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Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill banning build-at-home firearms without serial numbers. The so-called ghost guns allow buyers to evade background checks and impede law enforcement's ability to trace a firearm's origin.
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Climate and Environment Reporter Tim Drugan joined us to discuss the Upper Goose Creek and Two Mile Creek flood plans.
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Several bills that would protect public lands and waters around the Mountain West have recently been reintroduced in Congress, and two in particular seem to have a decent shot at reaching the president's desk.
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Colorado is tackling a surge in eating disorders with its acting governor signing two bills to address the mental illness. The bills signed Tuesday will create a state program dedicated to addressing the mental illness, limit the use of body mass index in determining treatment and restrict the sale of diet pills to minors.
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Three new laws signed this week launch a task force to study disability access across the state and make it easier for people with disabilities to sue if they experience discrimination. They also expand access to prosthetic devices needed for sports and outdoor recreation.
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Do asphalt plants "produce or curate" toxic chemicals? That question is at the heart of a public meetings showdown in Wellington over a hot-mix asphalt plant Connell Resources plans to bring to the area.
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Equipped with artificial intelligence and heat sensors, the cameras are steadily replacing an older warning system used in wildfire-prone areas that relied on humans scanning the horizon from watch towers.
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News brief with The Colorado Sun: Farming dries up near Republican River and migrants trek to DenverThe Colorado Sun Editor Larry Ryckman joins us to discuss the rapidly drying Republican River and stories from migrants about their arduous journey to Denver.
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Facing the future with a dwindling Colorado River supply and intense pressure from the federal government, Arizona, California and Nevada have offered a plan to cut their water use significantly.
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Leaders from three states along the shrinking Colorado River say they are ready to start taking less water from it. In a proposal announced Monday, water users and policymakers in California, Arizona and Nevada committed to reducing their take of the river until the end of 2026, when an existing set of management rules expires.