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RockyMountainPost.com is a digital news platform that focuses on politics, the environment, business, opinions, and outdoor lifestyles. It provides an independent perspective on the happenings and individuals influencing Colorado’s Western Slope, the broader state, and the Rocky Mountain area. Established in 2013 by experienced journalist David O. Williams, who is based in Vail, the site aims to deliver insightful coverage. Additionally, it is connected to RealVail.com, which was founded in 2007.

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Colorado senator urges Supreme Court to hold Trump administration in contempt on deportations

4 weeks ago | rockymountainpost.com | David O. Williams

EAGLE, Colo. — Colorado U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper Tuesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to start holding Trump administration officials in contempt of court and “lock them up” if they refuse to comply with the court’s unanimous order to “facilitate” the return of a Maryland man wrongly deported to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador. “The Supreme Court’s got to step up and say, ‘All right, we’re going to start holding people in contempt of court.
Conductor who brought back Colorado ski train wants to use rail to save state's highways for skiing

4 weeks ago | rockymountainpost.com | David O. Williams

Former Winter Park Ski Trail conductor Brad Swartzwelter. The longtime Amtrak train conductor credited with crafting a business plan that helped revive the mothballed Winter Park Express ski train in 2017 now has a plan to get at least 60% of the commercial truck traffic off of Interstate 70 and free it up for skiers and snowboarders.
During National Small Business Month, Target, DreamSpring put funding bullseye on underrepresented communities in Denver area

4 weeks ago | rockymountainpost.com | David O. Williams

As May’s National Small Business Month winds down, Minneapolis-based retail giant Target is celebrating year-round “inclusive economic growth by supporting small businesses nationwide, particularly those in underserved communities.” That includes six businesses in the Denver metro area.
Western Rail Coalition looks to revive passenger rail service on long-dormant line connecting Colorado mountain towns

Jan 22, 2025 | rockymountainpost.com | David O. Williams

Passengers or petroleum products? That’s one of the key questions being bandied about in a renewed effort to revive part of the long-dormant Tennessee Pass rail line linking southern Colorado to the state’s Western Slope.
Colorado ski town looks to dig deep, diversify energy sources as climate change threat looms

Jan 10, 2025 | rockymountainpost.com | David O. Williams

Holy Cross Energy CEO Bryan Hannegan, left, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, center, and Vail Mayor Travis Coggin at a geothermal event in Vail last summer (David O. Williams photo).
Trump's promised mass deportations, global tariffs could trigger crippling recession

Dec 30, 2024 | rockymountainpost.com | Dave Marston

As I watched Donald Trump arrive at an astounding victory election night, I was struck by his strong turnout in both rural and urban parts of the country. But I couldn’t stop thinking: Do voters understand what Trump’s sweep means for the price of eggs, housing and cars? As it became clear that enthusiasm for Kamala Harris was waning leading up to the election, bond markets were already going down. That’s important, because the bond market is a predictor of the future.
State of Colorado strikes deal with Union Pacific to increase passenger rail service through Moffat Tunnel

Dec 30, 2024 | rockymountainpost.com | David O. Williams

The Moffat Tunnel in Winter Park (Chase Woodruff/Colorado Newsline photo). The state of Colorado last week announced a new 25-year lease deal with Union Pacific Railroad for the state-owned Moffat Tunnel connecting the state’s Front Range with the Western Slope. As revealed by Real Vail in 2023, UP has been paying the state $12,000 a year to use the 6.2-mile Moffat Tunnel – a 99-year deal set to expire next month.
Texas rail company eyeing Colorado passenger service no longer involved with Utah oil trains

Dec 30, 2024 | rockymountainpost.com | David O. Williams

An oil train near the Grand Mesa in Colorado in 2023 (David O. Williams photo). The Texas-based railroad company that holds a passenger-service lease with Union Pacific on the Tennessee Pass Line through Eagle County is no longer involved with the controversial Uinta Basin oil train proposal in Utah … and hasn’t been since last year.
Colorado-Utah battle over oil trains could wind up tied in U.S. Supreme Court following recusal

Dec 30, 2024 | rockymountainpost.com | Chase Woodruff

With thousands of pages of briefs filed and two hours of oral argument completed on Tuesday, Chief Justice John Roberts of the U.S. Supreme Court declared the case known as Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v.
As Trump targets ACA, Colorado officials, advocates brace for healthcare cost spikes

Nov 10, 2024 | rockymountainpost.com | David O. Williams

Healthcare and health insurance costs could skyrocket under the second coming of a Trump administration still seemingly bent on eliminating or at least undercutting Obamacare, consumer advocates warn, while the profits of large, corporate health systems are likely to grow.