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Michael Childers of CSU says last year's poor snow season could have ripple effects on the ski industry, as skiers evaluate where they want to spend their money. Resorts will also have to contend with ongoing drought as they prepare for the 2026-27 season.
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David Zalubowski/APThe Colorado Rockies just finished another losing season. But thousands of fans keep showing up to home games at Coors Field. What’s the story behind that dedicated fan base – and is that unflinching loyalty making the problem worse? -
Courtesy Sen. John HickenlooperA bill proposed by Sen. John Hickenlooper would require hospitals to be more upfront with how much they’ll charge for a medical procedure. The goal is to use transparent pricing to bring down the cost of healthcare.
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The Poudre School District Comprehensive Planning Committee has announced its recommendations for the future of the district. The Fort Collins area school district has seen a decline in the number of students in recent years. -
The poll was conducted by a Republican firm on behalf of a conservative political nonprofit that doesn’t reveal its donors and is backing Evans, the district’s Republican incumbent. -
State and federal subsidies, though, will blunt the price increases for people with lower incomes. -
Reducing urban irrigation is a measurable way for municipal utilities to conserve water, but in the eyes of local HOAs, watering restrictions are no excuse for lawns to go brown. -
The award, which will take months to finalize, will help complete a massive, $1.2 billion set of investments to improve a multistate transmission “highway.” -
This year’s ballot is lengthy, very lengthy, and packed with thorny topics.
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With Colorado River water cuts coming to the lower basin states, a longstanding debate may be bubbling up to the surface, advocates say what water there is should go toward filling Lake Mead. -
The cost of diesel fuel in Colorado hit a new record high this week -
Last week, the Washington Sun identified four data center proposals on federal public lands in Arizona. Congressman Greg Stanton, and other democratic lawmakers, co-signed a letter to the Bureau of Land Management demanding transparency. -
The investment was welcomed by groups that advocate for the protection of wild horses and have been pushing the government to abandon helicopter roundups. -
As the insurance crisis deepens in the West and across the country, policies known as surplus lines are becoming more important. This lightly regulated and previously niche corner of the insurance market comes with a number of risks, and a new report from Climate Cabinet Education offers policy recommendations. -
New research finds only a small portion of the nation’s rivers may be able to maintain today’s diversity of fish and other aquatic wildlife as the climate warms.
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