Navajo State Park completes $139,000 repair project
Colorado Parks and Wildlife completed a repair project Friday to assist boating facilities in Archuleta County’s Navajo State Park.
The $139,000 project replaced the cables and repaired the shackles connected to a grid of 29 mooring balls in the Mooring Cove area of the Navajo Reservoir. The gird had deteriorated after years of use.
The project also repaired the mooring balls and spaced the balls properly to assure boats will not collide with one another when winds increase or the reservoir’s water levels change.
“The Mooring Cove is a great asset for boaters and we want to make sure it’s maintained to assure safety for all,” said Brian Sandy, manager of Navajo State Park.
The Mooring Cove area of the reservoir will reopen to boaters next spring.
Colorado’s House delegation votes on party lines to end federal government shutdown
Ernest Luning
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Updated 16 hours ago
Members of Colorado’s U.S. House delegation voted along party lines Wednesday on legislation to end the longest federal government shutdown in the nation’s history. The state’s four Republicans — U.S. Reps. Lauren Boebert, Jeff Hurd, Jeff Crank and Gabe Evans...
Colorado residents can save up to $14K under this energy rebate program
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 17 hours ago
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Ted Tow appointed as next Court of Appeals chief judge
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 21 hours ago
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SNAP benefits on their way to Colorado families
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 13 hours ago
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Appeals court rules civil trial over Kendrick Castillo’s death not required if STEM School pays max damages
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 hours ago
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States scramble to send full SNAP food benefits to millions of people after government shutdown ends
David A. Lieb
david.a..lieb@associatedpress.com
Updated 1 day ago
With the longest U.S. government shutdown over, state officials said Thursday that they are working quickly to get full SNAP food benefits to millions of people, though it still could take up to a week for some to receive their...
Boebert claims ‘no pressure’ to remove her name from Epstein petition
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 hours ago
Colorado U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert denied reports that her meeting at the White House on Wednesday was to pressure the Republican to remove her name from a congressional petition that would necessitate a vote to release files related to disgraced...
Federal workers question whether the longest government shutdown was worth their sacrifice
Fatima Hussein
fatima.hussein@associatedpress.com
Updated 1 day ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jessica Sweet spent the federal government shutdown cutting back. To make ends meet, the Social Security claims specialist drank only one coffee a day, skipped meals, cut down on groceries and deferred paying some household bills. She...
Trump signs deal ending government shutdown
Rachel Schilke
rachel-schilke@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
The longest federal government shutdown ended Wednesday night after the U.S. House voted for a new spending measure and President Donald Trump shortly after signed the deal reached by Democrats and Republicans. In a 222 to 209 vote, the House passed a...
Colorado justices approve changes to rules governing magistrates’ decisions
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 days ago
The Colorado Supreme Court recently approved a set of revisions to the rules governing magistrates, which judges have long recognized as confusing. Although the justices adopted the package in early September, they later changed how the rules take effect. Originally,...
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