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How Long Colorado Teen Shooting Death Count Took to Match Parkland’s

By Michael Roberts

Nearly two months after the tragic February 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the debate over the proliferation of guns in the U.S. continues to rage. But while mass casualty events grab the headlines, individual incidents of gun violence, many of which attract little attention, result in fatality figures that are just as shocking. A disturbing example: Since last July, the same number of teenagers have been shot to death in Colorado as were slain at MSDHS.

Kratom Recall in Colorado Could Lead to More Product Seizures

By Michael Roberts

Hot on the heels of a groundbreaking lawsuit over Salmonella-tainted kratom that targeted a Colorado Springs store, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has announced the recall of assorted products made from the popular but controversial pain-relieving herb. But while the ostensible reason for the recall involves the fear of Salmonella contamination, the CDPHE acknowledges that no illnesses have been reported in connection with the lot numbers in question, and the Food and Drug Administration statement highlighted in its news release focuses on the dangers of kratom in general, suggesting the possibility that broader seizures of the product might be in the offing.

Anti-Fracking Initiative Gathering Signatures for November Ballot

By Nora Olabi

With oil and gas-related explosions, fires and spills happening across the state, environmental activists are working hard to gather signatures that could halt new oil and gas development in the state and insulate communities from encroaching development. Colorado Rising for Health and Safety have cleared the final hurdle to begin circulating a petition to set 2,500-foot setbacks between new oil and gas development and occupied buildings. Petitioners have to gather nearly 100,000 valid signatures by August 6 to get the 2,500-foot setback on the November ballot.

Kratom Lawsuit Over Salmonella Targets Colorado Store

By Michael Roberts

What is being touted as the first lawsuit over kratom tainted with Salmonella, the subject of a nationwide health warning issued in February by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in conjunction with the Food and Drug Administration, targets Soap Korner, a store in Colorado Springs. The suit, accessible below, maintains that plaintiff Ashley Lemke, who lives in North Dakota, was hospitalized after consuming kratom products ordered from Soap Korner’s website that later tested positive for Salmonella.

Metro Denver Rent Increases Are Back With a Vengeance

By Michael Roberts

As of late last year, rent prices finally seemed to be moderating in Denver and its neighboring burgs following a long period in which rental costs continued to go up and up and up in the Mile High City’s red-hot housing market. But the latest data suggests that bargain hunters’ hopes have been squashed again, with rents across the metro area again heading upward, with many of the places analyzed notching double-digit bumps over this time in 2017.

Senator Guilty of Ethics Violation in Corporate-Paid Town Hall on Oil and Gas “Facts”

By Nora Olabi

The Colorado Independent Ethics Commission ruled on Monday that Senator Vicki Marble violated state law when she allowed Extraction Oil and Gas to pick up the tab on a constituent town hall that was purporting “the facts” on oil and gas development in Broomfield, a city and county that has posed strong opposition to fracking by the very company who picked up the tab. But Marble isn’t going to drop the issue; she plans to appeal.

New Questions About Deal Stopping Accuser From Suing Denver Mayor

By Michael Roberts

Attorney Anne Sulton says she’s calling for a review of all lawyers involved in Denver’s $75,000 settlement with Detective Leslie Branch-Wise because of concern that the cash may have been intended to pay for the latter’s services as a witness in a trial over a lawsuit filed by fired city employee (and Sulton client) Wayne McDonald that never actually took place.

CU Boulder’s Bold Plan to Neuter Student Government Hits a Bump

By Michael Roberts

For decades, the University of Colorado Boulder student government, known as CUSG, has been among the most powerful organizations of its type in the country, overseeing cost centers valued in excess of $20 million per annum. Last week, CU Boulder administrators announced their intention to strip all but a token amount of that responsibility from the group, only to temporarily back down in the face of protests by students and former CUSG members led by state senator Steve Fenberg. But Fenberg fears Chancellor Phil DiStefano and his staff plan to push through their proposal over the summer, when they have a better chance of dodging demonstrations.