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State Rep. Matt Soper, R-Delta, and Colorado Department of Corrections Executive Director Dean Williams recently toured and assessed the Rifle Correctional Center.
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Human composting could become an option in Colorado
Colorado lawmakers considering bill to allow remains to turn into soil
Lawmakers are considering a bill that deals with composting human remains into soil. The bill came up in 2020, but was delayed because of the pandemic. Alasyn Zimmerman spoke with a local funeral home to hear what they think about the bill.
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COLORADO SPRINGS â Author s note: A previous version of this article noted Return to Nature Funeral Home was interested in providing human composting in the future. The funeral home has since publicly announced they do not plan to offer the service.
VAIL Rep. Dylan Roberts is aware that the trailhead parking might get crowded this summer, and in-town buses could be busy, as well.
But in promoting specific events, rather than general tourism, local communities might plan better for the crowds that could be headed here, Roberts said.
That’s why Roberts, who represents Eagle and Routt counties in the state legislature, is targeting one-time events like weddings in his recently proposed Colorado Meeting and Events Incentive Program. The bill to create that program is scheduled for review by the House Business Affairs and Labor Committee on Thursday.
“I wouldn’t want to just give a stimulus to the tourism office, for just general promotion of Colorado,” Roberts said on Saturday. “I think we do a pretty good job of doing that Colorado promotes itself to some extent. But we want people to know both in the state and from outside the state that we’re ready to start hosting events, too, and Colorado is going to give you