The Bureau of Land Management will reassess its policies on oil- and gas-rich lands near the Navajo Nation, surrounding Chaco Canyon National Historical Park. And the new year has brought plenty of snow to the Mountain West, pushing snowpack totals above average across most of the region.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis delivered his fourth state of the state address to lawmakers on Thursday at the state Capitol. And members of the Navajo Nation Council, along with the tribe’s President Jonathan Nez, attended the 27th annual Indian Nations and Tribes Legislative Day on Wednesday.

Crowds have returned to the Colorado state Capitol as lawmakers kick off their legislative session. And details are emerging around a new deal to keep more water in Lake Mead.

Democrats at the Colorado state Capitol are vowing to make big policy changes when they kick off the legislative session on Wednesday. And a new bill in Utah’s legislature would change how members of that state’s board of education are selected.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis is asking lawmakers to boost the state budget by an extra five hundred million dollars to address some urgent issues, including raising the state’s firefighting budget. And the 24th Navajo Nation Council unanimously passed a resolution last week supporting the American Beef Labeling Act of 2021.

We've heard from teachers and staff, and their reactions to the new four-day school week. But how do Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 students feel about the schedule change?

Colorado plans to make a one-time investment in affordable housing using half a billion in federal relief dollars.

For students in the Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 School District, this week was the first week of classes after the winter holidays. And this semester, there’s a big change. Classes are now on a four-day week. It's a necessary move to support short-staffed and over-worked teachers. But as KSJD News reports, it's just one step in addressing the district's continuing teacher shortage.

Colorado lawmakers are moving ahead with plans to return to the Capitol in person next week despite a surge of coronavirus infections. And Don Coram is officially running for Congress in Colorado's third district.

In this week’s Health and Prevention report, KSJD’s Sofia Stuart-Rasi stops by the Project Outreach Veterans Center in Cortez, Colorado – a non-profit that serves thousands of veterans.