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Trust lands are not the same as most public lands. Public access to them can be restricted, and they're managed primarily to make money, usually for public schools.
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KUNC’s In The NoCo is a window to the communities along the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
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Photo of Allyson Reedy by Chelsea ChorpenningThe Great Gatsby is a classic novel – and one Colorado author loves the book so much she set out to tell the story from a fresh perspective. In a new novel called Mrs. Wilson’s Affair, Broomfield resident Allyson Reedy set out to retell the story from a different character’s perspective. -
Courtesy of Colorado State UniversityTemple Grandin is well known as an author, as an advocate for people with autism, and a pioneer in the humane treatment of livestock. And she’s about to get another honor: Her portrait will soon be on the wall of the Smithsonian in Washington D.C. CSU’s Temple Grandin shares how this came about, and what it means to her.
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Colorado and other states are seeing massive data center growth, and big buyers may squeeze out consumers. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter David Krause and then read the entire article at the link below. -
A Colorado law finds itself at odds with the Trump administration, this time over whether medical debt should be included in people’s credit reports. -
The Denver Public Schools Foundation is using a fund to buy grocery gift cards for families affected by the delays in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, payments and to help stock school food pantries, which have reportedly seen an uptick in visitors. -
With an $850 million shortfall looming, Gov. Polis and lawmakers spar over how to balance the budgetGov. Polis is asking lawmakers to slow spending on Medicaid and to privatize Pinnacol Assurance. -
Boebert was one of four Republicans who went around their leadership to force a vote. -
The money comes as part of the governor’s proposal that includes a small budget increase for the state’s universal preschool program.
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The Trump administration could be inching toward delisting the species from the endangered species list. -
In January, the world watched in horror as fires marched through multiple Los Angeles neighborhoods, leaving behind blocks of smoldering foundations. A recent report tried to calculate how much it would cost to rebuild the structures lost to better withstand the next blaze. -
People over 70 are increasingly using firearms to end their lives. The rate is especially prevalent among Western states. -
The Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule put conservation on equal footing with grazing and energy production. The Trump administration is trying to roll it back. -
Few states require building with fire-resistant materials, but some in the Mountain West are in the process of changing that. -
Shorter days mean more nighttime driving — and across the Mountain West, that’s leading to a surge in collisions with wildlife.
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