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Colorado governor pushes local controls on oil-gas decisions

Oil, gas regulation a focus of governor’s State of the State

Colorado attorney general plans legal action against Trump administration

DENVER – Colorado’s new attorney general laid out his plans to take legal action against the Trump administration. The Colorado Sun reports Phil Weiser on Wednesday said his prior...

Road construction worker struck and killed in Colorado

BRIGHTON – The Colorado State Patrol says a construction worker has died after being hit by a vehicle. The patrol says the worker was a flagger at a project in Adams County when...

AstraZeneca laying off more than 200 workers in Colorado

BOULDER – A biopharmaceutical company is laying off more than 200 employees in Colorado. The Daily Camera reports the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s website has pub...

New Mexico to participate in early food stamps option

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Human Services Department says it will participate in a federal waiver option that will clear the way for benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Pro...

Glitch causes Colorado DMV to overcharge 100,000 drivers

DENVER – Officials say a computer glitch caused the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles to overcharge about 100,000 drivers for vehicle registration renewals last month. DMV spo...

New Mexico eases unemployment benefits rule because of shutdown

SANTA FE – The federal government’s partial shutdown has prompted New Mexico to waive the unemployment insurance rule’s requirement that applicants search for work. The Department...

New Mexico school named after Dolores Huerta faces closure

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A New Mexico charter school named after civil rights leader Dolores Huerta is facing closure over poor performance. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports the New Mexi...

Lawsuit: Mormon Church failed to keep child safe from abuse

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Another member of the Navajo Nation is suing the Mormon church, saying he was abused in a now-defunct program that sent children into foster care for the school year. ...

Navajo Nation works to establish medical examiners office

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation is establishing its first medical examiner’s office. In a statement, President Russell Begaye’s office said Tuesday that he had approved a p...

New Mexico governor plans border visit, criticizes Trump

SANTA FE – Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says she will visit her state’s southern border with Mexico amid a standoff between President Donald Trump and Congress over the ...

Authorities ID Illinois skier who died at Breckenridge

FRISCO – Authorities have released the name of a 71-year-old skier who died at Breckenridge. The Summit Daily reports William Hass of Northbrook, Illinois, was found unconscious o...