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Bennet says Colorado farmers, ranchers expect Trump to improve trade deals, not junk them
As President Donald Trump departed on Friday for Asia, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet said Colorado’s agricultural community is relying on the president to keep his campaign promises and negotiate better trade agreements rather than scrap deals he’s called “horrible” and “so bad” for the United States. Noting that Colorado farmers export the vast majority of…
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Colorado Republicans cheer while environmentalists fear repeal of water rule
Members of Colorado’s congressional delegation and the Trump administration are taking steps to roll back the federal government’s reach over bodies of water across the country. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said this week that the administration will repeal the so-called Waters of the United States rule, or WOTUS. The rule, enacted under the Obama administration, clarifies…
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Brophy and Hillman: HB 1337 vital to eastern Colorado
Editor: Local ground water management districts protect the underground water rights of farmers and other residents of rural Colorado. House Bill 1337, now under consideration at the state Capitol, will ensure that water speculators cannot play deceptive games in court in order to exhaust the limited legal budgets of these districts. HB 1337 will clarify…