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Housing costs continue to be beyond the reach of many of the state’s firefighters, teachers and nurses. But lawmakers now have a new affordable housing tool in their toolbelt. Prior to the upcoming Colorado State Legislative Session KVNF'S Lisa Young spoke over the phone with State Representative Matt Soper of House District 54 on a number of topics including his upcoming legislative goals.

KVNF's Lisa Young speaks with Rep. Matt Soper on his upcoming legislative goals and Delta City Manager Elyse Casselberry on Delta's Unhoused.Note: Sentencing for Megan Hess and Shirley Koch took place after the interview with Rep. Matt Soper. Hess was sentenced to 20 years and Koch was sentenced to 15 years on Jan. 3, 2023

Gavin Dahl, Executive Director of KRCL in Salt Lake City, and former KVNF News Director, joins Taya Jae on Talkin' Music to discuss musical highlights of 2022.

Today we are on our fourth and final day of our series on Consumption.

Prior to the upcoming Colorado State Legislative Session KVNF's Lisa Young spoke over the phone with State Representative Matt Soper of House District 54 on a number of topics including his past and most recent committee assignments. Several new laws are going into full or partial effect this year in Colorado including the Fentanyl accountability and prevention bill passed by the state legislature in 2022, state minimum wage increases from $12.56 to $13.65. Colorado is one of 27 states raising its minimum wage in 2023, stores will now charge customers a 10-cent fee for each plastic and paper bag, there will also be a sales tax exemption for certain hygiene products including diapers and menstrual products thanks to a law passed by state legislators last year. Also this year egg producers who have more than 3,000 laying hens must demonstrate a ratio of one square foot per hen to become certified and sell eggs in Colorado.

Today, a conversation about death in three parts. We visit a young woman who hosts dinners to discuss death long before it’s facing us, we talk about death cafes and the death positivity movement, and learn about end of life planning and why more people are considering green burials. Tune in as we explore how to change the conversation and how we greet with curiosity this inevitable and unavoidable aspect of life.

Today we continue the third-part of our four-part series on Consumption.

Greg Cooperman, Daniel B, Tony Peters and David Alderdice join Taya Jae in the KVNF studio on this weeks Talkin' Music.

Ridgway State Park is one of four entities selected to participate in the Colorado Dark Sky Certification Mentor Program. Colorado’s first avalanche death for the 2022-23 winter season was reported last week near the town of Winter Park, reports the Colorado Sun. The name of the 44 year old victim has not been released. The Grand County Sheriff’s Office responded to the avalanche accident on the west side of Berthoud Pass on Dec. 25th. In Part Two of our series, Saving Amache, we hear about efforts to preserve Amache, one of the Japanese American internment camps in our region. Emma VandenEinde of the Mountain West News Bureau takes us inside the museum in Southeast Colorado.

As parts of our region face the worst drought in 1,200 years, some states are looking for new ways to create fresh water. In today’s KVNF Farm Friday USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, looks at increasing precipitation in much of the West for the final week of this year. In our second KVNF Farm Friday report. Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer look at how many acres of soybeans U.S. farmers plan to plant this spring.Today we wrap up our series, Saving Amache. We explain more about the National Park Service’s plan to preserve Amache. It’s one of the Japanese American internment camps built in our region during World War Two. Emma VandenEinde of the Mountain West News Bureau reports. It’s not too late to make a donation to your Mountain Grown Community radio station. A Year-end gift of $60 or more will get you a cool 2023 Calendar featuring the pets of KVNF. Sustaining members can request a complimentary calendar by going to kvnf.org