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Here's what we know about the historic charges against former President Trump. n.pr/3Kaxp7o

The Gila River Indian Community is among the first to get federal payouts as part of a program to incentivize water cutbacks in the Lower Basin. kunc.org/news/2023-04-0…

Another bill would cut residential growth caps across the state, and outlaw new ones. That one got through its first committee yesterday. Check out my latest for details. #coleg #copolitics 🏘️🏙️ kunc.org/news/2023-04-0…

KUNC Host Nikole Robinson Carroll spoke with The Colorado Sun Rural Economic Development Reporter Tracy Ross about ski resorts that provide housing for employees and the status of the megadrought amid recent snowfall. buff.ly/3Mr87Vk

A new study from CU Boulder 🦬 takes a second look at how horses spread throughout North America. It found that horses were in the West and part of Indigenous cultures as much as a century earlier than previously thought. buff.ly/3ZQzSJV

The National Interagency Fire Center's (National Interagency Fire Center) four-month outlook predicts normal wildfire activity through July across most of the Mountain West. buff.ly/3KKzyZ2

Fantasy author Lucas Zellers has partnered with Center for Biological Diversity to make a manual for 'Dungeons & Dragons' players that features real-life extinct species as fantasized monsters. buff.ly/3Km1jFz

Over the next fiscal year, the federal government has promised to take action on 83 projects focused on water infrastructure. The projects will take place in 11 states including Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico and Nevada. buff.ly/3ZQso9G

The U.S. coal industry's decline is accelerating, with big implications for the Mountain West. In Colorado, Xcel Energy Colorado plans to phase out its coal-fired plants by 2030. buff.ly/3MqkRLQ

Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters sentenced to home detention, community service in obstruction case coloradosun.com/2023/04/10/tin… via @coloradosun

The next total solar eclipse will be seen from the U.S. on April 8, 2024 but it's never too early to start planning! If you want to see totality, your best bet is to head to Dallas or Little Rock, Arkansas. In Colorado, it will only be a 60-70% eclipse. buff.ly/3moYjQQ

There's been a spike of strep throat across the U.S., and a shortage of the antibiotic amoxicillin -- familar to many as a bubblegum-pink liquid medicine -- isn't helping. The shortage mainly affects pediactric versions, the liquid stuff. (via NPR) buff.ly/3KMVlzb

Tina Peters, the former Mesa County county clerk accused of illegally accessing her election system, as sentenced to community service and home detention in a separate obstruction case. She goes on trial for the election charges in August. (via The Associated Press) buff.ly/3Ur24BX

The Interior Department is seeking feedback on changes to the Indian Arts and Crafts Act, which makes it illegal to fraudulently present certain products as Native-produced. Boise State Public Radio News reports one change is expanding what is defined as "Native products". buff.ly/3KOnBkS

The people of the Jemez Pueblo has faced challenges with its water supply, between drought and more upstream development that means less water flows down to it. But they're hopeful a new bill for water settlements will be approved. (via KUNM News) buff.ly/3mlB7TA

KUNC presents a new podcast about how the Southwest is adapting to water shortages amid climate change. Reporter @LukeRunyon takes listeners to the source of it all to meet the people--and places--most affected. First episode premieres Monday, April 17. kunc.org/thirstgap

Small businesses in Colorado and across the U.S. are finding it even tougher than usual to get business loans these days (via The Associated Press). buff.ly/3o6vb1b

Federal officials are considering a couple alternatives to keep hydropower generation going at the nation’s largest reservoirs, according to a draft plan released Tuesday. buff.ly/3mlS4gX

'My Powerful Hair,' a new children's book by author Carole Lindstrom 🪶🦬 and illustrator Steph Littlebird, conveys the importance of hair in Native American culture despite the enduring traumas of the federal boarding school era. buff.ly/3MBYAL2

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