Warm temperatures and a lack of snow have made for an anomalous winter in the Upper Colorado River Basin. While it's not "the new normal," winters are certainly warming up due to climate change.
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Snow continues in the high country with more than a foot reported in parts of the San Juans, followed by much colder temperatures and subzero lows before a gradual warmup this weekend.
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Their proposal would repeal Colorado's unique requirement that labor unions hold a second election before they can fully negotiate with businesses. Gov. Polis vetoed it last year.
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The Montezuma County commissioners are mulling the idea of putting a sales tax on the ballot this year.
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House Republicans upheld President Trump’s veto of legislation aimed at bringing clean drinking water to southeastern Colorado, despite bipartisan support from the state’s delegation.
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The Upper Arkansas Basin in the central part of the state is currently the driest, with about 49% of the normal snowpack.
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Community organizer Rebecca Busic has entered the Montezuma County commissioner race, adding a Democratic candidate to a field previously made up of Republicans.
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State Sen. Mark Baisley is leaving the race to run instead for U.S. Senate. Former U.S. Rep. Greg Lopez has left the GOP to become unaffiliated.
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The Trump administration's deadline to "review and remove" has passed with shops in the National Park closed for the season.
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It’s the latest in a series of executive branch moves targeting the state.
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The $120 million real estate sale has been shrouded in confidentiality, but Kaya Williams has insights into what might happen next to the 3,700-acre property in Old Snowmass. She broke news of the sale for Aspen Journalism and the Aspen Daily News on Dec. 17.
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