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One of the largest U.S. defense contractors debuts a major Colorado expansion

4 days ago | coloradopolitics.com | Bernadette Berdychowski

Northrop Grumman, the manufacturer of the B-2 bombers that the U.S. used to drop bunker-buster bombs over Iran last weekend, made a major investment in Colorado. The large defense contractor debuted its new 100,000-square-foot facility on Monday near the Centennial Airport and the Denver Broncos headquarters to manufacture communication systems used in warfighter missions for the U.S. and its allies.
Colorado's Energy czar touts costliest path to 'zero carbon' electricity

1 week ago | coloradopolitics.com | Scott Weiser

Colorado Energy Office Executive Director Will Toor joined a group of "renewable" energy advocates on a press call recently, arguing that Congress should retain Inflation Reduction Act tax credits for wind, solar, and grid-scale batteries, rather than reallocating the funds to other technologies, including nuclear power, which President Trump has set as a priority.
Hands-free phone law is saving lives

1 week ago | coloradopolitics.com | Scott Weiser

The new hands-free law prohibiting holding a cellphone while driving appears to be working to reduce inattentive driving crashes, said the Colorado Department of Transportation. “In the first five months of the year, Colorado State Patrol responded to 1,161 crashes involving inattentive driving, a 19% decrease from the 1,432 crashes that occurred during the same span in 2024,” according to a news release from CDOT.
Divided appeals court says COVID-19 did not cause 'direct physical loss' to senior care facilities

1 week ago | coloradopolitics.com | Michael Karlik

Colorado's second-highest court ruled on Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic and related public health orders did not cause a "direct physical loss" to the property of various assisted living facilities to the point of triggering insurance coverage.
Defense lawyer's sarcasm did not amount to ineffective assistance, appeals court says

1 week ago | coloradopolitics.com | Michael Karlik

Colorado's second-highest court last month rejected a defendant's argument that his trial lawyer had essentially told jurors he was guilty, when it instead appeared the lawyer was speaking sarcastically. El Paso County prosecutors charged David Donis in 2007 with numerous criminal offenses, including kidnapping, burglary and assault. Jurors convicted him and Donis is serving life in prison.
Appeals court upholds firearms prohibition as part of involuntary mental health treatment

1 week ago | coloradopolitics.com | Michael Karlik

Colorado's second-highest court on Wednesday upheld the process for barring firearm possession for anyone who is committed short-term to mental health treatment. A man identified as R.Z. argued his rights were violated when a Denver judge entered an order affecting his ability to own guns because he met the criteria for short-term mental health commitment.
Developer presents plan for neighborhood on Wheat Ridge hospital property

1 week ago | coloradopolitics.com | Sage Kelley

The more than 50-year-old Intermountain Lutheran Hospital property will soon be the home of a new Wheat Ridge neighborhood. Chris Elliott, principal of Centennial-based development firm E5x Management, sat down with the City Council on Monday evening to outline the current concept for the 100-acre site on which the bhospital sat since 1961.
Did Denver's tourism boom end? Report says growth plateaued in 2024

1 week ago | coloradopolitics.com | Bernadette Berdychowski

As Denver bounced back from the pandemic, the city saw a boom in tourists that led to a record year in 2023. But last year, the number of tourists stagnated. Denver saw about 37 million domestic visitors in 2024 and generated $10.3 billion in tourism revenue, according to a new report released Wednesday by marketing and tourism agency Visit Denver. Both figures remained about the same as the year preceding it.
Denver judge wrongly found government had proven juvenile's probation violation, says appeals court

1 week ago | coloradopolitics.com | Michael Karlik

Colorado's second-highest court last month rejected a Denver judge's conclusion that a juvenile defendant had violated the terms of his probation, which resulted in a sentence of 15 days' detention plus additional probation. In a May 1 opinion, a three-judge Court of Appeals panel noted a juvenile identified as M.M-S. pleaded guilty to possessing a handgun and motor vehicle theft. The offenses were a misdemeanor and a felony, respectively. After his plea, M.M-S.
Moffat County School District may withhold portions of 'organizational health' report, appeals court says

1 week ago | coloradopolitics.com | Michael Karlik

Colorado's second-highest court agreed last month that Moffat County School District was entitled to withhold certain portions of an "organizational health" report commissioned by its school board to investigate areas of concern. The Moffat County Education Association petitioned under the state's open records law for access to undisclosed portions of an investigator's report, prepared alongside the district's legal counsel.