Colorado lawmakers are advancing a measure to restrict the sale of flavored tobacco. And Vail Resorts announced it will increase its minimum wage next winter to $20 per hour at its North American resorts.

Overdoses and overdose deaths are on the rise in Southwest Colorado, including here in Montezuma County. Many of the overdoses are the result of the opioid fentanyl, which is often mixed with illicit street drugs.

Colorado lawmakers are advancing a bill to make sure people displaced by natural disasters can continue voting in their hometown elections while their houses are being rebuilt. And U-S Senate candidate Ally Isom submitted more than 28,000 signatures this week to secure her spot on Utah’s Republican primary ballot.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is having ripple effects across the globe, including right here in Southwest Colorado. Natasha Erlandson is originally from Ukraine, but now lives with her husband Todd here in Montezuma County. Until a few days ago, her parents were still living in one of the cities hardest hit by Russian forces.

A new report paints a bleak picture of radioactive waste at the White Mesa Uranium Mill in Southeast Utah. And Utah Senator Mitt Romney is looking for people to join a federal wildland fire commission.

Democrats at the Colorado state Capitol are unveiling a bill they say will improve election security and protect against threats from the people who run them. And in Rico, the Planning Commission recommended last week that the town’s Board of Trustees place a moratorium on short term rental applications.

Colorado lawmakers are advancing a bill to give tax credits to small businesses that advertise in local newspapers and radio stations. And candidates for Cortez City Council answered questions in a public forum on Thursday evening.

Hundreds of people traveled to the Colorado state Capitol on Wednesday to weigh in on a bill aiming to protect the state’s unrestricted access to abortion. And some COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted on the Ute Mountain Ute reservation.

Colorado lawmakers are debating a bill that would maintain the state’s unrestricted access to abortions. And Montezuma County posted some clarifying information about the site of the old M&M building on South Broadway in Cortez.

Some Colorado lawmakers want to make it easier for residents to see how the state is spending their tax money, but the state would still be able to hide some data from its online checkbook. And the two candidates for Dolores mayor spoke at a candidate forum on Monday night.