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Western Slope officials supporting the nuclear option for energy

Jump started in the past year by Gov. Jared Polisโ€™ clean energy mandate and the imminent closing of the Craig Station Power Station, local governments have been studying new technologies โ€” such as small modular nuclear generation and technologies that allow spent nuclear fuel to be recycled and repurposed.

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Colorado Bureau of Investigation launches public dashboard to track rape kit backlog

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation announced Tuesday it would start publicly tracking its progress to address a rape kit backlog exacerbated by an investigation into one its former forensic scientists accused of mishandling DNA evidence.

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Rural Colorado schools already hurting for resources could be choked by proposed funding cuts

Like many of Coloradoโ€™s school districts, particularly those in rural areas, Hinsdale County School District RE-1 in Lake City keeps its classrooms humming with a bare-bones, but scrappy, staff.ย 

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Sen. Lisa Frizell, announcing she has been diagnosed with breast cancer, pledges to fight for her health and district

Douglas County Republican Sen. Lisa Frizell has joined the ranks of the more than 5,000 Coloradans who annually receive a breast cancer diagnosis, she told members of the Colorado Senate on Wednesday.

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In 75th Legislative Session of extreme anti-gun bills, there are a few bills gun owners can get behind

A swing for the fence by Republican Rep. Ron Weinberg to affirm the Second Amendment rights of Coloradans in law was killed this week in committee, but even Mickey Mantle struck out once in every five at-bats.

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In plea to free-spending lawmakers, Minority Leader Lundeen advises of ‘clear and present danger’

In his William B. Travis moment Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen symbolically drew a line in the sand and asked members of both legislative chambers to join him in a cessation of out-of-control spending.

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