The proposal calls on districts to adopt formal policies on hearing challenges and sets limits on who can file them.

KUNC’s In The NoCo is a daily window to the communities along the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
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A new documentary celebrates the career of an extraordinary competitive runner. Libby James, a Fort Collins athlete, has an impressive array of race performances under her belt – many of which she achieved after the age of 40. We talk about her legacy in the field of women’s running, on today’s In The NoCo.
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If you think eating gluten free means giving up baked goods like biscuits and cinnamon rolls, a Longmont business wants you to think differently. GoodLove Foods recently made an appearance on the TV show Shark Tank – and came away with a deal. You can learn what got them started, and why their business is thriving amidst a saturated gluten-free market.
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The new pink-purple design will be applied to Flight for Life's ambulances and aircraft, which serve Colorado communities including Summit County and the Front Range. But not everyone is happy with the change.
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Six students at Colorado State University and another four attending the University of Colorado in Boulder and Colorado Springs had their visas revoked. There's no word if the decision is part of an ongoing crackdown on student protests.
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The transition means several ski lifts, trails and resort restaurants shuttering for the season. But other recreation opportunities are not far off. Listen to our "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Steamboat Pilot reporter Tom Skulski and then read the Steamboat Pilot and Today story at the link below.
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The legislation is a response to the growing calls for vacancy appointment reform.
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Former KUNC contributor Tom Throgmorton passed away last week in Fort Collins at 68-years-old. He shared gardening advice on the station for almost two decades.
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GOP leaders tried to block a bipartisan measure to allow proxy voting, but nine Republicans joined with Democrats to overcome it.
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The proposal would give each park superintendent the authority to decide where micromobility devices can go. Some public lands groups worry they'll be permitted in environmentally-sensitive areas.
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A new scientific analysis shows the U.S. is generating more electricity from wind and solar than ever before, and several states in the Mountain West are helping lead the charge. However, the future growth of wind and solar is uncertain.
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Since a new law shuttered the state’s only procedural abortion clinic, its patients were referred to Colorado, Utah and Montana.
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Wildfires have grown in size in recent decades – but they still pale in comparison to centuries pastIn recent decades, wildfires have gotten larger and more intense, and community-destroying blazes are an increasingly common occurrence. But new research looking at centuries of wildfires shows that compared with fires in the 19th and earlier centuries, today’s blazes pale in comparison – at least in terms of size.
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A U.S. District judge said it was “not hard to imagine” that some horses and burros went to slaughter in his ruling that led to the Bureau of Land Management’s decision to shut down the adoption program.
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New Mexico lawmakers have passed a bill to create an alert system for missing Indigenous people, a growing trend in the Mountain West region.
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