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New Mexico Democrats seek repeal of state abortion ban

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, center, and U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who was elected Nov. 6 as the state’s…

November 19, 2018

Navajo Nation president extends crop insurance amid drought

The Gallup Independent reports Begaye signed the insurance contract earlier this month. He says it will protect the tribe’s pastures,…

November 19, 2018

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Santa Fe shelving plan to review contentious monuments

Aides to Santa Fe Mayor Alan Webber said last week he is not focusing on a proposal to re-examine monuments…

November 19, 2018

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Colorado lawmakers think they can still find a school finance fix

In this year’s General Election, Colorado voters defeated Amendment 73, a tax increase that would have generated $1.6 billion for…

November 19, 2018

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Denver suburb taps into inactive gold mine for water supply

Aurora city officials said Friday the $34 million deal gives the city the rights to about 1,400 acre-feet of water…

November 18, 2018

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Study: Weak reporting on missing, murdered Native American women

Jenna Loring, left, the aunt of Ashley HeavyRunner Loring, cries with her cousin, Lissa Loring, during a traditional blanket dance…

November 18, 2018

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13 taken to hospital after Littleton apartment fire

South Metro Fire Rescue says the fire was reported early Saturday morning. The flames were contained to one unit inside…

November 17, 2018

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Nuke dump managers: There was waste near ceiling collapse

The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant is the nation’s only underground nuclear waste repository, near Carlsbad, N.M. Operations at the federal…

November 17, 2018

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New Mexico woman sues hospital for resuscitating her

The Albuquerque Journal reports lawyers for Jamie Sams filed a lawsuit this week in New Mexico state district court against…

November 17, 2018

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Colorado’s Hickenlooper presents last state budget request

Hickenlooper spoke Friday before the Legislature’s Joint Budget Committee. The bipartisan panel will use the proposal in fashioning a state…

November 16, 2018

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Denver-area school district to be run by external manager

Adams County School District 14 is the first in the state to lose control after failing to meet achievement goals.…

November 16, 2018

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Colorado plans changes in state mental health crisis system

overhaul needed to improve services, officials say

November 16, 2018

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Colorado adopts California emissions standards

Friday’s vote by the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission enacts a June executive order by Gov. John Hickenlooper, whose administration…

November 16, 2018

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With Nov. 6 gains, Colorado Dems boost prospects for new gun laws

‘Red flag’ confiscation bill expected to be a top priority

November 16, 2018

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Mountain lion cub seized after it got sick on bratwurst

warns public to leave baby wildlife alone

November 16, 2018

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House passes bill to drop legal protections for gray wolves

5,000 wolves live in the lower 48 states

November 16, 2018

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Giant wooden troll removed in Colorado could get new home

Workers in Breckenridge used a chainsaw and backhoe to remove the 15-foot sculpture known as Isak Heartstone on Thursday. The…

November 16, 2018

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Latest Denver police sweep forces three dozen homeless from RiNo camp

was second major sweep in 17 days

November 15, 2018

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Poll finds unaffiliated voters in Colorado don’t like GOP, loathe Trump

Pollster says results ‘extraordinary’

November 15, 2018

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Colorado rescue horse descended from Seattle Slew

Severely underweight and riddled with ulcers, the brown horse had been rescued from a Northern Colorado feedlot when Kassidy Webber…

November 15, 2018

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Study finds Colorado only recycling 12 percent of trash

That’s the conclusion drawn from the Colorado Public Research Interest Group’s annual State of Recycling report. In 2017, Colorado created…

November 15, 2018

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Breckenridge says Isak the trail troll has got to go

Sculpture has become unsafe, council decides

November 14, 2018

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Colorado sees increase in bias-motivated crimes against Jews

FBI data collected by the Anti-Defamation League shows that the number of anti-Jewish hate crimes reported in Colorado doubled from…

November 14, 2018

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Ahead of action by FDA, Juul pulls flavors and social media

Juul Labs, a maker of e-cigarettes and flavored nicotine cartridges, said it will stop selling certain flavors and quit doing…

November 14, 2018