FEATURE: In some pricy corners of the Mountain West, housing has become so expensive that employers are stepping in to help their workers. In Jackson, Wyoming, a state agency has found a way to stretch limited dollars. They’re turning to MODULAR HOMES, which are built in factories. Like legos, entire sections of the house are assembled on permanent foundations. The Mountain West News Bureau’s Hanna Merzbach shadows one family from packing up to moving in.

FEATURE: States that use the Colorado River just wrapped up annual meetings in Las Vegas. It provided a rare look behind the curtain of tense negotiations about how to share the river’s shrinking water supply. But as KUNC’s Alex Hager reports, state negotiators are still deeply divided heading into uncertain political times.

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FEATURE: Dr. Nathan Perry, Professor of Economics at Colorado Mesa University, shares his thoughts on the new administration's policies on immigration and how that could potentially affect our national economy.

Today we take a mindful look at consumption.

Today dark skies are dwindling world-wide thanks to a dramatic increase in light pollution effects. Much like wildlife that once roamed this country extensively but were later pushed to protected areas like national parks for survival, our darkest skies now mostly remain above public lands.

TOP STORY: Delta County Schools are reporting positive outcomes from this year’s cell phone policy, reports the Delta County Independent. According to the report, Delta County School District Superintendent Caryn Gibson noted that teachers and students have overall adopted well to the policy, which prohibits cell phone usage at the elementary school level and only allows it during break times outside classroom instruction at the high school level.

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