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Gov. Jared Polis wants lawmakers to exempt corporations like Coors Brewing Company and Anheuser-Busch from a bill that would create a new alcohol enterprise fee to raise money for alcohol use disorder treatment and prevention services across Colorado. The bill’s sponsors and supporters aren’t happy.
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Doctors and clinic leaders say there'll be a scramble across the Southwest and West for abortion care, including to Colorado. The Arizona Supreme Court said this week officials may enforce an 1864 law criminalizing abortion except when a woman's life is at stake.
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Last week the Broomfield City Council voted unanimously to leave the Community Noise Roundtable, a coalition of local communities working to address noise issues at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport. The move comes after Boulder County, the town of Superior and hundreds of area residents filed lawsuits against Jefferson County, which owns the airport. Chris Wood, publisher and editor at BizWest, joined KUNC’s Nikole Robinson Carroll to dig into the story.
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In Part 3 of The Longevity Project from Summit Daily News, Summit County's criminal justice system employs progressive strategies to provide treatment, help.
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In Part 2 of The Longevity Project from Summit Daily News, while officials have vastly improved behavioral health services in Summit County, a lack of sober living facilities and medical detox centers leaves residents without acute care options.
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In Part 1 of The Longevity Project, Summit County's tourist-driven economy drives substance use rates above state and national averages, investigation reveals.
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A Colorado man who was placed on life support after he was bitten by his pet Gila monster died of complications from the desert lizard's venom.
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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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One of the High Country’s only victim advocacy centers for child abuse might have to close its doorsThe organization has served nearly 500 children and hundreds of families in Summit, Eagle, Lake, and Clear Creek counties.
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A recent paper explored the challenges exacerbated by climate change faced by Latino farmworkers in Idaho, which are comparable to the issues faced by such workers across the West.