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Enough with beef, wolves feast on lamb in latest depredation, CPW officials say
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Enough with beef, wolves feast on lamb in latest depredation, CPW officials say

By Meg Soyars Van Hauen | Craig Press Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed that eight sheep in Grand County were killed by wolves. The agency updated its Gray Wolf Depredation Report webpage on Wednesday. According to the webpage, the depredations occurred on Sunday, and the investigation is still in progress. This is the 14th wolf depredation incident confirmed in Colorado since reintroduction. On Sunday, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials responded to another possible wolf depredation in Grand County. Two sheep were involved — a lamb and a ewe.  “The field investigation, which included a necropsy, found injuries consistent with wolf depredation,” stated Parks and Wildlife in an email. “… This is still an ongoing investigation.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE CRAIG PRESS...
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RFK, Jr., qualifies for the Colorado ballot, secretary of state announces
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RFK, Jr., qualifies for the Colorado ballot, secretary of state announces

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and his running mate Nicole Shanahan have qualified for a place on the general election ballot in Colorado, a statement from the Colorado secretary of state's office reads. They will appear as an independent on the ballot. RFK, Jr., is the son of 1968 Presidential contender Bobby Kennedy and the nephew of President John F. Kennedy. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. Candidates for President and Vice President are required to collect at least 1,500 valid signatures in each of the state's eight congressional districts. The campaign collected 21,702 valid signatures, and met the qualifying total in each district. The campaign collected the most signatures in the wide-ranging, 21-county 4th District, which is largely r...
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If your aim is to keep property tax dollars in your pocket, here’s a look at some of your options on Election Day
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If your aim is to keep property tax dollars in your pocket, here’s a look at some of your options on Election Day

By Independence Institute Coloradans have several options to try to address rising property taxes in 2024.   The state legislature passed SB24-233 with bipartisan support at the end of the 2024 legislative session. Voters could choose to keep SB24-233 or eschew the bill for either or both Initiatives 50 and 108.   Despite being a better alternative than if no legislation had been passed in 2024, property taxes would still rise in 2025 under SB24-233. Meant to head-off future acute property tax spikes rather than cut existing taxes, the new law modestly reduces both residential and non-residential assessment rates and adopts a 5.5 percent limit on revenue growth for some local districts. As a result, most Coloradans would still see their...
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Millions in federal grants from FAA have been invested in safety at Northern Colorado, Boulder Valley airports
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Millions in federal grants from FAA have been invested in safety at Northern Colorado, Boulder Valley airports

By BizWest A handful of Northern Colorado and Boulder Valley airports in the last couple of months have been chosen to receive thousands in grants from the Federal Aviation Administration. This month, the FAA announced $9.7 million in grants to Colorado airports, including $513,599 to the Greeley-Weld County Airport to improve its apron, where passengers load onto parked planes. That was in addition to $10 million in grants the FAA had awarded in June, in which $609,290 went to the Northern Colorado Regional Airport in Loveland to improve its taxiway, and $315,000 that was granted to the Vance Brand Municipal Airport in Longmont to install perimeter fencing. Erie Municipal Airport received a $380,382 grant to improve its taxiway and apron. The funds were granted as a part of the F...
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What’s to blame for killing 1,000s of fish at Denver-area lake? There may be multiple factors at play
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What’s to blame for killing 1,000s of fish at Denver-area lake? There may be multiple factors at play

By Spencer McKee | Out There Colorado Fish are getting killed en masse at the popular Denver-area Sloan's Lake, leaving locals scratching their heads with regard to why the die-off is taking place. Several different organizations have chimed in to provide some insight, and it looks like multiple factors are at play with Sloan's Lake Park Foundation reporting that around 2,000 fish are estimated to have died at the location over the past week. Denver Gazette's Anya Moore reports that it's a combination of multiple factors, according to the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment – blue-green algae, heat, and environment processes. That said, one major underlying issue might be behind a lot of the problems. READ THE FULL STORY AT OUT THERE COLORADO
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Two GOP county chairs – Pallozzi, Watkins – ask judge to reverse order blocking vote to remove Dave Williams as state chair
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Two GOP county chairs – Pallozzi, Watkins – ask judge to reverse order blocking vote to remove Dave Williams as state chair

By Ernest Luning | Colorado Politics Feuding Colorado Republicans were back in court this week as the county party officers who have been trying to oust state GOP Chairman Dave Williams asked a judge to reverse an earlier order that prohibited Williams' critics from convening a meeting to vote on the question. El Paso County Republican Vice Chairman Todd Watkins and Jefferson County Republican Chairwoman Nancy Pallozzi filed a motion late Tuesday in Arapahoe County District Court asking Judge Thomas W. Henderson to reconsider the temporary restraining order he issued Friday that blocked a meeting of the party's state central committee that Watkins had earlier called for the following day. In their motion, Watkins and Pallozzi said that the judge granted the ord...
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U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich released by Russia in biggest prisoner swap since Cold War
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U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich released by Russia in biggest prisoner swap since Cold War

By David Rutz , Brian Flood , Timothy H.J. Nerozzi | Fox News Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is free, according to the Wall Street Journal.  Gershkovich, American veteran Paul Whelan and others are expected to be in U.S. custody soon as part of a massive swap of political prisoners involving the United States and Russia, a senior administration official confirmed to Fox News on Thursday morning. Gershkovich, 32, was arrested on March 29, 2023, while reporting on a trip to the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg and accused of espionage. The Biden administration declared him "wrongfully detained" and The Wall Street Journal and U.S. government both emphatically denied the charges, calling them absurd on their face. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX N...
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‘Failure by AG, governor and legislature’: Teller County sheriff says safety has been jeopardized
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‘Failure by AG, governor and legislature’: Teller County sheriff says safety has been jeopardized

By Trevor Phipps | The Mountain Jackpot News After confronting a recent legal setback in a five-year-long lawsuit, the sheriff has fired back in a highly publicized press conference, taking direct aim at state lawmakers and their immigration policies. Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell went as far as accusing the state of preventing law enforcement agencies from keeping their communities safe. Earlier this  month, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled against a previous decision made by District Judge Scott Sells that basically concluded that the Teller County Sheriff’s Office’s 287g agreement with the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency didn’t break any federal or state laws. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE MOUNTAIN JACKPOT NEWS
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In Aquilar, city attorney resigns, clerk placed on administrative leave over mounting financial concerns
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In Aquilar, city attorney resigns, clerk placed on administrative leave over mounting financial concerns

By Ruth Stodghill | The World Journal The financial problems looming over the Town of Aguilar in recent months turned into a full blown Chernobyl-style meltdown at the July 25 meeting of the Board of Trustees, with allegations of overspending that had completely drained the town’s general fund and delinquent payments that triggered threats of litigation against the town. And just like any nuclear meltdown, the fallout was catastrophic: staffing shake ups included the resignation of the town attorney and the placement of the town clerk on administrative leave. The first financial bomb to drop occurred as the board was preparing to enter into an executive session to discuss the town’s newly constructed augmentation pond.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE WORLD JOURNAL
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Adams State, Trinidad State sign partnership agreements to better serve students in the San Luis Valley
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Adams State, Trinidad State sign partnership agreements to better serve students in the San Luis Valley

By The Alamosa News On Wednesday, July 31, President David Tandberg of Adams State University and President Rhonda Epper of Trinidad State College took a bold step in solidifying 10 new transfer agreements that will allow students to seamlessly transfer from Trinidad State into bachelor’s degree programs at Adams State. These agreements have been over a year in the making. Tandberg and Epper noted that Adams State University and Trinidad State College are committed to improving transfer for students. Trinidad State is a two-year institution with campuses in Trinidad and Alamosa (Valley Campus), that offers general arts and science associate's degrees, applied career and technical degrees and select applied bachelor’s degrees. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE ALAMOSA NEWS
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