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John Salazar Closer To Taking Ag Post
DENVER (AP) – Former U.S. Rep. John Salazar is a step closer to taking charge of the state Department of Agriculture. A Senate committee unanimously approved Salazar’s appointment in a brief...
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Scott Tipton Returns To Legislature For Visit
DENVER (AP) – Republican Rep. Scott Tipton is back in the Colorado Capitol — only this time he’ll be visiting as a U.S. congressman, not a state representative. The pottery dealer from Cortez served...
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Salazar Wants To Publicize Ag Industry’s Importance
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) - State Agriculture Commissioner John Salazar says he wants to educate Coloradans about the importance of farming and ranching because many people don’t understand it. Salazar told...
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Senators Want To Name VA Clinic After Colorado Hero
CRAIG, Colo. (AP) - Two Colorado senators are pushing to rename a veterans clinic in northwestern Colorado after a Medal of Honor recipient from Craig. U.S. Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet...
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Pace To Challenge Tipton In 2012 House Race
DENVER (AP) — Colorado Democratic House Leader Sal Pace will challenge Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton for the state’s 3rd Congressional District, setting up a showdown in a place that...
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Out Of Congress, John Salazar Relishes New Role
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) – To hear John Salazar tell it, Congress is no place for a farmer. Some 10 months after the Democrat and former member of the U.S. House’s powerful Appropriations Committee lost a...
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Cantaloupe Warning Issued After Listeria Outbreak
DENVER (AP/CBS4) – Health officials have issued a warning for cantaloupes from a revered melon-producing area of Colorado amid a bacteria outbreak blamed for four deaths in the state and New Mexico,...
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Colorado Cantaloupe Farmers Fear Outbreak Fallout
DENVER (AP) – Colorado’s cantaloupe farmers say they fear it will take time for people to feel safe eating Rocky Ford melons because of the deadly listeria outbreak linked to one farm. The Food and...
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Rep. Sal Pace Stepping Down From Leadership Post
DENVER (AP) – Congressional candidate Rep. Sal Pace says he is stepping down as Colorado House Democratic leader to focus on his race against incumbent Republican Rep. Scott Tipton. Pace made the...
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Monte Vista Police Seek Clues In Double Slaying
MONTE VISTA, Colo. (AP) — Monte Vista police are trying to identify a person wearing a ski mask who was seen leaving the area where a couple were found dead. Police found the bodies of 54-year-old...
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Gov. Hickenlooper Leads Trade Mission To Mexico
DENVER (AP) – Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is on a trade mission to Mexico this week, leading a 40-member delegation from the state. Hickenlooper left Sunday and will return on Wednesday. The group,...
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Carleton Named Deputy Agriculture Commissioner
DENVER (AP) — A former chief of staff for Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar has been named deputy agriculture commissioner. Ronnie Carleton, of Fort Collins, was Salazar’s chief of...
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Colorado Battleground District Hard To Predict
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) – Colorado’s largest congressional district is the size of Arkansas and boasts the state’s most contested race as first-term Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton and Democrat Sal Pace...
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Vilsack Announces Rio Grande Conservation Plan
DENVER (AP) — A new conservation plan to help the Rio Grande watershed is getting the backing of state and federal officials. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Colorado Agriculture...
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Recreational Pot Regulation Work Begins In Colorado
GOLDEN, Colo. (AP/CBS4) – Recreational marijuana may be legal in Colorado, but regulation of the drug is just beginning. Colorado began crafting pot regulations Monday, when a 24-member task force...
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Tipton Wins Colorado’s 3rd District GOP Primary
DENVER (AP) – Two-term congressman Scott Tipton has won the Republican primary election for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, defeating tea party activist David Cox. Tipton overcame an...
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Colorado Produce To Be Highlighted At Luncheon
DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s governor and agriculture commissioner are sitting down with some Colorado chefs Wednesday for a gourmet lunch made of all Colorado products. Gov. John Hickenlooper and...
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Colorado Ag Commissioner John Salazar Retiring
DENVER (AP) — Colorado Agriculture Commissioner John Salazar is retiring after four years leading the agency through restructuring and a listeria outbreak that threatened the cantaloupe industry....
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Billboards Call For Action Against Fort Collins Lab Using Beagles For Research
DENVER (CBS4) – Unusual billboards are going up around Denver asking that drug testing on beagles be stopped, and they specifically blast one testing lab in Fort Collins. The billboards specifically...
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Trial Begins In Del Norte For Double Slaying Suspect
DEL NORTE, Colo. (AP) — Jury selection begins Wednesday in Del Norte in the trial of double homicide suspect Daniel Bessey. The Alamosa Valley Courier reports that jury selection was moved to the...
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