Gov. Jared Polis and top Democrats announced an agreement with the fossil fuel industry and environmental advocates to avert a ballot box fight in November. As part of the deal, lawmakers scrapped more aggressive regulatory proposals in place of two new bills, with just days left in the legislative session.
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Saturday is May the 4th – also known to fans as Star Wars Day. To celebrate, we sit down to talk with Connie Willis, one of science fiction's most notable writers, who happens to live here in Northern Colorado. She shares her thoughts on our weird obsession with UFOs... and on why it's so important to contemplate the future.
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Colorado is one of the first states to employ an incarcerated professor. David Carillo has been released after being granted clemency – and today on In The NoCo, we hear about why he still plans to continue educating students who are behind prison walls.
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Black students in Denver Public Schools make up about 14% of the district's student population, yet data shows there hasn't been much progress on improving their experiences in the classroom. The district has been working to change that. Chalkbeat Colorado reporter Melanie Asmar joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to get more details on those efforts.
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In the months leading up to this November's presidential election, we're thinking about the issues people in our community care about most – including the concerns of younger voters. Today on In The NoCo, we hear from two student reporters at Front Range Community College to get a sense of what's on the minds of their peers.
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The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park inspired Stephen King’s novel 'The Shining,' and the movie adaptation was also filmed there. The iconic property has been in ownership limbo recently, but that could be changing soon with a newly-approved plan.
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The Justice Department is expected to propose a new, lower classification for marijuana that would lessen restrictions on the drug. But there's another review process to come.
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Data from the Anti-Defamation League shows antisemitic attacks in Colorado have reached their highest levels in more than four decades. The situation has made some rabbis consider adding security at synagogues for more protection. The Colorado Sun reporter Olivia Prentzel spoke with KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to get more on the story.
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Polling from the Coalition group shows the majority of Idahoans support abortion cases in “some or most cases.”
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Roughly half a million dairy calves were transported from seven states in the upper U.S. to calf-rearing operations in New Mexico, Arizona and Texas in 2022, according to an investigation conducted by the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), creating potential health risks for animals and people.
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The agency says the new rule puts conservation on equal footing with other uses of public lands, like ranching and mining.
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Freedom Caucus lawmakers single out annual Laramie Drag Queen Bingo fundraiser for HIV, AIDS testingA drag show bingo event in Laramie has been happening annually for years. It raises money for AIDS and HIV testing in Wyoming, and to support those living with the virus. Recently, however, it’s come under fire from ultraconservative state legislators.
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With the habitat shrinking for Lahontan Cutthroat Trout, fish and wildlife officials are working to return the fish to a river in the Mountain West.
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