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Montrose Breaks Ground on $30 Million Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade
Representatives from the City of Montrose are joined with project contractors and engineers to officially break ground on the new City of Montrose Wastewater Treatment Plant improvements project during a special ceremony held Monday afternoon, March 16, 2026. Photo: City of Montrose
Montrose

Montrose Breaks Ground on $30 Million Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade

The City of Montrose has begun a $30 million upgrade to its wastewater treatment plant, replacing aging systems and preparing for stricter state nutrient regulations. Construction started this month and will continue through fall 2027 while the facility remains fully operational.
By Western Slope Trellis Staff • 3 min read
Colorado bill would require safety plans to protect workers from extreme temperatures
 Alex Sanchez (left), Rep. Elizabeth Velasco (center) and Sen. Lisa Cutter (right) spoke at a press conference for a worker protection bill at the Colorado Capitol on March 11, 2026. (Photo by Sara Wilson/Colorado Newsline)
Lifestyle

Colorado bill would require safety plans to protect workers from extreme temperatures

Colorado lawmakers are weighing a bill that would require employers to develop safety plans for workers exposed to extreme heat and cold. The proposal would begin with state data collection in 2027 and could lead to workplace prevention plans and training standards.
By Colorado Newsline • 3 min read
Affordability for Colorado families would see boost from Democrats’ tax package
Colorado state Rep. Emily Sirota on the House floor on Feb. 11, 2026, at the Colorado Capitol. (Photo by Lindsey Toomer/Colorado Newsline)
Lifestyle

Affordability for Colorado families would see boost from Democrats’ tax package

A package of Colorado bills advancing in the state House would roll back certain corporate tax breaks to fund a new tax credit for low- and middle-income families after the Family Affordability Tax Credit is expected to lapse this year.
By Colorado Newsline • 4 min read
Families Defend Disability Services Amid Medicaid Cuts
Ned Fowkes and Alice Whitford visit their daughter, Eva, at the supported living home in Boise, Idaho, that she shares with another person with disabilities. The home is staffed round-the-clock with caregivers, and the family worries Medicaid cuts in the state could put that care at risk. (Kyle Green for KFF Health News)
Health and Wellness

Families Defend Disability Services Amid Medicaid Cuts

Families across Idaho fear proposed Medicaid cuts could slash in-home caregiving and nursing services for people with disabilities. Advocates warn reductions to home and community-based care may force individuals into costlier institutional settings and destabilize vulnerable households.
By Western Slope Trellis Staff • 8 min read
Colorado constitutional debates foreshadowed a populist backlash against Gilded Age railroad barons
A train on the Denver & South Park Railway is pictured in this photograph dated between 1886 and 1901. (Courtesy of Denver Public Library Special Collections, H-345)
Government

Colorado constitutional debates foreshadowed a populist backlash against Gilded Age railroad barons

by Chase Woodruff, Colorado Newsline March 6, 2026 Pueblo’s grand celebration of the arrival of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway began promptly at dawn on March 7, 1876, with a 38-gun salute from an artillery piece loaned from Fort Lyon — “37 for the states admitted, and
By Colorado Newsline • 6 min read