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Colorado energy commission schedules public outreach in Trinidad

March 2, 2023

The Colorado Oil & Gas Commission will be in Trinidad this month hosting a public meeting to update residents on the implementation of a 2019 law that tightened restrictions on oil and gas production. The presentation will focus on the implementation of SB 19181, dubbed the “Protect Public Welfare Oil & Gas Operations Act, which “prioritizes the protection of public safety, health, welfare and the environment in the regulation of the oil and gas industry.” The bill, a Democrat-led initiative approved by Gov.

Fisher’s Peak Elementary Rubik’s Cube Team shows off for BOE

March 2, 2023

March 2, 2023

The Colorado State Veterinarian’s Office has issued updated guidance for poultry shows in response to the continuing circulation of Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu (bird flu). The office issued the updated guidance Tuesday, Feb.

March 2, 2023

Sage Naumann, a former staffer at the Colorado legislature, was conducting his occasional nerd search of state relics on eBay when a pricey item caught his eye: “ORIGINAL BRONZE WALL SCONCE FROM THE COLORADO STATE CAPITOL BLDG. IN DENVER COLO.” The list price of the enormous artifact? Available from a Littleton seller for the cool price of $8,995, or $431.82 a month over 24 months with PayPal credit.

State leases top of FPSP to expand public access to growing state park

March 1, 2023

Colorado wildlife officials continue to develop Fishers Peak State Park, and recently confirmed a lease-agreement that will allow public access to the top of Fishers Peak. Colorado Parks and Wildlife and representatives of Gray Creek Ranch, a private southern Las Animas County ranch, entered into a 25-year lease agreement that allows the public to access the peak of the mountain through the ranch.

After capping insulin copays, Colorado sets its sights on EpiPens

March 1, 2023

Almost four years after becoming the first state to cap insulin copayments, Colorado may limit what consumers pay for epinephrine autoinjectors, also known as EpiPens, which treat serious allergic reactions. A proposed state law would cap out-ofpocket copays at $60 for a two-pack of epinephrine autoinjectors.

March 1, 2023

A New Mexico Veteran Affairs Clinic could see its name changed in honor of a Korean War veteran after two New Mexico senators introduced legislation. U.S.

TSD1 board allows for future board members to be compensated

March 1, 2023

Future members of the Trinidad School District No. 1 Board of Education will be compensated for their time, after the current board approved a resolution establishing a pay scale for future boards.

Reason Foundation gives Colorado favorable ratings for telehealth regulations

March 1, 2023

Colorado received two favorable scores in four areas reviewed in the Reason Foundation’s 50-state review of current telehealth regulations and innovation. Colorado was praised for being modality neutral, defined as providing for health systems to utilize many kinds of telehealth and not only live video.

Trinidad state champ sets sights on being ‘one of the best in the country’

February 28, 2023

He went 38-0 during the regular season, and 42-0 overall; now, he has his sights set on becoming a national champion. Eddie Bowman, a junior at Trinidad High School, became a state champion this month during the 2023 Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships in Denver.