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None of the officials mentioned during the ceremony that Robinson is the first woman to lead a U.S. combatant command. Instead, the focus was her abilities.

There were nearly 509,000 commercial raft trips on 29 stretches of Colorado rivers in 2015.

Donna Lynne’s plans for the next couple years are to try to make state government more efficient.

Why it matters: Methane is a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming. It’s the primary component of natural gas.

Gov. John Hickenlooper is expected to sign the bill into law.

Businessman Todd Gardner plans to make Cannabis Queen Jerky from dried buffalo meat infused with cannabis oil.

The bill would have freed tens of millions of dollars in future spending on roads and education.

Xerox Corp. is bringing back hundreds of employees who were told in March they were being laid off.

The courier licenses would cost about $4,400 for two years. Legislative analysts predict 24 people will apply.

The bill limits the use of solitary confinement to four hours without approval of the head of the state Division of Youth Corrections.

Jurors will be asked determine if the theater should have foreseen the possibility of an attack.

The work is predicted to be completed in September.

The 13-mile express lane was open on 32 weekend days and holidays between mid-December and April.

District Ranger Karen Schroyer says the popular Conundrum Hot Springs is the “biggest problem” and changes could be made there as soon as summer 2017.

The vehicle tumbled 250 feet off a cliff at a Colorado training range last year, killing one soldier and injuring five.

The budget slightly raises K-12 funding, allots $210 million to roads and increases the general fund by $50 million.