Holiday Plants – Poinsettias, Mistletoe, Evergreens
If you’re getting ready to decorate your home for the holidays, you may be considering some festive holiday red-and-greenery. If …
Colorado Virtual Library
Water Law
Water is one of the most important issues in the West, and is the subject of many complicated laws. If …
Colorado Public Art
Yesterday’s passing of artist Jeanne-Claude, who was working with her husband, Christo, on the “Over the River” installation over the …
Great American Smokeout
Today is the Great American Smokeout. Please support anyone you know who is trying to kick the habit. A free …
New Resource on Colorado's Climate
The University of Colorado-Boulder has released a new website, Learn More About Climate: Climate Change and Colorado’s Future. The site …
State Hiring Freeze
Lately some politicians and members of the media have been investigating how many state employees have been hired since a …
Cyber Security
The State of Colorado has an Office of Cyber Security, aimed at helping citizens and consumers achieve the highest level …
Guide to Colorado Statistics
Wondering how many H1N1 cases there have been so far in Colorado? Need data on drunk driving statistics? Want to …
New Model Content Standards
The Colorado Dept. of Education is in the process of developing new model content standards for schools. The standards were …
State Parole Board
Due to the State budget deficit, the state has established an “early release initiative” whereby convicted felons are being released …
Preble’s Meadow Jumping Mouse
A story in today’s Denver Post highlights the U.S. Dept of Game and Fish’s new effort to expand the habitat …
Window to State Government Research
The State Publications Library has recently updated and revised several subject guides that may be of interest to students, researchers …
PlantTalk Colorado
Colorado State University has teamed up with the Denver Botanic Gardens to offer the website PlantTalk Colorado. This handy website …
Water Wells
If you live outside the city limits, as I do, most likely you depend on a private well for your …
SchoolView
The Colorado Dept. of Education has recently released their new online tool entitled SchoolView. SchoolView is meant to be a …
More State Budget Woes
Two new revenue forecasts for the state government were released yesterday, and the news is not good: an additional $240 …
State Museums
Even though the main Colorado History Museum is closing in a few months, you can still visit any of the …
Colorado Backseat Budgeter
Do you have a suggestion for balancing Colorado’s state budget? Colorado State University’s Bighorn Leadership Development Program just launched the …
Consumer Resource on Insurance
In 2008, the Legislature passed HB 1385, which required a consumer guide to insurance be published on the web. The …
Transparency in Government
A new tool was launched yesterday that gives the public access to information about the expenditures and revenues of the …