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Idaho judge hears arguments from Tamarack homeowners, owners Homeowners at the Tamarack Resort are afraid if Idaho state District Court Judge Patrick Owen doesn't approve their plan to use $7.9 million from a Mexican real-estate investor to keep the Idaho resort operating, the resort will be dismantled piece by piece, but creditors of the resort led by Credit Suisse argued before the judge that the homeowners have no say in the foreclosure case. Idaho Statesman (AP); Oct. 20 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Colorado Supreme Court OKs school-funding lawsuit In a 4-3 decision issued Monday, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that a group of plaintiffs that included students and school districts could sue the state over levels of funding. Denver Post; Oct. 19 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Idaho school district puts $59.8M levy before voters Oct. 29 The Blaine County School District is pitching its $59.8-million facility levy, which will go before voters in the Idaho county on Oct. 29, as a local economic stimulus package, allowing the school to upgrade facilities. Twin Falls Times-News; Oct. 20 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Environment
Utah official tells oilshale companies 'you're welcome here' At an oilshale symposium at the Colorado School of Mines on Monday, a Utah representative told oilshale companies the state is open for business, repeating a statement made by then-Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. last year, while a Colorado representative took a more cautious approach, saying that while the state supports oilshale development, there is much to be learned yet about the effects of such operations. Casper Star-Tribune (AP); Oct. 20 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story N.M. backs off on rule on commercial greenhouse gas emissions The New Mexico Environment Department withdrew a proposed state rule that would have required commercial operations that exceeded 10,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually to report such emissions, after industries already reporting emissions differently under federal rules complained about the cost of dual monitoring. Farmington Daily Times; Oct. 20 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana Land Board votes to raise rents on state land sites The Montana State Land Board voted Monday to change the way the state sets rental fees for state-land sites, with rates to increase about 43 percent on average. Helena Independent Record; Oct. 20 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story BLM agrees with decision on Idaho grazing allotment In court documents filed Monday, the Bureau of Land Management agreed with U.S. District Court Judge Lynn Winmill's decision last week that temporarily suspended a grazing allotment in western Idaho to protect wild bighorn sheep from domestic sheep, and said that the agency would conduct a new environmental review of the Partridge Creek grazing allotment. Idaho Statesman (AP); Oct. 20 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story USFS says another option may exist for Colorado land swap After members of Colorado's congressional delegation expressed concern about a proposed land swap in Colorado, U.S. Forest Service officials said it may consider another option that would reduce the size of the parcel the agency was swapping near Chris Park campground, creating a larger barrier between the popular campground and a development proposed by the Glacier Club. Durango Herald; Oct. 20 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Fire officials say Arizona wildfire likely ignited by campfire A 100-acre wildfire north of Flagstaff was likely caused by an unattended campfire, and fire crews were expected to have the Arizona fire contained today. Arizona Daily Sun; Oct. 20 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Legislature
Colorado AG, lawmakers disagree on effect of federal marijuana decision After the Obama administration announced it would not go after medical marijuana suppliers and users who follow state laws, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers said the state may have to revamp its laws on the issue, but House Speaker Terrance Carroll said he doubted that it would be a priority in the upcoming session. Denver Post; Oct. 20 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Economy
Montana mill, shavings business focus on wood as energy source Eagle Stud is one of eight Montana mills working with NorthWestern Energy on a feasibility study of turning waste wood into power, and the mill's neighbor in Hall, Big Sky Shavings, has just received a $50,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Program to help buy a biomass-boiler that will use waste wood to heat the business. Missoulian; Oct. 20 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Recession causes Arizona to slip a bit in high-tech exports TechAmerica Foundation's "Trade in the Cyberstates 2009" report issued Monday said that Arizona slipped from sixth to seventh in the nation for the value of its high-tech foreign exports in 2008, with manufacturers shipping out $8.1 billion in high-tech products in 2008, down from $8.7 billion in 2007. Arizona Republic; Oct. 20 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Report: Las Vegas continues to shed construction, hospitality jobs The state Department of Employment, Training & Rehabilitation reported Monday that unemployment in Nevada was at 13.3 percent, and in Las Vegas the jobless rate was 13.7 percent. Las Vegas Review-Journal; Oct. 20 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story |
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