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Continued high gas prices starting to discourage travel by many southern Coloradans, local economist says Tuesday

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The upcoming Spring Break period, along with the following summer vacation season, often result in higher demand and prices for gasoline but demand this year could be significantly reduced by prices that are among the highest in the country. KRDO Tatiana Bailey, founder and director of Data-Driven Economic Strategies, in

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Pikes Peak Library District to install restroom sensors in wake of recent meth contamination

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — As officials with the Pikes Peak Library District cope with the recent discovery of some restrooms contaminated with the illegal drug methamphetamine, plans are going forward to install sensors in each of its 53 public restrooms at 16 libraries. Officials said that the devices, called environmental sensors, will immediately alert

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Controversy over newly proposed Fair Work Week Bill in the state legislature

DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — A newly proposed bill currently moving through the state legislature could give restaurant and retail workers better control of their work schedules. The bill, introduced in January by a group of Democratic state lawmakers, is known as the ‘Fair Workweek Employment Standards Proposal.’ The bill would require restaurant and retail companies

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