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Despite a looming inflationary increase in fees, state lawmakers in the 2023 legislative session never addressed the often-high cost of obtaining public records in Colorado but did vote to eliminate some nagging obstacles for users of the Colorado Open Records Act. Senate Bill 23-286, which passed on the General Assembly’s final day Monday, prohibits state agencies and local governments from requiring requesters to show identification to get CORA records.

Casey Harper Small business week came and went this week, and small businesses took the opportunity to raise a range of concerns about the economy and their future. The U.S.

As the sun shone above, with Fishers Peak looming overhead in the background, Trinidad State College graduated over 270 students Friday morning, marking the former student’s first steps into life after higher education.

The Farm Bill, a massive federal spending package that comes up for renewal about every five years, is up for negotiation again in Washington D.C. While the legislation occurs at the federal level, Coloradans will feel the effects of the spending in and outside of agricultural communities. Much of the spending is directed toward farmers and farm programs, it also represents an opportunity to shape broad food system policy for the next half decade, which impacts the nation as a whole.

The latest in a series of new Biden administration rule changes that charge higher fees to certain home buyers with good credit and lower fees for buyers with worse credit went into effect this week despite pushback from Republicans and financial experts.

Collaboration among various entities in the region could help improve outdoor recreation development in Las Animas County, according to a study analyzing outdoor recreation within the county. The study, which was spearheaded by the county, produced 11 strategies for developing outdoor recreation in the county; it’s now up to regional partners to decide whether or not they will undertake the recommendations.

Colorado voters will decide in November whether to approve a 10-year plan to rein in skyrocketing property taxes, as well as whether the state should distribute about $2 billion in Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights refunds checks next year in equal amounts rather than linking their size to people’s income level, with more money being sent to higher earners.