AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoColorado Business & Economy: Utility Rates: Xcel Energy’s electric rate hike proposal faces pushback as a proposed settlement would cut the increase by 37%, though it would still be the biggest yearly revenue jump in Colorado utility history, per the Office of the Utility Consumer Advocate. Energy Policy: A Colorado energy session that was expected to tackle major net-zero and Public Utilities Commission changes instead focused on reliability and affordability, with lawmakers opting not to introduce a 2040 net-zero plan or major PUC overhaul. Colorado River Water: With Upper and Lower Basin states still deadlocked, Arizona faces potential cuts up to 77% if the federal government imposes a “no deal” plan over the next decade. Public Safety & Courts: AI Oversight: State attorneys general, including Colorado, opened an investigation into OpenAI, seeking internal documents on user data, minors’ safety, and advertising practices. Health Costs: A national survey finds many adults struggle to afford healthcare, with affordability barriers showing up across insurance types and hitting people with disabilities and chronic conditions hardest. Colorado Crime: Drug Trafficking: Colorado authorities indicted seven people in the “Molly Wonka” candy-and-nasal-spray drug trafficking operation based in Basalt.
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