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Portion of Main Street to Be Closed at 6pm for a Brief Period, Tonight April 20

Posted on April 20, 2026April 20, 2026 by Post Contributor

The contractor will be conducting a pavement smoothness assessment with mobile equipment traveling westbound in the eastbound lane…

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Colorado Communities Adopting 'Fast-Track Review' for Affordable Housing

Colorado Communities Adopting ‘Fast-Track Review’ for Affordable Housing

Posted on April 17, 2026April 17, 2026 by Post Contributor

DOLA has awarded over $1.6 million to 12 project requests in the latest round of Proposition 123 Local Planning Capacity (LPC) grants…

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Maine Set to Ban Data Centers?

Posted on April 17, 2026April 17, 2026 by The Daily Yonder

A March Quinnipiac University national poll of adults found that 65% of Americans oppose the building of AI data centers in their communities…

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Election Security, Immigration Key Topics at Candidate Forum in Grand Junction

Election Security, Immigration Key Topics at Candidate Forum in Grand Junction

Posted on April 16, 2026April 16, 2026 by Colorado Newsline

The event was attended by 375 people from around western Colorado…

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Will States Step Up to Mitigate U.S. Forest Service Deficiencies?

Will States Step Up to Mitigate U.S. Forest Service Deficiencies?

Posted on April 15, 2026April 15, 2026 by Colorado Newsline

“It’s hard not to reach the conclusion that this is an effort to weaken federal agencies and federal management of these lands…”

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Half of All Rural Counties Are Losing Population...

Half of All Rural Counties Are Losing Population…

Posted on April 15, 2026April 15, 2026 by The Daily Yonder

Between 2020 and 2025, 998 of the country’s 1,976 rural counties saw population decline, culminating in a total loss of nearly 460,000 residents in those communities…

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Colorado Announces $773 Million Agreement with Albertsons Addressing Opioid Crisis Role

Colorado Announces $773 Million Agreement with Albertsons Addressing Opioid Crisis Role

Posted on April 15, 2026April 15, 2026 by Post Contributor

“Today’s agreement in principle holds Albertsons accountable for their role in the opioid crisis in Colorado and across the nation…”

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Republican Candidate Makes Primary Ballot to Challenge Rep. Jeff Hurd

Republican Candidate Makes Primary Ballot to Challenge Rep. Jeff Hurd

Posted on April 14, 2026April 14, 2026 by Colorado Newsline

Hanks, an Air Force veteran, served one term as a state legislator representing Fremont County from 2021 to 2023…

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Great Sand Dunes National Park Breaks Ground on Housing Rehabilitation Project

Great Sand Dunes National Park Breaks Ground on Housing Rehabilitation Project

Posted on April 13, 2026April 13, 2026 by Post Contributor

“The rehabilitation will help us attract and retain employees to support our visitors and ensure our employees have safe and dependable places to live…”

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As States Spend Millions Wooing Data Centers, Colorado is Having a Reckoning

As States Spend Millions Wooing Data Centers, Colorado is Having a Reckoning

Posted on April 13, 2026April 13, 2026 by Post Contributor

“While you can point fingers at data centers, you can also point fingers at Denver city government. We did not do enough advance regulation — I think we need to do better in the future…”

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BIG PIVOTS: Heat, Drought, and Fire in 2026?

BIG PIVOTS: Heat, Drought, and Fire in 2026?

Posted on April 10, 2026April 10, 2026 by Allen Best

In Colorado, the snowpack in the Eagle River drainage on April 1 was 21% of the 30-year average. The Roaring Fork River was 26%. On the San Juan, it was 17%….

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Colorado Lawmakers Begin Debate on Estimated $1.5 Billion Budget Shortfall

Colorado Lawmakers Begin Debate on Estimated $1.5 Billion Budget Shortfall

Posted on April 9, 2026April 9, 2026 by Colorado Newsline

“When you talk to the families who are impacted, especially the Medicaid side, they will feel these cuts…”

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EPA ‘Back-to-Basics’ Blueprint Could Help Rural Drinking Water Systems

Posted on April 9, 2026April 9, 2026 by The Daily Yonder

RealWaterTA will connect rural communities with experts like those at the National Rural Water Association to help them repair water utilities…

Posted in News/Politics

PAWSD Announces ‘Voluntary Drought Stage’ for Pagosa Customers

Posted on April 8, 2026April 8, 2026 by Bill Hudson

Drought conditions are such that PAWSD is encouraging customers to voluntarily reduce the amount of water they use…

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SCAM ALERT: Don’t Scan QR Code That Comes with a ‘Free Gift’

Posted on April 8, 2026April 8, 2026 by Post Contributor

No legitimate company will send you a mystery gift and require you to scan a QR code to find out who it’s from…

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Slight Drop in Distracted Driving in Colorado, But Still a Significant Safety Issue

Slight Drop in Distracted Driving in Colorado, But Still a Significant Safety Issue

Posted on April 6, 2026April 6, 2026 by Post Contributor

New data shows Colorado’s hands-free law is helping reduce distracted driving and improve safety on the state’s roads…

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Colorado Sues Trump Administration to Prevent Federal Takeover of Elections

Colorado Sues Trump Administration to Prevent Federal Takeover of Elections

Posted on April 6, 2026April 6, 2026 by Post Contributor

“The president’s unlawful executive order threatens the right to vote for millions of Colorado voters — Democrat, Republican, or Unaffiliated — who use mail ballots…”

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Pagosa Chamber, Business Community Gearing Up for ‘Beyond the Bottom Line’ Forum

Posted on April 2, 2026April 2, 2026 by Sandy Douthey

Early bird ticket registration opened March 25 and tickets will only be $50.00…

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State Attorneys General File 100th Lawsuit Against Trump Administration

Posted on April 2, 2026April 2, 2026 by Colorado Newsline

Phil Weiser, the Democratic Colorado attorney general, has been involved in 63 legal challenges to Trump administration policies since the start of the president’s second term…

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