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Sponsors of a bill that would give illegal immigrants who graduate from Colorado high schools in state college tuition are delaying the measure as they try to drum up support. The controversial bill is expected to pass the Democratic controlled senate, but getting it through the Republican controlled house will be a tougher challenge.

Environmental dangers are everywhere. But KUNC commentator Dr. Marc Ringel says they sometimes have nothing to do with the air we breathe or the water that we drink.

For the third year in a row, state lawmakers will grapple with the debate over who can sell full strength beer. Two lawmakers have introduced bills to expand the sale of full strength beer to grocery and convenience stores. Similar bills have failed in the past.

A new survey of bankers suggests the economy in rural areas of 10 mid-west and plains states including Colorado – will continue growing in the next few months.

An Ohio city councilman is in trouble. He tapped a century old maple in front of his house and collected enough sap to make two gallons of syrup. But he was outed by the Toledo Blade. It was a city tree and he did not have a permit.