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Two anti-transgender state ballot measures, targeting youth sports and gender-affirming surgeries, passed in Colorado last week. The news is unsettling for some in the Roaring Fork Valley.
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Drew Shaw/Aspen Daily NewsData center developers wanting to build in Rifle will likely have to deal with a sweeping set of new regulations, following the city council’s unanimous initial approval of the rules earlier this month. -
Eleanor Bennett/Aspen Journalism & Aspen Public RadioThe Garfield County Commissioners on Monday selected newcomer Tela Forehand and reappointed John Mallonee to the public library board, a decision that could inform how the libraries respond to ongoing book challenges. -
Jason Charme/Aspen Daily NewsThe city of Aspen is still working through details of an employer partnership program for some units of the Lumberyard affordable housing project. The Aspen City Council chose to reserve 50 of the 277 Lumberyard rental units to use for a program that would give local employers priority in a lottery for some of their employees. -
Regan Mertz/Aspen Public RadioMost newspapers on the Western Slope have been bought by larger media groups or moved to a nonprofit model. But one paper in the Crystal River Valley has stayed independent and for-profit, after a longtime local bought it at the beginning of this year.
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On today's podcast: When Jeff Hurd begins his second term in Congress next year, he’ll likely be the only Republican member from Colorado. The federal government will be making a decision soon about potentially opening up thousands of acres of public land on the Roan Plateau for oil and gas drilling. And avalanche season is underway in the high country.
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National Park ServiceThe legislation seeks to speed up permits, including data centers and energy projects. -
Courtesy of the U.S. Department of EnergyThe Department of the Interior’s strategic plan calls for selling public lands, increasing energy production and consolidating its workforce. -
KANW Jenny Kinsey/KANW Kenny KinseyOn the 100th anniversary of the highway, a quirky museum keeps Ross Ward’s world of miniatures and creative legacy alive. -
Cormac McCrimmon/Rocky Mountain PBSThe Senate is hoping to speed up the permitting process for energy projects by altering important environmental regulations like NEPA, the Clean Water Act, and the National Historic Preservation Act.
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/via Getty ImagesThe Maryland Democrat, who's the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee, just announced he's going to run for Majority Leader. He spoke to NPR about his foreign aid vision. -
El DeseoIn this film-within-a-film, Almodóvar explores how the closest pals can suddenly become bitterly estranged — and all the ways that art imitates life (and vice versa). -
Andreas Neumann/Courtesy of the artistThe rock band's ninth studio album features a wide range of new sonic directions. -
Omar Vega/Getty ImagesMauricio Pochettino is out as head coach of the U.S. men's national soccer team. Pochettino led the U.S. to the round of 16 at last year's World Cup. He's departing to coach Manchester United.
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Friday, November 13 is World Kindness Day. Your mission: Do something kind. Small acts of kindness definitely count! -
In the last decade, strong support for kratom and 7-OH products have kept them federally legal. That's started to change. A crackdown for some highly potent products related to kratom is coming. -
Pete Hegseth was yelled at by a sentinel for poor decorum at Arlington National Cemetery. Now the Secretary of Defense has given him a medal. -
Atmospheric rivers are large bands of water vapor in the sky. They are dumping trillions of gallons of water on Washington and Oregon, just as high tides and winds batter shorelines. -
Countries are not meeting their goal of limiting climate change to 1.5 degrees Celsius. How much hotter the planet gets makes a profound difference for the impacts the world could see. -
Republicans and Democrats in North Dakota worked together to limit what people with diabetes have to pay for insulin, joining a growing bipartisan push across the country to protect patients.
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