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Colorado lawmakers plan to intervene in talks about water cuts Republicans...

Colorado lawmakers want a greater say in how the state manages its Colorado River water supplies.  The legislative Water Resources Review Committee has endorsed a...

Lawmakers eye sports betting tax to pay for water conservation Funding...

Lawmakers are considering a plan to legalize sports betting in Colorado and ask voters to approve a tax on the betting that would be...

Feds set urgent deadline on Colorado River drought plan Interior Dept....

LAS VEGAS – Reforming western water policy has always been an exercise in political maneuvering, stop-and-start negotiations and bureaucratic delays. Progress comes slowly and...