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Wednesday
Morning sunshine will give way to isolated thunderstorms during the afternoon. Hot. High 91F. Winds N at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Wednesday night
Isolated thunderstorms during the evening, then skies turning partly cloudy overnight. Low near 60F. Winds N at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
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- Colorado's efforts to compel large online retailers to collect millions of dollars in state taxes on Internet sales scored a win Tuesday, although enforcement of the so-called Amazon tax law may be contingent on whether opponents continue their legal challenge.
- At more than two dozen public, private and for-profit colleges in Colorado, thousands of former students have stopped paying on their federal student loans — and at least one school faces federal sanctions because the default rate is so high.
- Manitou Springs gives voters the green light to decide if there should be a city sales tax on recreational marijuana. City council passed two different options. One ordinance passed: a question will be on the ballot in November and voters can decide whether to put a sales tax on retail pot. The second ordinance that passed was to put a moratorium, or a temporary ban on retail marijuana until December 31, 2013. That's so they can wait for the sales tax ballot results and go forward from there.
- Wildfire managers from the national and state level have raised the national preparedness level to its highest designation for the first time since 2008. The National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group (NMAC) today increased the national fire Preparedness Level (PL) to its highest point, PL-5. The PL ranges from one, indicating minimal activity, to five, which signals very high activity. NMAC, which consists of top federal and state fire managers, sets the national PL.
- Vance Brand Municipal Airport wants longer leases, but it'll need a city charter amendment to get them.
- The city of Ft. Collins is considering a new smoking ban that would make it illegal to smoke outdoors in certain areas. The areas in the new ban under discussion would include restaurant patios, parks, certain open walking areas and trails.
- Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller will be suspended without pay for the first six games of the season.
- Colorado's capital city could become the next city to begin charging a fee on disposable bags at the grocery store.
- On Monday 16-year-old Crestone, a Grevy’s zebra, gave birth to a new baby. The zoo has not yet checked to see if it’s a male or female, and they’re still waiting to name it.
- There are new cases of the West Nile virus in Colorado.There are 46 cases statewide. That’s 20 more sick people since last week. The hardest hit counties are Larimer County with 30 followed by Delta County with six, Boulder County with four, Adams County with two, and several other counties with one. The worst year ever for West Nile in Colorado was in 2003, which saw 2,947 cases and 66 deaths.
