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Colorado opened its first Buc-ee’s store today at the Interstate 25 Johnstown exit. Crowds swarmed the opening event, leaving visitors struggling to find parking.
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Nevada has the second-highest grocery prices in the nation, with Colorado and New Mexico also placing in the top 10. High prices mean local food banks are having to help fill in the gaps for many working families.
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Colorado is restricting the amount of "forever chemicals" Suncor can discharge into Sand Creek. It's the first time state regulators have put controls on PFAS pollution. The Colorado Sun reporter Michael Booth joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to provide more details on the story.
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The United States Department of Agriculture announced tighter requirements this week for some country-of-origin labels on beef and pork. The change could impact Colorado’s sizable livestock industry.
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Boulder's seven-member housing board recently sent a memo to city council members seeking feedback on a proposal to turn Boulder Municipal Airport into a mixed-income neighborhood with more affordable housing units. Boulder Report Lab reporter John Herrick joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to provide more on the story.
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The governments of Boulder County and the town of Superior say increasing operations at the airport near Broomfield, especially training flights for student pilots, are causing “excessive noise,” dropping leaded fuel over their residents’ homes and threatening their “health, safety and welfare.”
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Across the United States, chronic worker shortages have led many companies to invest in machines to do some of the work they can't find people to do.
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The council voted to reverse course on previous action that rejected approval of the project.
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In this second story of a three-part series, reporter Kaya Williams heads from the table to the farm to get an agricultural perspective on the value of local ingredients.
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Boulder County officials already have a plan in place to raise the minimum wage incrementally each year until it reaches $25 in unincorporated parts of the county by 2030, but area towns and cities haven't yet followed suit.