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Trinidad council seeks marijuana cultivation fee readjustment at request of cultivator

December 14, 2022

Trinidad City Council is reevaluating the city’s fee scheme for marijuana cultivation for the second time this year after receiving feedback on a previous fee adjustment from the local industry. The change, if approved after a public hearing in late-December, would allow for unaffiliated cultivators — meaning they don’t have a store under their brand — to pay fees based off the contract price, rather than the current way of using the average market rate set by the Colorado Department of Revenue.

December 14, 2022

Trinidad City Council will be able to utilize an updated request process for internal communication with city staff in an effort to formalize requests. Trinidad City Manager Ruger said he brought the idea forward because, “This is something that when I first got here, I wanted to propose to the council.

Report sheds light on Colorado State Patrol stops, altered reports

December 14, 2022

A Colorado State Patrol trooper at the center of recent controversies was also involved in the 2021 traffic stop that prompted an investigation into the altering of official reports that led to the removal of his immediate supervisor.

It’s open enrollment season, here are expert tips for buying health insurance in Colorado

December 14, 2022

While it may be the time of year when your home decorations change from turkeys to Santa Clauses, on the health care calendar it is open enrollment season. And that means it is time, once again, for many people in the state to figure out how to buy a health insurance plan.

Amtrak crash kills one, delays train due to restaffing

December 13, 2022

An Amtrak train struck a vehicle outside Trinidad Saturday, killing the driver, law enforcement and train officials said. The crash occurred at 9:16 a.m.

The number of uninsured Colorado kids has been on the decline, but that could change

December 13, 2022

Colorado is among the states that made the most progress in a nationwide effort to connect kids with health insurance coverage during the pandemic, according to a report published Wednesday by the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute’s Center for Children and Families.

December 13, 2022

DENVER — Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser today urged a Washington State court judge to block Albertsons’ $4 billion payout to its investors while the company’s merger with Kroger is under federal and state regulatory review. Weiser, whose office is leading a multistate investigation of the proposed Kroger/Albertsons merger, has expressed deep concerns that the merger, if approved, could result in higher prices for Colorado consumers, lower wages for workers, fewer jobs, and negatively impact farmers and other local suppliers.

December 13, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s 33 million small businesses, announced the Agency will waive the interest rate for the first year on new disaster loans and extend the initial payment deferment period automatically to 12 months.

Inclusive agriculture fund aims to lend new farmers a helping hand

December 13, 2022

DENVER — According to Roberto Meza, there is a whole new generation of farmers in Colorado that want to break into the profession, but he said there is “so much stacked against” them. “I know first-hand how difficult that is when I sought out funding for my operation,” Meza said.

‘Bringing Back the Band:’ Buy food, drinks, support local youth music

December 13, 2022

A handful of Trinidad restaurants will be seeing their diners support local youth musicians one plate or cup at a time during the first “Bringing Back the Band” fundraiser. The fundraiser, set to run all day Thursday, will help alleviate the cost for students heading to the Colorado State University Pueblo Festival of Winds Honor Band with remaining funds supporting the Trinidad Mighty Miner Band in general — whose instruments have been described as being in “disrepair.” Shane Jackson, a local bartender with a child in the band, said he had the idea — and saw support from the school district — after his child told him not all students selected to attend the festival would be able to go due to the costs, including transportation and hotel fees.