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The internet, for all its benefits, also gives criminals and predators an easy way to reach young people for sextortion.

Over the last several years, gun rights and the preservation of the Second Amendment are issues that are frequently in the spotlight. With the uptick of mass shootings in the country, every time a tragedy involving firearms occurs anti-gun organizations and lawmakers push for more gun regulations.

When short-term rental websites like Airbnb and VRBO launched, many started off small with individuals renting out rooms or portions of their homes. Now, the short-term rental craze has reached new levels and many entrepreneurs are getting into the industry across the country offering entire homes to be rented to travelers.

Fewer students are attending public schools in Colorado. The state's combined public elementary, middle and high school enrollment has dropped by 0.5% from Oct. 2020. The fall of that year was the time of full-blast pandemic shutdowns, which included many schools. Middle school enrollment has dropped by 2.21% from 2020.

One of the main issues Ganahl focused on was the drug problem, specifically the fact that Colorado has the highest cocaine use rate out of all the other states in the country. In fact, the statistic was used in several campaign ads for Ganahl including billboards across the state and television and radio commercials.

Colorado became the first state in the U.S. to legalize recreational sales of marijuana starting in 2014 and residents were shocked about how well it kicked off at first. Being one of two states (Washington legalized recreational marijuana the same year) where people could legally buy the drug without having medical reasons, the marijuana industry boomed right away.

Everyone is accustomed to hearing the terms El Nino and La Nina and how they relate to weather activity. But even though most are familiar with the terms, some are confused as to what the weather-related phrases exactly mean and how the occurrences can change weather patterns.

Once the shutdowns created by the pandemic were over, many thought that business would go back to usual. But after the pandemic the nation saw what many described as the Great Resignation. And through 2022, the labor shortage did not improve as much as many expected.

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission is trying to quash a business practice used by traditional natural gas suppliers. The commission hopes that in doing so, they'll reduce carbon and greenhouse gas emissions. The practice they’re targeting goes like this: 1) energy suppliers, like XCel, pay homebuilding firms a few hundred dollars to run a gas line for new structures 2) through complex financial mechanics involving a return-on-investment, debt/risk/shareholder calculation 3) part of XCel's cost (though not necessarily all) gets recouped by added customer fees.

Now that 2023 has arrived, the Colorado government is tasked with formulating a plan to bring wolves back to the state after Proposition 114 was passed by voters in 2020. Wildlife officials and Colorado ranchers must come up with ways to live next to wolves in the future.