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New Legislation Helps Fund Eisenhower Tunnel Fire Suppression System

Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill into law Saturday establishing the Petroleum Cleanup and Redevelopment Fund within the Division of Oil and Public Safety, a part of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.

2013/05/18

Driving While Stoned Measure Heads To Governor’s Desk

A marijuana driving limit in Colorado is headed to the governor’s desk — on the measure’s sixth try through the Legislature.

2013/05/07

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Colorado Senators Oppose Stoned Driving Limits

A stoned-driving debate that has divided Colorado lawmakers for years is poised to go down to the final hours in this year’s Legislature.

2013/05/06

Marijuana Repeal Considered In Colorado

Marijuana legalization could be going back to the ballot in Colorado — a prospect that infuriated pot legalization activists Friday.

2013/04/26

An air tanker drops slurry (credit: CBS)

Colorado Closer To Having Own Air Tanker Fleet

Colorado is a step closer to having its own fleet of air tankers. A state Senate committee approved legislation on Thursday that could dramatically change how the state fights wildfires.

2013/04/11

CBS4 Political Specialist Shaun Boyd demonstrates ads on the tails of air tankers (credit: CBS4)

State Lawmakers Plan To Build Colorado’s Own Firefighting Fleet

Lawmakers in Colorado don’t want to rely on the federal government to provide a firefighting fleet from the air. They want the state to have their own resources when it comes to fighting wildfires.

2013/03/27

An image from the Waldo Canyon Fire (credit: CBS)

2 Lawmakers Want Colorado To Have Its Own Wildfire-Fighting Planes

A plan that could dramatically improve wildfire fights in colorado calls for the state to have its own fleet of air tankers.

2013/03/15

An ammunition magazine from Magpul (credit: CBS)

Erie Company In The Middle Of Colorado’s Gun Control Debate

Unnoticed amid dozens of tract homes in the Denver suburbs, a nondescript industrial building is suddenly in the middle of the gun control debate in Colorado.

2013/03/02

Pot Tourism In Colorado? Marijuana Regulators Approve Idea

Marijuana tourism is on the way to Colorado, under a recommendation made Tuesday by a state task force to regulate the drug made legal by voters last year.

2013/02/19