Brian Cambria

Headlines:

• Early and Severe Fire Season Forecast For West Slope
• Four BLM Controlled Burns Planned for Grand Mesa Area
• Driving While Stoned Bill Passes State House
• Western Slope Skies From Black Canyon Astronomical Society
• KVNF Comment Line
  

The State Senate held a lengthy debate April 1 on a complicated plan to change how Colorado funds its K through 12 schools. The Democratic proposal initially passed the senate on a party line vote. Bente Birkeland has more from the state capitol.

Headlines:

• Delta County Stands For Second Amendment
• Legislature Debates School Funding
• Drought Prompting Water Users To Think Outside The Irrigation Box
• Local Vintner Working For Alternative To Gas Development
• Delta County Landfill Now Charges To Accept Tires
• Sandhill Crane Count
  

Headlines:

• Capitol Conversation - State Budget
• Pipeline Leak Reveals Holes In Regulatory System
• Threat of Colony Collapse Coming to a Beehive Near You
• Crane Count: 750 last night; 11,000 so far
  

Colorado is now the 8th state in the country to allow civil unions for same sex couples. Governor John Hickenlooper signed the measure into law on Thursday in front of an enthusiastic crowd. Bente Birkeland has more from the state capitol.

Headlines:

• Gov Threatens Veto of Death Penalty Repeal
• Joint Committee Struggles With Marijuana Regs
• Thompson Divide Drilling Could Mean Big Economic Loss
• Energy Companies Cited As Mystery Leak Subsides
• Gov Signs Civil Unions Bill Into Law
  

Governor John Hickenlooper signed a trio of gun control bills on Wednesday, just hours after news broke that Colorado’s top corrections officer had been gunned down in his home. While the moment was overshadowed by the news of Tom Clements death, gun rights groups say they will use the gun legislation as part of a campaign to try and remove Democrats from power. Bente Birkeland reports from the capitol.

Headlines:

• Gov Signs Gun Bills, Opponents Vow Political Revenge
• Doctors Refuse Fracking Fluid Confidentiality
• Child Poverty in Colorado Growing
• Residents Return Home After Grand Junction Gas Explosion
• KVNF Sports Report with Tamie Meck
  

A bill to repeal the death penalty in Colorado got its first committee hearing at the capitol on Tuesday. The issue is especially personal for some lawmakers and is sure to be contentious as it moves through the statehouse. After a long debate the committee delayed a vote on the measure, and as Bente Birkeland reports, the hearing was filled with heart wrenching stories.

Headlines:

• Bill Would Fund More Oil & Gas Inspectors
• Grand Junction Gas Explosion Causes Injuries, Evacuations
• Parachute Hydrocarbon Leak Continues
• Death Penalty On Table At Legislature
• DOE Favors Uranium Leasing Continuation
• Delta County Honors Local Veteran