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But prison officials warn lawmakers they could run out of space to hold people as soon as next year.

The $2.6 million award includes back pay for the seven female professors and attorneys’ fees.

Last year the ski area maintained enough snow to stay open for the holiday weekend, but the warm winter dashed this year’s chances.

Leaders have appointed an interim committee to hash out recommendations from an outside human resources firm over the summer.

One council member said a $100 “selfie” with a bear is a drop in the bucket for a tourist who is paying $500 a night for a hotel room.

The Durango City Council’s action was opposed by some residents concerned the rule was targeting panhandlers and homeless residents.

Lawmakers voted to increase the state’s reserves to 7.25 percent of general fund spending, or an estimated $730 million for the fiscal year that starts July 1.

What legal sports betting will look in Colorado is yet to be seen, but the state’s casinos and licensing and regulating lawyers alike support the ruling.

The university is taking steps to avoid similar incidents. It will provide badges to tour participants and require police to alert guides if they need to approach someone.

The margin for approving the deal was overwhelming, 495-62 as reported by the Pueblo Chieftain.

The Colorado Legislature worked down to the wire to pass a PERA reform bill that will have major ramifications for decades to come.

The strike has closed down most schools in the city for five days. No details from the district’s latest proposal have been released yet.

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Projections show there’s a chance that Lake Mead will fall low enough in 2020 to trigger cutbacks under agreements governing the system.

Former Anadarko Petroleum cited in the suit say the company had only “a skeleton crew” left for safety and repairs.

The Chieftain will join 560 other community newspapers nationwide owned by GateHouse. Critics say the national media group profits by cutting local news operations.