Prairie Chicken Crackdown: Colorado Land Board Plan Has Ranchers on Edge
The State Land Board’s stewardship plan would ban new energy leasing near active lesser prairie‑chicken leks and roll out habitat assessments and grazing incentives. Ranchers say the proposal overlooks years of private stewardship.
Douglas County 'Backroom' Charter Talks Spark Open Meetings Showdown
An appeals court has remanded the Douglas County open‑meetings challenge, sending allegations that commissioners planned a home‑rule vote in private back to a lower court. The decision preserves the June vote but reopens the legal fight.












