Eric Galatas

Position: Colorado News Connection

Report: TABOR prompts higher tax bills for most Coloradans

DENVER - More than 80 percent of Coloradans are paying more in property taxes now than they would have if the Taxpayer Bill of Rights had never passed according to a new study by Colorado State...

DATE: Sept. 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Street sign wording a key to safety

DENVER - Misunderstandings on the road between cyclists and motorists can be deadly. But a simple change in the wording of traffic signs could help clarify how drivers and bicyclists should safely...

DATE: Sept. 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - Living

Groups defend EPA’s Clean Power Plan

DENVER – Environmental groups are doubling down after Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman announced the state will join a lawsuit to block the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan....

DATE: Sept. 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

State a model for stopping gas waste

DENVER – A nonpartisan watchdog group launched a three-state campaign to end waste of natural gas on public lands. Michael Surrusco, senior policy analyst with Taxpayers for Common Sense, said that...

DATE: Aug. 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Inmates help restore wilderness

DENVER – A piece of Colorado’s Eagles Nest Wilderness has been restored to its historic condition because of the hard work of 18 prison inmates. The group removed an ugly blight: a mining building...

DATE: Aug. 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Debate over death penalty

DENVER – Two high-profile murder cases have brought the death-penalty debate back to life in Colorado. After James Holmes was sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing 12 people at an...

DATE: Aug. 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Schools help improve air quality for the children

DENVER – Results from last year’s Clean Air for Schools: Engines Off! program are in, and kids are breathing easier in Colorado. The program, now in its seventh year, helps reduce pollution from...

DATE: July 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

River day focuses on state water

DENVER – Saturday was Colorado River Day, marking the date in 1921 when the river was officially renamed from the Grand River to the Colorado. The future of the river is uncertain because of water...

DATE: July 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Education advocates are ready for their close-up

DENVER – Education advocates in Colorado are moving beyond policy briefs and fact sheets: “The Colorado School Experience,” a new video project, launched this week. According to Great Education...

DATE: July 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Older workers are good for business

DENVER - The trend in Colorado and the nation finds an increase in the number of older workers on the job and looking for work, and a new study finds hiring them makes good business sense. The...

DATE: May 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Climate puts goats at risk

DENVER - The American mountain goat has been called the greatest mountaineer the peaks ever have known, but now that high altitudes are warming - at a rate two to three times faster than the rest...

DATE: April 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Climate puts goats at risk

DENVER - The American mountain goat has been called the greatest mountaineer the peaks ever have known, but now that high altitudes are warming - at a rate two to three times faster than the rest...

DATE: April 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

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