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Moffat County wants $118 million in help from the company that’s closing power plant and coal mines

Faced with a “near-existential threat” as a coal-fired power plant and the mines that feed it close, Moffat County and the City of Craig, backed by state officials, want Colorado utility regulators to require the Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association to provide up to $118 million in aid.

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Nearly $300K from group with hidden donors pours into Colorado Democratic primary

Hundreds of thousands of dollars from a group that appears to be maneuvering to hide its donors is pouring into Democratic state Senate primary in Aurora, raising questions about the organization’s intentions and how it may affect the trajectory of the race. 

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Elk stomping in Estes: Wildlife officials call for human caution after three incidents at gateway to RMNP

An elk stomped a human and caused injuries early Friday for the third time in two weeks in Estes Park, prompting warnings of unprecedented elk behavior during calving season at the Rocky Mountain National Park gateway. 

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Colorado is charting a rise in potential money laundering. Could stopping it slow the fentanyl trade?

Colorado money service businesses, such as check-cashing businesses and money forwarding services, filed a record number of reports last year of possible money laundering by people using their services, official data shows.

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Eminent domain, used often to seize land from private owners, has Palizzi Farm in Brighton fearing for its survival

“I’m not young, I’m not stupid and it’s not going to happen.” 

That’s what Debbie Palizzi told developer Jack Hoagland when he knocked on her door in 2022 and offered her $75,000 to run a stormwater pipeline from a subdivision he wanted to build through land her family has been farming for over 90 years.

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