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Colorado approves $41 million settlement for inmate care

DENVER – Colorado has approved a $41 million settlement to ensure the care of 2,200 inmates with hepatitis C. The Denver Post reports the settlement calls for the state Department...

DATE: Sep 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

U.S. panel weighs change on royalties for gas from public land

LAKEWOOD – A Trump administration committee is meeting in Colorado to consider a change in the way energy companies calculate how much money they owe for extracting and selling publicly owne...

DATE: Sep 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico Supreme Court rejects automated one-party voting

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked a ballot option that would have allowed voters to select candidates from a particular party in all races by marking a single box....

DATE: Sep 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Firefighters trying to stop new Colorado wildfire

FORT COLLINS – Firefighters are trying to stop a new wildfire in northern Colorado. The U.S. Forest Service says the Seaman Fire about 18 miles northwest of Fort Collins was dis...

DATE: Sep 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Rat sightings becoming more common in Denver, statewide

DENVER – Denver officials say the increased sightings of rats at a city park are part of a growing number of rats citywide and statewide. The Denver Post reports city officials sa...

DATE: Sep 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Treasurer hopeful Brian Watson proposes raising retirement age again for PERA

GOP candidate said change would help with plan’s shortfall

DATE: Sep 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

US Justice Department seeks dismissal from tribe’s lawsuit

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Attorneys for the U.S. Justice Department want a federal judge to drop a lawsuit that faulted the office for not prosecuting an Arizona police officer in a Navajo woman’s ...

DATE: Sep 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Pitkin County considers increased fees to offset energy use

ASPEN – Pitkin County commissioners are considering increased fees to mitigate the environmental impact of energy used in larger homes being built in the Aspen area. The county’s ...

DATE: Sep 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Jared Polis fires back at GOP attack over income taxes

Democratic gubernatorial candidate calls on opponent Walkter Stapleton to release tax records

DATE: Sep 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Top Colorado Democrats object to Trump plans for oil and gas drilling

DENVER – Top Colorado Democrats on Tuesday accused the Trump administration of rushing to open public lands to oil and gas drilling without giving the public nearly enough time to comment. ...

DATE: Sep 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Elizabeth Smart upset one of her kidnappers to be freed early

SALT LAKE CITY – A woman convicted of helping a former street preacher kidnap Elizabeth Smart in 2002 will be freed from prison more than five years earlier than expected, a surprise decisio...

DATE: Sep 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Moon rock hunter closes in on tracking down missing stones

SALT LAKE CITY – A strange thing happened after Neil Armstrong and the Apollo 11 crew returned from the moon with lunar rocks: Many of the mementos given to every U.S. state vanished. Now, a...

DATE: Sep 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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