Colorado State Legislature

A bill aiming to prevent fentanyl overdoses barely survived its first test in the Colorado Senate. And Colorado health officials say a person working on a farm with infected poultry tested positive for avian influenza this week, but officials also say there is little risk to public health.

The Colorado Senate has passed a bill to make oil and gas companies start paying fees to help clean up abandoned wells. And the US Department of Agriculture announced it will be investing millions of dollars in the San Juan National Forest over the next ten years.

The Colorado senate has started debating a bill aiming to prevent fentanyl overdoses. The City of Cortez has a new city council and mayor. And, looking at water conditions as summer approaches, the picture across the Southwest doesn’t look good.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed a bill Monday to roll out free preschool classes starting next year. Governor Polis also signed a $36 billion dollar state budget for next year. And the Montezuma County Fairgrounds Racetrack has a new promoter.

Colorado has been collecting more taxes than it can legally spend in recent years. And the seven states in the Colorado River basin are giving their approval to a proposed set of water cutbacks from the federal government.

Governor Jared Polis says Colorado will spend twenty million dollars to better prepare for wildfires this summer. And avian influenza has been detected in multiple counties across the Western Slope.

Colorado lawmakers are advancing a plan to let residents ride buses and trains for free during parts of the summer to cut down on air pollution. And the Navajo Nation Council passed legislation that aims to curb attacks by stray dogs and other animals.

Colorado lawmakers are unveiling another effort to help survivors of natural disasters like the Marshall and East Troublesome fires rebuild their homes. And the Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 School District will continue without a superintendent, at least for now.

Two bills making their way through the Colorado General Assembly would make it easier for people with disabilities to access college and other public institutions of higher learning. House Bill 1107 would fund proven strategies for making college more universally accessible.

Colorado lawmakers are unveiling new bills this week to address an increase in people experiencing homelessness. And there was a string of robberies north of Cortez over the weekend.