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From plastic forks to water bottles to ice cream cups, in Breckenridge it is all banned

Breckenridge’s ordinance banning single-use plastics — like plastic forks and plastic water bottles — has entered its second phase as of July 1. A similar ban in Frisco took effect last year before Colorado’s statewide ban.

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Tri-State set to pay $70M in aid to Craig, Moffat County to offset closing power plant, coal mines

Moffat County and the city of Craig are in line for $70 million in aid from the utility shuttering the local power plant and the coal mines that supply it, under a settlement filed with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission.

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Chamber opposes closing of Boulder Airport, ‘red-herring’ argument that started effort

The Boulder Chamber announced last week that it is “firmly opposed” to proposed ballot measures that would decommission the city’s airport and use the land to build housing. The organization, which represents businesses across Boulder County, is the latest to take a stance in a thorny debate that is shaping up to be the most contentious issue of this year’s local election.

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A mysterious monolith appeared in rural Colorado. Do we really want to know where it came from?

On top of a hill prickly with dry grass and cacti is a four-sided structure that looks like the sky, the hills and the small crowd of people standing next to it, but it’s none of those things. It’s not a riddle, it’s a monolith. Perhaps the 247th spotted worldwide since 2020. 

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U.S. House Republicans prioritize funding border security, defunding Mayorkas’ salary

The U.S. House of Representatives laid out a plan to prioritize funding border security and cut programs Republicans argue facilitate illegal immigration and national security threats when debating HR 8752, The Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025.

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Elisabeth Epps, Tim Hernández unseated as Democratic legislative primary results are a mixed bag for progressives 

Moderate Democrats allied with Gov. Jared Polis won a number of Colorado state legislative primaries Tuesday night, the culmination of a hotly contested election season that pitted progressives against moderates as the future of state policy hung in the balance.

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