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Northern Colorado water managers are increasing the amount available for farmers and others who draw from the Colorado-Big Thompson Project.

This year those who own water rights can draw 80 percent of every share unit they own.That’s a 30 percent increase from what was set earlier this year.

Legislative leaders from both parties and Governor John Hickenlooper have reached what’s been called an historic agreement on how to balance the state’s budget. All sides say they had to make some sacrifices.

Colorado Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet are hosting a deficit forum in Denver Friday afternoon.  It’s just not clear whether either of them will actually be there.

Thousands of jobs could be coming to Loveland thanks to a new Aerospace Clean Energy Manufacturing and Innovation Park. The city was one of 40 proposals chosen by the Colorado Association for Manufacturing and Technology, which along with NASA is spearheading the effort.

“This is an incredible potential for Loveland and all of Northern Colorado as several thousand jobs are expected from the aerospace clean energy project,” said Loveland Mayor Cecil Gutierrez.

In the foothills above Boulder, a $2 million effort is underway to re-vegetate lands blackened by last fall’s destructive Four Mile Canyon wildfire.