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Crowds have returned to the Colorado state Capitol as lawmakers kick off their legislative session. And details are emerging around a new deal to keep more water in Lake Mead.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis delivered his fourth state of the state address to lawmakers on Thursday at the state Capitol. And members of the Navajo Nation Council, along with the tribe’s President Jonathan Nez, attended the 27th annual Indian Nations and Tribes Legislative Day on Wednesday.

In this week’s Health and Prevention report, KSJD’s Sofia Stuart-Rasi stops by the Project Outreach Veterans Center in Cortez, Colorado – a non-profit that serves thousands of veterans.

We've heard from teachers and staff, and their reactions to the new four-day school week. But how do Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 students feel about the schedule change?

Colorado Governor Jared Polis is asking lawmakers to boost the state budget by an extra five hundred million dollars to address some urgent issues, including raising the state’s firefighting budget. And the 24th Navajo Nation Council unanimously passed a resolution last week supporting the American Beef Labeling Act of 2021.

For students in the Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 School District, this week was the first week of classes after the winter holidays. And this semester, there’s a big change. Classes are now on a four-day week. It's a necessary move to support short-staffed and over-worked teachers. But as KSJD News reports, it's just one step in addressing the district's continuing teacher shortage.

Colorado plans to make a one-time investment in affordable housing using half a billion in federal relief dollars.

Survey of agricultural producers shows positive outlook but lingering concerns, records indicate Denver received less precipitation than Death Valley in the last six months of 2021, and fast food restaurants continue to offer new plant-based menu options.

One hospital in Utah is treating 140 children under five with very serious COVID-19 infections. And the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission heard from members of the public on its financial assurance rulemaking last week.

The Kayenta Animal Control center is temporarily closed due to a Parvo and Giardia outbreak in the kennels. And the Bureau of Land Management’s new Director Tracy Stone-Manning says the agency plans to permanently remove at least 19,000 wild horses and burros this year from western public lands.