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Upper Colorado River states land $125 million for pilot conservation program amid drought crisis

major expansion of a previous experiment will be one of Colorado’s biggest contributions to emergency use cuts on the troubled…

February 14, 2023

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Counties could further regulate where people can shoot guns under Colorado bill

Bill 23-1165 would lift state preemption preventing counties from limiting firearm discharge in unincorporated areas

February 14, 2023

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11 states consider ‘right to repair’ for farming equipment

Lawmakers in Colorado, other states introducing bills to force farming equipment manufacturers to help farmers to do their own repairs

February 13, 2023

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Tracey Bernett’s mileage reimbursements were early indication of her falsified residency

Boulder County Democrat didn’t report fewer miles traveled after purportedly moving

February 13, 2023

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Former Colorado state rep pleads guilty to criminal charges after lying about her residence

Boulder County Democrat resigned after winning reelection in November

February 13, 2023

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IRS decides not to tax Colorado’s 2022 TABOR refunds

and Colorado’s federal delegation asked agency to treat the payments as nontaxable income

February 13, 2023

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Fossil fuel drilling threatens air and wildlife in national parks, advocacy group finds

A methane cloud covering more than 1,200 square miles including Colorado said to have formed over four parks in West

February 13, 2023

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Colorado avian flu spreads to a black bear and mountain lion, raising fears of broader reach

bird disease has wiped out millions of domestic chickens and thousands of wild waterfowl, but is now crossing over into…

February 10, 2023

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Weekly planner for Feb. 13–17

0123 calendarcca Information and agendas about local meetings: City of Durango: www.durangogov.org or call 375-5000. La Plata County: www.co.laplata.co.us or…

February 10, 2023

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Colorado libraries keep closing for meth contamination. Is it their problem to solve?

Directors say the drug use reflects a societal problem that should not be theirs alone to fix

February 9, 2023

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Colorado regulators are tripping as they prepare to roll out ‘magic’ mushroom legalization

agency warned lawmakers in January that it is not prepared to handle passage of Proposition 122

February 8, 2023

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USPS woes are reaching ‘crisis levels’ in several Colorado communities

Communities from Silverthorne to Castle Rock are grappling with missing mail, long lines and slow delivery

February 7, 2023

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Two wolves captured, collared by Colorado wildlife biologists in North Park

two males, the only GPS-tracked wolves in Colorado, will provide CPW with insight on future wolf behavior in the state

February 6, 2023

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Colorado Democratic Party, GOP prepare for reorganizations key to their future

parties will have new chairs, and how leadership elections go on the county and congressional and legislative district levels will…

February 6, 2023

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Weekly planner for Feb. 6 – Feb 10

0123 calendarcca Information and agendas about local meetings: City of Durango: www.durangogov.org or call 375-5000. La Plata County: www.co.laplata.co.us or…

February 3, 2023

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‘We know’: Postal Service acknowledges mail problems in Colorado mountain towns

Colorado towns prepare to sue to make the post office prioritize mail over last-mile deliveries for Amazon

February 3, 2023

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Bill to discourage Colorado police from lying to minors advances in House committee

Lawmakers worry juveniles respond differently to law enforcement than adults

February 2, 2023

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A Colorado mountain town’s water may become some of the priciest in Colorado

state tells Ouray its ancient spring has been infiltrated and now needs $12 million in new filtration

February 2, 2023

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California releases its own plan for Colorado River cuts

Arizona would bear brunt of bigger cuts, while Nevada would make up the rest

February 1, 2023

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New Colorado water reuse rule said to be first of its kind in the country

potable reuse will require treatment with state-of-the-art technologies

February 1, 2023

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Drought, plague and fire: What the Rio Grande National Forest is up against

There’s no certainty swaths of beetle-bitten trees will recover over burn scars

February 1, 2023

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A study answers the question: Has legal pot in Colorado made other drug problems worse?

A study from the University of Colorado and the University of Minnesota uses long-term data on twins to assess the…

February 1, 2023

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California is lone holdout in Colorado River cuts proposal

would result in about 2 million acre-feet of cuts in Lower Basin, with smaller reductions in Upper Basin

February 1, 2023

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USDA to use outdoors recreation to boost economy around national forests, grasslands

Outdoor recreation sector grew at three times the rate of the larger U.S. economy last year

January 31, 2023