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Special Olympics' 'Flame of Hope' arrives in Idaho The 2009 Special Olympics torch began its journey to Boise on Nov. 12 in Athens, Greece, and on Thursday it will arrive in Idaho, beginning its trek in the Gem State to Boise in Coeur d'Alene. Idaho Statesman; Jan. 29 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story N.M. laboratory issues warning about beryllium contamination Los Alamos National Laboratory officials estimated that nearly 1,900 employees and visitors at the New Mexico laboratory's storage facility in Los Alamos Canyon could have been exposed to beryllium, an element used in developing nuclear weapons, which was found in an area not designated for work on the element. Santa Fe New Mexican; Jan. 29 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Arizona State University orders unpaid furloughs for employees Arizona State University officials said they anticipated unpaid furloughs of all 12,000 of its employees would save the university $24 million. Arizona Republic; Jan. 29 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Developer sues Idaho water board over delayed study A developer who lost his North Idaho land to foreclosure is suing the manager and board members of the North Kootenai Water District, alleging that the board denied him due process in his request for water rights for the property. Coeur d'Alene Press; Jan. 29 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Colorado girl creates solar-heat collector out of soda cans Aztec-based environmental group Sustainable San Juan sponsored a workshop Saturday in the Colorado city to showcase solar-heat collector systems, and a 10-year-old girl brought her project made out of soda cans designed to heat the room where her cats hang out. Durango Herald; Jan. 29 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana winter traps Oklahoma couple in remote cabin Powell County officials found a 67-year-old Oklahoma woman dead in a remote cabin in the Montana county, and her 44-year-old common-law husband in dire straits after deep snow kept the couple, who were not prepared for the Montana winter, sequestered in their cabin for months. Missoulian; Jan. 29 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Environment
Six of 122 elk captured in Wyoming test positive for brucellosis A pilot, five-year program of testing elk at Wyoming feedgrounds for brucellosis is in its third year, with testing to be done on three feedgrounds this year, and on Tuesday, six of the 122 captured adult cow elk tested positive for exposure to brucellosis and were sent to a plant in Idaho for slaughter and further testing; the meat will be processed and returned to Wyoming for distribution. Casper Star-Tribune; Jan. 29 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Wyoming expert says Casper sightings 'likely' wolves The number of reported sightings of wolves in Natrona County has increased over recent months, and Mike Jimenez, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's wolf recovery project director for Wyoming, said it's likely there are two wolves in the area. Casper Star-Tribune; Jan. 29 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Federal agents remove 5 wolves in Montana Five wolves were killed by federal trappers in Montana's Grasshopper Valley west of Dillon after the wolves repeatedly attacked and killed cattle. Montana Standard; Jan. 29 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story BLM to hold workshops to help map W. Colorado roads, trails Bureau of Land Management officials said they believed they have about 80 percent of the roads and trails on its lands in Western Colorado inventoried, but they're asking for the public's help and have scheduled six "travel-data management-collection" workshops in February. Grand Junction Sentinel; Jan. 29 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Colorado agency issues warnings on dogs chasing wildlife After a pack of dogs mauled and killed a deer near Durango, Colorado Department of Wildlife officials reminded residents that it's illegal to allow dogs to chase wildlife and that dogs that do so can be shot and killed. Durango Herald; Jan. 29 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Politics
Mayor of Colorado city gets job in Obama administration Boulder Mayor Shaun McGrath will join the Obama administration as deputy director for intergovernmental affairs; the Colorado mayor had previously worked with the nation's governors. Denver Post; Jan. 29 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Rep. Salazar says no to moving Gitmo prisoners to Colorado Colorado U.S. Rep. John Salazar said he believes prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. naval detention center in Cuba should be moved to other military facilities and not to the federal maximum security prison in Florence. Denver Rocky Mountain News; Jan. 29 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Legislature
Wyoming House panel quickly extinguishes cigarette-tax bill Legislation to raise Wyoming's state tax on cigarettes by 50 cents a pack was killed by the House Revenue Committee on Wednesday. Casper Star-Tribune; Jan. 29 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Five wolf bills set for hearing Friday in Wyoming House The Wyoming House Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Committee will hear public testimony on five bills related to wolves on Friday from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. (MST) Billings Gazette; Jan. 29 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Legislation would regulate lending practices in N.M. New Mexico state senators are pursuing a package of legislation that would cap interest rates on installment loans, require training for mortgage brokers and require businesses that give tax-refund anticipation loans be licensed. Santa Fe New Mexican; Jan. 29 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story N.M. lawmakers try again on ethics reform Federal investigations of alleged pay-to-play schemes in New Mexico, as well as other problems within the state housing authority have earned the "Land of Enchantment" some hard knocks recently, and lawmakers are again working on legislation that would cap political contributions, create an ethics commission, and prohibit former lawmakers from becoming lobbyists for one year after they leave office. Santa Fe New Mexican; Jan. 29 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Nevada may have to borrow money to pay unemployment claims Nevada's 9.1 percent unemployment rate in December is the highest the state has reported since 1983, and lawmakers were told that the state may have to borrow up to $750 million from the federal government to continue paying unemployment benefits. Las Vegas Review-Journal; Jan. 29 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Bison advocates hopeful about Montana legislation House Bill 253 would put management of wild bison under the sole authority of the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, a move bison advocates say is an important first step toward recognizing bison as wild animals rather than pests, but farm and ranch groups oppose the bill, saying it will set back the state's efforts to manage brucellosis. Bozeman Daily Chronicle; Jan. 29 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Injured aide provides Montana lawmakers a health insurance lesson An aide to Montana Democratic House Speaker Bob Bergren, who doesn't have health insurance because she's a temporary employee and thus doesn't qualify for state coverage, fell and broke her arm, and now lawmakers are passing the hat to help cover about $4,000 in medical expenses. Billings Gazette; Jan. 29 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Idaho lawmakers to get Snake Plain Aquifer plan today The Idaho Water Board is expected to approve the management plan for the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer today and send it along to the Legislature for funding. Twin Falls Times-News; Jan. 29 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Idaho Legislature approves new groundwater rule Under Idaho law, agency rules have to be approved by House and Senate committees in order to take effect, and on Wednesday, the House Environment and the Senate Health and Welfare committees approved a rule that allows mining companies to conduct operations without being forced to clean underlying groundwater to its natural condition after mining stops. Idaho Statesman (AP); Jan. 29 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Colorado community colleges, historical society battle over funds An initiative passed by Colorado voters in November that raised betting limits and allowed new Vegas-style games has community colleges and the state Historical Society battling over the increase in revenue from those casinos, and lawmakers are working on a bill on how to divide the revenue. Denver Post; Jan. 29 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Republican lawmakers hammer out Arizona budget bill The Arizona Legislature could act this week on a solution crafted by Republican lawmakers to the state's $1.6-billion budget shortfall. Arizona Republic; Jan. 29 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Economy
Company shades Arizona employees' cars with solar installation Cox Communications installed a $1-million solar-panel array that also provides shade for employees' cars at its Deer Valley Road headquarters in Arizona. Arizona Republic; Jan. 29 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Frontier Airlines' profits signals end of bankruptcy Frontier Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy protection in April, reported $187 million in profits in December, and CEO Sean Menke said the company is meeting with investors to secure funding that would allow the company to emerge from bankruptcy within the next few months. Denver Rocky Mountain News; Jan. 29 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Utah dumps organic certification program Small organic food producers and processors criticized Utah's decision to dump the state-run certification program before giving them a chance to increase the program's fees to allow it to pay for itself. Salt Lake Tribune; Jan. 29 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Falling prices tamp down profits at Canadian Oil Sands Canadian Oil Sands, the largest single shareholder in Syncrude Canada reported a 76 percent drop in fourth-quarter income and reduced its quarterly distribution to shareholders by 80 percent to 15 cents per share. Calgary Herald; Jan. 29 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Hewlett-Packard cuts 30 contract jobs in Idaho city A couple of the 30 contract workers at Hewlett-Packard's LaserJet Enterprise Solutions Group responsible for testing printers that lost their jobs last week said they were told the jobs were being outsourced to Beyondsoft, a Chinese firm. Idaho Statesman; Jan. 29 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story |
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