescued
Oct 11, 2024 · An elevator inside the mine near Cripple Creek, west of Colorado Springs, malfunctioned leaving several people trapped 1,000 feet underground for six hours, according to the Teller County Sheriff’s Office