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Supporters say it would prevent attempts to limit hunting, while opponents worry it could complicate wildlife management.
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Courtesy Wolf and Wren PressA sympathy card for a grieving dog owner. A Mother’s Day card for someone who’s been like a mom to you. And an old-fashioned printing press. Those are some of the key ingredients to success for Wolf & Wren Press in Longmont. We talked with the cofounders about how they created their business. -
Lucas Brady Woods/KUNCThe state of Colorado spent nearly $100 million last year on enrichment programs for homeschool students. Earlier this year, lawmakers decided to rein in these programs after learning much of that public funding was paying for activities like golf, skiing, and pickleball – activities that aren't funded for public school students.
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The U.S. Small Business Administration has approved Colorado’s request for funding to support businesses harmed by a wildfire that grew to over 100,000 acres in southern Colorado this summer. -
Five years after a developer then called McWhinney Real Estate Services Inc. bought Foothills mall out of foreclosure and 3½ years after it announced an ambitious plan to turn the indoor mall into open-air retail and adding housing, office space and walkable outdoor spaces, the company now called Realberry submitted its design concept Thursday to Fort Collins city planners — with two notable changes. -
Hundreds of people on Saturday gathered in downtown Fort Collins for a "No Kings" rally and march, aimed at promoting early voting ahead of November's midterm elections. The focus was on one overarching message: that your vote is your superpower. -
The Trump administration cuts led to thousands of families newly reliant on food pantries, local leaders recently told Sen. Michael Bennet. -
In the midterm elections, meat has become a surprising political battleground. In Texas and Colorado, Republicans have attacked Democrats for veganism or anti-meat stances. Democrats argue that high meat prices under President Donald Trump hurt voters. Both parties are using meat to appeal to voters in key states. -
DPS' enrollment fell by nearly 1,800 students. The superintendent says school closures may be comingDenver Public Schools’ enrollment fell by 1,780 students this fall, new data shows. The decline was steeper than district officials were expecting, and Superintendent Alex Marrero implied that more school closures could be coming soon.
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The route traverses across regions of Colorado that touch public lands and are slightly off the beaten path -
The reorganization would have included moving the agency's headquarters to Salt Lake City and closing nearly two dozen research facilities. Congress may later choose not to extend the restrictions. -
Twenty firefighters have died so far this season, and hundreds of homes have been destroyed across the West. -
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service started allowing hunting this fall at Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge as part of a Trump administration push to expand hunting and fishing on public lands. -
African antelope brought to New Mexico decades ago for hunting could eventually spread across much more of the West as climate change brings warmer winters, according to new research. -
New satellite observations show that some global river models struggle to account for dams, reservoirs and other human influences, raising questions about their reliability for water planning.
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