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Knapp Ranch, Osage Gardens come together over sustainable core values in organic farming
After nearly 30 years of operation, Tom and Sarah Rumery say they could not be more grateful to have sold Osage Gardens to Bud Knapp and Knapp Ranch, located in…
Debate over public option rages as pair of reports raise concerns in Colorado
Colorado lawmakers, health insurance and health care officials backing a public option health insurance plan are responding to multiple reports questioning the full economic impacts and potentially harmful effects for…
Not just a Front Range issue: Leaders seek better air quality on Western Slope
A push by a coalition of Western Slope conservation groups and elected officials – including the Eagle County Board of Commissioners – to expand limits on oil and gas emissions…
CORE Act passes out of U.S. House but unlikely to see light of day in Senate
The Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) Act passed a full floor vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, 227-182, with five Republicans voting yes and one Democrat…
Facebook Stories sweetens birthdays with a new feature
People have always come to Facebook to connect with friends around day to day life, and celebrate important moments, like birthdays. On Thursday, Facebook launched birthday stories globally — a…
Facebook Community Boost opens registration for Denver event
Facebook Community Boost is coming to Denver June 18-19. Facebook launched its new Community Boost program in November of last year as a way of investing in small businesses across…
Connect For Health Colorado enters final week of 2018 Obamacare enrollment
Connect For Health Colorado, the state’s Obamacare exchange that has seen record enrollment so far this year, is in its final week of signing people up for 2018 individual or…
Hickenlooper calls out Trump’s move to repeal EPA’s Clean Power Plan
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper on Tuesday pushed back against the Trump administration’s plan to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan, which dramatically reduces emissions from coal-fired power plants…
Bennet: ‘GOP willing to let people die’ to score political points on health care
As Colorado Republican Sen. Cory Gardner faces tough telephone town-hall questions on his unsuccessful health care votes and U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Colo., touts bipartisan reform solutions, Colorado Democratic Sen.…
Bennet blasts Trump support for RAISE Act to slash legal immigration
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet on Wednesday tweeted that President Donald Trump’s plan to reduce legal immigration by 50 percent and make it a more merit-based system will harm not help…
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