LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts signed a law Monday that will allow the state to move forward with plans to build a canal in Colorado to divert water out of the South Platte River because of fears about Colorado's increased water use. Ricketts proposed the canal project to help protect Nebraska's water rights as the population of Colorado's Front Range increases, although ... Read More

Drawing from a fresh supply of voter-approved bond money, Denver is primed to spend $13 million overhauling the 16th Street Mall, $22 million on a new police station and hundreds of millions more on other projects. The Denver City Council on Monday night signed off on the city issuing $366.4 million in new general obligation bonds to pay for the laundry list of projects. The bond issuance was ... Read More