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PLUS | Despite premium hikes, Colorado officials insist residents will save on insurance next year; Sales of new EV cars and trucks in Colorado must reach 82% by 2032 and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening. Today is Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [New trail-accessible wheelchairs debut in Colorado Springs]( The Colorado Springs Parks Recreation and Cultural Services Department debuted two new trail-accessible wheelchairs at Red Rock Canyon Open Space Tuesday as a way to assist disabled parkers experience and explore park trails that would otherwise be inaccessible. [Read More]( [Case of Club Q shooter's mother continues to be delayed]( Small progress was made in the case of the mother of Club Q shooter Anderson Aldrich after the court approved of a forensic psychologist to conduct further examinations. Laura Voepel is facing misdemeanor charges of resisting arrest and disorderly conduct after police told Voepel on Nov. 20, 2022 that her child, Aldrich, had been arrested in connection with a murder. [Read More]( [Diversus Health to offer additional resources to victims of Club Q]( Diversus Health in Colorado Springs announced new grant funding received to go toward providing additional resources for those experiencing symptoms of trauma following the mass shooting at Club Q in November 2022, according to a Tuesday morning announcement. [Read More]( [Despite premium hikes, Colorado officials insist residents will save on insurance next year]( A majority of health insurers are poised to reduce premiums next year, but that doesn't mean insurance costs are going down. In fact, those who buy their health insurance on the individual market will pay about 9.7% more in 2024, according to the state Division of Insurance, which finalized its rate review for health insurance premiums for next year. [Read More]( [Plan moving along to reconstruct Colorado's Hanging Lake Trail]( Land managers are moving forward in their mission to reconstruct one of Colorado's most iconic hiking trails. National Forest Foundation, the major funding partner of the U.S. Forest Service, recently requested contractor bids in the next step toward realizing a new-look Hanging Lake Trail. [Read More]( [South Platte dam demolition to help restore Eleven Mile trout fishery]( This fall, backhoes, dump trucks on tracks and other heavy equipment have been digging out an abandoned dam on the South Platte River near Lake George to transform a slow, wide, cattail-choked stretch of water back into a fish-friendly steam. [Read More]( [Sales of new EV cars and trucks in Colorado must reach 82% by 2032]( In the name of meeting Gov. Jared Polis’ Greenhouse Gas Reduction Roadmap goals, auto buyers will have fewer options for buying non-electric vehicles in less than 10 years, according to a new regulation just enacted by the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission. [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up [here.]( Engage in the conversation in [today's eEdition]( Interested in podcasts? Check out ours [here]( Already subscribed? [Log in.]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903