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Governor Says Cutting An ACA Subsidy Would Be ‘Disastrous’; ‘Zombie’ Disease Hits Deer And Elk; Steve Jobs Opera

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This could be another pivotal week for health care, as the president decides whether to continue a program that brings down the cost of insurance for poor people and, supporters say, helps stabilize the market for everybody. Gov. John Hickenlooper is watching closely. He's also eyeing how the feds will deal with states that have legalized marijuana. Then, is there a connection between climate change and health in Colorado? Plus, a disease that makes zombies of deer and elk. It was first found in Colorado, and now a scientist here wants to fight it -- with wildfires and wild horses. And, Steve Jobs' life was operatic ... now it's an actual opera, playing its first run in Santa Fe.