DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday to a measure that would dramatically change the way the state regulates its booming oil and gas industry, shifting the focus to protecting public health instead of encouraging production.Democratic Gov. Jared Polis is expected to sign the measure. “The governor is thrilled to see it pass,” said his spokeswoman, Laurie Cipriano. …

DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday to a measure that would dramatically change the way the state regulates its booming oil and gas industry, shifting the focus to protecting public health instead of encouraging production.Democratic Gov. Jared Polis is expected to sign the measure. “The governor is thrilled to see it pass,” said his spokeswoman, Laurie Cipriano. …

DENVER (AP) — Colorado voters rejected a proposal Tuesday that would have tightly restricted where new oil and gas wells could be drilled across the state — the latest development in a contentious debate about how much control state and local governments can exert over the powerful fossil fuels industry. Proposition 112 would have required that new wells be at …