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A new rule from the US Department of Labor that would have made millions of employees eligible for overtime pay was blocked by a temporary injunction before it could take effect today. News director Gavin Dahl spoke with Renny Fagan, president and CEO of the Colorado Nonprofit Association, about overtime pay and the minimum wage.
Aspen Mayor Steve Skadron is among dozens of mayors to sign onto an open letter to Donald Trump calling for action to fight climate change. KDNK news director spoke to City of Aspen Climate Action Manager Ashley Perl to learn more.
Colorado lawmakers are already preparing for possible changes from the incoming Trump administration. As Bente Birkeland reports, Senate Republicans are creating a new “select committee” on energy and the environment.
Church groups are voicing their support for new B-L-M rules curbing methane waste, and call the effort an important step in providing better stewardship of, quote, "a finite gift of God's creation." Eric Galatas reports.
