Organizers have agreed to post rules at the festival outlining that public consumption of marijuana is illegal and Denver police say they will focus on ensuring safety rather than issuing mass-citations for public consumption.

A new poll released by Quinnipiac University suggests Colorado voters believe marijuana legalization is hurting the state’s reputation.  But as KRCC’s Nat Stein reports, voters still continue to support the laws. 51% of polled voters in the state say legal pot is bad for Colorado’s image. Only 38% say the new laws are helping.

The top pot regulators in Colorado are meeting today to discuss the status of the recently legal recreational marijuana business. KRCC’s Rachel Gonchar reports.

Officials from Connect For Health Colorado say they’re on track to be self-sustaining when federal subsidies run out next year. KRCC’s Nat Stein on the latest from the state’s health insurance exchange. Almost 69,000 Coloradoans have gotten health insurance through the state’s new insurance marketplace.

Colorado’s School Meal Program missed out on federal money and grants that could have been used to help feed students in need, according to an audit released Tuesday.

Cantaloupe farmers in eastern Colorado responsible for a deadly outbreak of listeria two years ago were sentenced today after pleading guilty to six misdemeanor charges in October.

Two Colorado cantaloupe farmers are asking a federal judge for probation rather than jail time.  Two years ago, a deadly listeria outbreak was traced back to cantaloupes grown at Jensen Farms in southeastern Colorado.

The president of the group that led efforts to recall a state senator in Pueblo is running for clerk and recorder.  KRCC’s Eliza Densmore reports.