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Colorado’s economic growth could generate $1B in new revenue

DENVER – Colorado’s continuing economic growth could generate about $1 billion in new state revenue for the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2019. The Denver Post reported Wednesda...

DATE: Jun 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Trump nominates new top federal prosecutor for Colorado

DENVER – President Donald Trump has nominated a new top prosecutor in Colorado; more than a year and a half after an interim leader took the helm. Jason Dunn is a shareholder at t...

DATE: Jun 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo man fights ruling disqualifying him from Utah ballot

SALT LAKE CITY – A Navajo man filed suit Wednesday challenging a Utah county’s decision to disqualify him from the ballot in the first election since a judge ruled local voting districts wer...

DATE: Jun 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

$2B power line project awaits green light in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Hours of testimony, reams of documents and the concerns of ranchers and others are being weighed as New Mexico regulators consider clearing the way for a $2 billion power line ...

DATE: Jun 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico population growth trails western states

SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico’s population has grown at the slowest rate in the western U.S. during the past decade, with more people migrating away from the state than arriving, according to ...

DATE: Jun 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Wildlife sanctuary purchases land in southeastern Colorado

DENVER â€“ A nonprofit wildlife sanctuary nearly at full capacity has purchased 14 square miles of land in southeastern Colorado. KUSA-TV reports the Wild Animal Sanctuary in the ...

DATE: Jun 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico oil and gas lease sales net record revenues

SANTA FE – The New Mexico State Land Office has collected nearly $5 million from its most recent oil and gas lease sale, continuing a record-setting pace for the 2018 fiscal year. ...

DATE: Jun 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Closing arguments held in Colorado death penalty case

COLORADO SPRINGS – Closing arguments were held Wednesday morning in the trial of a Colorado Springs man charged with killing an acquaintance and a former girlfriend he was convicted of stalk...

DATE: Jun 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico senators plan visit to border detention facility

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s Democratic U.S. Senate delegation plans to travel to the border with Mexico to highlight objections to President Trump’s policy of separating immigrant children from ...

DATE: Jun 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Hailstorm kills hundreds of fish near Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Officials say hundreds of fish were killed last week during the devastating hailstorm that hit areas near Colorado Springs. The Gazette reports the storm...

DATE: Jun 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado to adopt California’s stricter car pollution rules

DENVER – Colorado’s governor on Tuesday ordered his state to adopt California’s vehicle pollution rules, joining other states in resisting the Trump administration’s plans to ease up on emis...

DATE: Jun 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

N.M. congressional candidate blames Congress for family separations

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s Republican congressional candidate in a district along the border with Mexico is blaming Congress for an immigration crisis that has led to the separation of immigran...

DATE: Jun 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News