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A statewide recount in Colorado confirms that Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters lost her primary race for Secretary of State by about 90,000 votes. And parts of Montezuma County experienced widespread power outages on Thursday.

Colorado voters will decide in November whether to legalize the use of psychedelic mushrooms. And the window to apply for Utah’s one-time child care worker bonus closes in three weeks.

Five conservation groups filed a lawsuit last week against the state of Colorado out of a district court in Gunnison. And Utahns are about evenly split on their approval of Republican Senator Mitt Romney.

Two Colorado Republicans who lost their primary races last month are raising unfounded claims of voter fraud and renewing their requests for recounts. And the U.S. house is considering a package of bills related to wildfire and drought this week.

Several new laws are taking effect on Friday in Colorado. And the Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 School Board voted to close two district schools at a special meeting on Wednesday.

Nearly 400 tourism industry groups have sent a letter to the National Park Service asking for changes to reservation systems at parks to better accommodate international travelers.

One of Colorado’s top water officials says he can’t enforce recent federal demands to start conserving more on the Colorado River. And Colorado Parks and Wildlife is enacting voluntary fishing closures in Southwest Colorado.

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled late last month that Canadian-based Resolution Mining Company can build a copper mine on sacred Native American land east of Phoenix. And Utah has opened a new state office dedicated to professional licenses.

Two pieces of legislation are announced that could impact farmers, ranchers, and rural residents; "Farms Under Threat" looks at threats to agricultural land from expanding commercial, industrial, and residential development; a drop in cattle numbers due to drought is leading to the possibility of higher beef prices; and monsoon rain events have been very patchy in the Four Corners Region this summer.

The US House of Representatives passed legislation that may help provide Arizona with more water. And the Colorado Department of Natural Resources recently awarded a one million dollar grant to the Ute Mountain Ute tribe and three local conservation groups.