On the first day of the special legislative session Monday, state Senator Jacob Candelaria, D-Albuquerque, announced he was leaving the Democratic Party.

(The Center Square) – A new forecast of Colorado's economy is bullish on the state’s recovery looking ahead into 2022. 

The forecast was presented during the 57th-annual Colorado Business Economic Outlook (CBEO) Forum that was held on Monday by the University of Colorado Boulder's Leeds School of Business.

“We are pretty bullish on the macro economy, but there are certain things that are creating uncertainty going forward,” Dr. Richard Wobbekind, a senior economist at Leeds, said during his introductory remarks. 

Utah Governor Spencer Cox is proposing a grocery tax credit he said will save taxpayers $160 million as part of his fiscal year 2023 budget recommendations. 

A federal court issued an injunction Tuesday blocking the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for federal contract workers, the latest in a series of legal defeats for the president.

Tents and sleeping bags not only make living on the streets more bearable this time of year, they can often mean the difference between life and death.

Women and low-income students disproportionately put their college careers on hold during the pandemic, according to a new report.

Smells of vanilla, cinnamon, and fruit will fill your home after baking these cherry puff pancakes. If you don’t like cherries, try using peaches, pears, or blueberries.

Five Colorado state agencies are holding approximately $15.1 million in excess funds, according to an audit of the state's cash funds.

Thursday, December 9

• 4 pm – 5 pm JH Basketball @ Karval

Friday, December 10

• JH Knowledge Bowl @ Springfield

Saturday, December 11 

• 9:00 am Flea Market/Craft Sale

Wednesday, December 15

• 6:30 pm Christmas Program

December 20-December 31

• Christmas Break

The Colorado Department of Transportation is holding a career fair Friday, December 10 in Pueblo seeking to hire permanent and temporary, full-time, and part-time highway maintenance workers in the southeast portion of the state. The fair will be held at CDOT Region 2 Headquarters, 5615 Wills Blvd., Pueblo, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Specific fair information is listed below.

A variety of positions are available for hire, including: