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Critics: Farm Bill Work Requirements Counterproductive

DENVER – The U.S. House Agriculture Committee is expected today to hear a draft Farm Bill that would require millions of people currently caring for children, and those between the ages of 5...

DATE: Apr 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Lawmakers to decide if homeless have ‘right to rest’

Bill would roll back laws that prohibit sitting, sleeping in public

DATE: Mar 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Study: Most bottled water comes from tap, more expensive than gasoline

DENVER – Sales are skyrocketing for the bottled water industry, but what are companies actually selling to customers? In its new report “Take Back the Tap,” Food and Water Watch ...

DATE: Mar 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Colorado groups oppose cuts to SNAP benefits

In last year, Durangoans received more than $5M in food assistance

DATE: Oct 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Hickenlooper goes to Washington with health care fix

DENVER – Gov. John Hickenlooper has taken a plan to Congress this week, developed with Ohio Gov. John Kasich, aimed at fixing some of the Affordable Care Act’s shortcomings. The p...

DATE: Sep 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Net neutrality rollback effort based on false claims

DENVER – As the FCC takes steps to reverse net neutrality, a term for a free and open internet, researchers say a key assumption for the move does not hold water. In his argument...

DATE: Jul 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Ski resorts’ economics hinder health coverage

DENVER – Skiers and snowboarders from across the country are hitting the slopes in Colorado, but the unique economics of resorts makes providing them with health coverage tricky. ...

DATE: Dec 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Survey: Income, access hamper healthy living in state

DENVER – How much money you make and your ethnic background have a big impact on neighborhood infrastructure and your chances for a healthy life, according to a new report by the Urban Land ...

DATE: Nov 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bike share popular for rec rides

Denver among cities in study

DATE: Nov 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado drillers step up to stop methane waste

Apogee Scientific uses technology to detect leaks at wells

DATE: Nov 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

FLC students to march for free tuition, wages

DENVER – On Thursday, students from more than 100 campuses, including Fort Lewis College, will join a national day of action demanding tuition-free public college, cancellation of all studen...

DATE: Nov 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Sage-grouse protections benefit hunters, wildlife

DENVER – The third combined season for deer and elk kicked off last weekend, and Colorado hunters took full advantage of the U.S. Interior Department’s decision not to list the greater sage-...

DATE: Nov 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News