BLM removes fire restrictions in 9 counties
The BLM has lifted fire restriction put in place earlier in October due to an unseasonably dry and windy fall in Colorado.
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Natural gas reserves, output booming nationwide
New estimates released by the USGS show substantially larger oil and gas production capability than previously believed.
New construction on southern border wall underway in South Texas
Construction is underway for the first new segment of border wall between the United States and Mexico under the Trump administration.
BLM says over 7,100 wild horses and burros adopted thanks to new incentive program
Adoption of wild horses and burros has increased by 54 percent under a BLM incentive program.
More than 241,000 ballots now returned ahead of Colorado election
With less than two weeks left before the November 5, 2019, election, nearly one-quarter million mail ballots have been returned by Colorado voters.
Colorado starting teachers averaged $33,483 in 2018, 6th lowest in U.S.
Colorado ranked the sixth lowest in the nation for starting teacher's salaries in 2018.
Retail sales drop in September, first time in 9 months
U.S. retails sales fell in September, driven in part by a decline in auto sales and gas prices. It is the first drop since February, and sparked concern about the overall health of the economy.
Colorado petitioning Supreme Court to hear ‘faithless elector’ case
Colorado's attorney general and secretary of state on Wednesday said the state is petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a "faithless elector" case and overturn a lower court decision.
DOI activities in Colorado contributed nearly $8 billion in GDP last year
Energy and mineral development in Colorado contributed $6.1 of the $7.9 billion Department of Interior's economic impact to the state in 2018.
1st-quarter state tax collections in Colorado reach $3.3 billion, Census Bureau reports
Colorado ranked 22nd in the nation for first quarter tax collections at $3.3 billion.
