Colorado lawmakers seek to put ‘guardrails’ on proposed natural gas ballot measure

By: Sara Wilson, Chase Woodruff

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: May 8, 2026

Words: 922

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Editor’s note: Democrats will not move forward with a bill concerning the natural gas ballot measure, House Speaker Julie McCluskie said in a statement Monday.

“After many conversations in the waning days of session, it is clear that the bill that energy providers, labor and environmental groups could agree to would not meaningfully change the impacts of Initiative 177 or mitigate the harms of this measure,” McCluskie said.

“The only rational way forward for …

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