Your daily resource for late-breaking news, upcoming events, the , , and the stories that will be talked about today.
1. ROLLING IN THE GREEN
According to figures in a new budget proposal, Gov. Hickenlooper expects the recreational and medical marijuana industries to pump nearly $134 million in tax and fee revenue into state coffers in the upcoming fiscal year. That means . But, the analysis also hedges its predictions.
2. GAY MARRIAGE BAN IN COLORADO
Nine same-sex couples have filed a lawsuit in Denver District Court seeking to overturn Colorado’s constitutional ban on gay marriage. Here’s .
3. PROTESTORS EJECTED FROM U.S. 36 HEARING
Colorado State Patrol Wednesday night. The drama nearly overshadowed the fact that a contract between a private firm and the state to manage and toll U.S. 36 for 50 years is all but sealed.
4. WHY JAMES HOLMES WILL UNDERGO A SECOND EXAM
James Holmes will undergo a second court-ordered psychiatric evaluation, after the judge overseeing the Aurora movie theater murder case
5. PROBE CLEARS BLACK FOREST FIRE CHIEF
An internal probe of the Black Forest Fire/Rescue Protection District and its chief exonerates the department of accusations of mishandling last summer’s devastating fire, investigators said Wednesday. But, here’s .
6. LAWMAKER’S LOADED GUN
Rep. Jared Wright of Fruita left a loaded gun in a committee room after a Feb. 6 meeting, and he’s been asked not to carry it inside the state Capitol anymore. Wright explained . In other news from the state Capitol, here’s why Sen. Greg Brophy is quickly backpedaling on .
7. “AMAZON TAX” BLOCKED
A Denver judge has dealt a blow to Colorado’s bid to tax online purchases, granting a request to temporarily block a 2010 law intended to encourage big e-tailers, like Amazon, to start collecting the state’s sales tax. Here’s .
8. YOU PAID HOW MUCH?
Snow accumulations aren’t the only things running high in Colorado’s ski country. Have you booked a hotel room recently? , according to a new survey.
9. TP-ED OFF
A Golden resident chased down but didn’t catch three kids who were throwing toilet paper on cars and ringing doorbells. That’s one of our this week.
10. WHAT’S TRENDING IN THE WEDDING BIZ
It’s wedding planning season, and there are plenty of decisions to be made on vows and rings, gowns and reception venues. We checked in with some local wedding professionals to see . Hint: Did someone say “food trucks?”
11. WHERE WILL ANDRE MILLER BE TOMORROW?
By the time the Nuggets hit the court against the Milwaukee Bucks in their second game after the all-star break, they’ll already know . The NBA’s trade deadline hits at 1 p.m. today and Miller is on the block.
12. VARLAMOV THE SCAPEGOAT?
In a game Russia could not afford to lose, in a sport that is a source of national pride, at an Olympics that cost $50 billion for President Vladimir Putin to build, Avs goalie Semyon Varlamov was given the start between the pipes against Finland in the quarterfinals. . In other hockey news, the standing between them and gold.
