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The Russian invasion of Ukraine is affecting commodity futures markets for both corn and wheat, and could affect fertilizer prices if an embargo goes into place. And a recent report points out the downside of confined feeding operations that can house hundreds of animals in small areas.

Elections closed yesterday in Cortez, Dolores and Mancos.

The Colorado House has passed a $36 billion budget for next year, but no Republicans are supporting it. Utah’s new law banning transgender girls from competing in girls school sports has led to speculation about losing out on economic opportunities.

Shanna describes her harrowing escape from Egypt as law and order are upended at the start of the Arab Spring uprising in 2011.

Colorado lawmakers have unveiled a bill to make large manufacturers pay for a new statewide recycling program. Utah is joining 20 other states in suing to end the federal transportation mask mandate.

A proposed bill in the Navajo Nation Legislature would repeal a portion of a law that prohibits same sex marriage. And Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and First Lady Nez met with officials at the White House last week.

Snowpack levels in the Four Corners show small signs of improvement over last year, but some areas in the Southwest may face water shortages later this year. Avian influenza is affecting egg production, and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack says "no" to opening reserve croplands.

The Colorado Senate has approved a thirty six billion dollar state budget. And Colorado lawmakers are advancing a bill to make it a crime for residents to use their cell phones while driving.

Colorado lawmakers are advancing several bills to prevent wildfires, including an effort to chip away at a backlog of forest thinning projects. And modeling estimates 90% of Coloradans are now immune to the omicron variant and even more are protected against severe disease, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

One lawmaker in Utah’s House of Representatives has brought back legislation that would require Utahns to undergo expanded background checks for firearms transfers, but it failed to pass out of committee.