KDNK's Morgan Neely has Friday's news, including Gov. Jared Polis becoming vice-chair of the National Governors Association, Colorado's attorney general announces a settlement with the Feds over the Trump Administration's illegal use of funds to build a border wall, and the state has a new state tax credit to incentivize the transition to electric vehicles. Also, Roaring Fork Schools selects a new public information officer/chief of staff. And, the nation's farmers produce about 10 percent of the country's greenhouse gases, a number the USDA is trying to bring down. Meanwhile, a bipartisan group of senators looks to avoid pay cuts for firefighters, while the Roaring Fork Valley has some close calls with blazes that could've turned major.
Monday, July 17, 2023
![A section of border wall being constructed in San Diego near Imperial Beach in 2019. Colorado’s Phil Weiser, along with 17 other attorneys general, announced a settlement with the federal government on Monday, July 17, 2023 over a collection of lawsuits regarding unlawful construction of border wall segments.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b7f761a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1200x800+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2Fd0%2F90780835461d9fe17302cb9eb3e4%2Fnew-border-wall-in-san-diego-near-imperial-beach-ca-0f6f3b-1024.jpg)
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