Colorado boat inspections finding more invasive mussels
Colorado wildlife inspectors have intercepted a record number of boats infested with invasive mussels as they try to keep the economically-damaging shellfish from entering state waters.
The Loveland Reporter-Herald reports the Colorado Parks and Wildlife have found 51 boats with mussels so far this season across the state. That’s the same number for all of 2018.
Officials say most of the boats were coming from Utah’s Lake Powell.
Invasive mussels can quickly spread, displacing native species and damaging water supply and irrigation systems.
The shellfish are found in waterbodies of surrounding states including Utah, Kansas and Nebraska.
Officials urge boat owners to clean and drain their boats before putting them into state waters.
Dick Cheney dead at 84: One of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in US history
Associated Press, Washington Examiner
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Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died at age 84.Cheney died Monday night due to complications of...
Aurora lawmakers move forward with ordinance to limit ‘predatory’ businesses in underserved communities
Kyla Pearce
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Updated 5 minutes ago
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Appeals court orders new trial after Denver judge wrongly let defendant represent self
Michael Karlik
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Updated 16 hours ago
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Gov. Jared Polis’ plan to privatize Pinnacol Assurance comes with legal questions
Marianne Goodland
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Updated 16 hours ago
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Appeals court reverses murder conviction after Denver judge violated public trial right
Michael Karlik
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Updated 16 hours ago
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Rep. Kyle Brown to replace Shannon Bird on Colorado’s Joint Budget Committee
Marissa Ventrelli
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Updated 17 hours ago
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Colorado joins lawsuit against U.S. Dept. of Education over student loan forgiveness
Marissa Ventrelli
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Updated 16 hours ago
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Appeals judge asks Colorado Supreme Court to clarify process for returning seized property to defendants
Michael Karlik
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Updated 16 hours ago
A member of Colorado’s second-highest court asked the state Supreme Court on Thursday to address the consequences of its 2022 decision outlining how convicted defendants are supposed to seek the return of property seized by law enforcement. In Woo v....
Judges speak about public trust and criticism, ICE’s warrantless arrests under scrutiny | COURT CRAWL
Michael Karlik
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Updated 22 hours ago
Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. A handful of federal and state judges spoke last week about trust and communications challenges with the public, plus a federal judge seemed to believe...
Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded in November
Geoff Mulvihill
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Updated 22 hours ago
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP after two judges issued rulings requiring it to keep the nation’s largest food aid program running. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees the...
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