Tagged: Politics

Headlines:

• April showers: an aberration, not a trend
• Sounds of the High Country: Idaho’s political polarization
• Number of children needing fostering and adoption soars
• Ozone violations in Western Colorado for the first time
• Parachute Leak Update
• Growing A Local Beer, Farm To Glass

Headlines:

• Court Upholds Montrose Hospital Reorganization
• Wildfire Updates: Southwestern Colorado
• KVNF Sports Report From Tamie Meck
• Watch Report From Gus Jarvis
• More Questions About Gessler's Propriety With State Money

State and federal leaders gathered in Denver on Friday/ today to talk about ways to improve forest health. Lawmakers from both parties agree Colorado forests face many challenges, and any solution will require collaboration. Bente Birkeland reports from the state capitol.

Democrats at the statehouse say they’re fed up with Republican Secretary of State Scott Gessler’s partisan games. Two lawmakers plan to introduce legislation next session to try and rein him in. As Bente Birkeland reports, this is just one of several controversies surrounding the high profile official.

It’s election season, and for anyone who turns on the television that means being bombarded with political ads and information. Now imagine those ads coming from candidates you can’t even vote for. That’s the case for some people in southwest Colorado who can only get New Mexico television. As Bente Birkeland reports, the lack of Colorado TV has been a major complaint in the region for decades, but especially flares up this time of year.