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Rio Metro Transit District clears way for N.M. counties' vote on tax Now that the Rio Metro Transit District has approved a proposal that would allow Bernalillo, Sandoval and Valencia counties to impose a one-eighth-cent sales tax to help pay for commuter rail and bus services, those New Mexico counties may now put the tax before voters in November. You may have to view an ad to read this article. Albuquerque Journal; July 17 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Idaho development targets aging baby-boomers A Texas company is building an "active-retirement" community for aging baby boomers in Boise's Harris Ranch that will provide 157 independent living units, 38 assisted-living units, and 96 "memory support" suites. Idaho Statesman; July 17 Add Comment View Comments(1) Email Story Tribes
DOJ report: Drug use highest in Native Americans A new report issued by the Department of Justice said the use of illicit drugs was higher for Native Americans than any other demographic group, with marijuana the most abused drug. You may have to view an ad to read this article. Albuquerque Journal (AP); July 17 Add Comment View Comments(1) Email Story Idaho, Nez Perce ink deal on lottery games Idaho Lottery Games will return to a dozen communities in northern Idaho after the state and the Nez Perce Tribe reached an agreement a 1984 court decision said was necessary. Idaho Statesman (AP); July 16 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Environment
Proposed gold mine concerns Wyoming county's commissioners Teton County commissioners are concerned that a Utah company's plan to use a dry process to pull gold, silver and platinum from placer deposits along Cottonwood Creek in Wyoming's Gros Venture Drainage will have significant impacts on species such as grizzly bears, sage grouse, elk and pronghorn antelope. Jackson Hole Daily; July 17 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story BLM uses beetles to kill tamarisk along Colorado river The Bureau of Land Management is using tamarisk-loving beetles to decimate populations of the water-guzzling species along the Dolores River in Colorado, and BLM employees said the beetles' work will become more evident next year as the invasive trees begin to die. Grand Junction Sentinel; July 17 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Wyoming rancher opts to test herd for brucellosis If the rancher near Daniel decides to test the remaining animals in his cattle herd for brucellosis rather than slaughter them by Aug. 29, Wyoming will lose its federal brucellosis-free status, and at this time, he has indicated he prefers a yearlong testing program rather than slaughter the remainder of his herd. Casper Star-Tribune; July 17 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story USDA opens CRP lands in 5 Montana counties for grazing Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer approved opening up lands in the federal Conservation Reserve Program for grazing in five Montana counties hit hard by drought. Great Falls Tribune; July 17 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Utah county officials want to find owner of abandoned horse Millard County sheriff's deputies want to know who abandoned a 7-year-old horse in the Utah desert and are afraid they'll find more horses wandering around in search of food and water. Deseret News; July 17 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks personnel said they'd hoped for a better turnout at a Bozeman public hearing on changes to the state's wolf-management plan, but said a lack of interest in the changes may signify people are comfortable with what the agency has proposed. Bozeman Daily Chronicle; July 17 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story U.S., Canadian game wardens gather in Montana About 400 game wardens from across the United States and Canada are in Montana this week for the 27th annual conference of the North American Wildlife Enforcement Officers Association in Great Falls. Great Falls Tribune; July 17 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Colorado wildlife officials kill 2nd mountain lion in Durango Colorado Wildlife officials had to kill a second mountain lion, the second this week, after it wandered into Durango. Durango Herald; July 17 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Politics
U.S. House panel passes Utah lawmaker's water-study bill The U.S. House Science and Technology Committee approved legislation sponsored by Utah Rep. Jim Matheson that would create an Environmental Protection Agency program to study ways to expand the nation's water supplies through collection and use of rainwater and gray water, storage and distribution systems and other methods; the measure now moves on to the full House for action. Deseret News; July 17 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Idaho attorney general finds nothing illegal in tax commission's actions The veteran tax commissioner who complained that Idaho's four tax commissioners routinely settled tax protests with corporations, many from out of state, panned the opinion of the Idaho's attorney general office that said the compromises broke no laws. Twin Falls Times-News (AP); July 17 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Utah congressional candidates squabble over EnergySolutions' cash EnergySolutions, the company that wants to import nuclear waste from Italy and store some of it in Utah, has contributed $28,000 to U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop's re-election campaign, a fact Bishop's Democratic opponent, Morgan Bowen, said makes it clear the company believes it is "buying" a candidate, a charge Bishop denies. Salt Lake Tribune; July 17 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story GOP candidates tangle again in Colorado congressional race U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn will face familiar candidates in the Republican primary for Colorado's 5th Congressional District, having won the 2006 primary against Jeff Crank and retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Bentley Rayburn, who are again challenging Lamborn for the GOP nomination in the race. Denver Post; July 17 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Legislature
Colorado lawmakers consider aid program for Xcel customers After Xcel Energy indicated that some 72,000 of its customers in Colorado may have their utilities shut off this year, Gov. Bill Ritter and state lawmakers are working on strategies to help those customers. Denver Rocky Mountain News; July 17 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana lawmakers bag carbon-sequestration legislation After 13 months of study, the Montana Legislature's Energy and Telecommunications Interim Committee decided to wait on drafting legislation on sequestering carbon, and said that there are still too many unknowns and decided not to more forward on bills addressing carbon sequestration. Billings Gazette; July 17 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story N.M. governor wants tax holiday, state rebate Gov. Bill Richardson plans to call a special session of the New Mexico Legislature in September, where he'll ask lawmakers to approve a state tax rebate and a 10-day tax holiday in late November and early December. Santa Fe New Mexican (AP); July 17 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Economy
Energy company's pipeline will cross Eastern Montana Alberta-based TransCanada announced plans to build an underground pipeline to ship crude oil from near Hardisty, Alberta, across eastern Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska. Missoulian; July 17 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Colorado wheat crop beaten down by drought Colorado wheat farmers aren't taking much solace with the fact that wheat prices are more than double the ten-year average as drought has withered production in the state by 40 percent this year. Denver Post; July 17 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Aspen releases plan to tap into geothermal power Aspen is the first Colorado community to apply for geothermal water rights under the state's new geothermal act, and city officials said they hope to cut the city's natural gas needs by harnessing geothermal power. Aspen Times; July 17 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story |
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