Palmer Lake residents are advised to stay inside due to a gas leak (KKTV, KRDO).

In Colorado Springs, the Business Journal takes a look at the future of the Pioneers Museum, and a rate hike for those in the Cherokee Metropolitan District.

In Pueblo, the Chieftain previews a public comment meeting on the Chemical Weapons Depot. The Chieftain also reports on a new library in Walsenburg housed in an old schoolhouse.

In Teller County, officials are warning of a contractor scam involving a company that services chimneys (KRDO).

In case you missed it, the Gazette reported on a proposal for a World War II aviation museum.

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Colorado lawmakers say they’re making progress on bills as they near the halfway point of their 120-day session, but large issues like the state budget still loom…The Colorado Senate has approved an amendment to a bill that would strip Division of Real Estate Director Erin Toll of her authority to regulate mortgage lenders and give that job to a board…and, Xcel Energy plans to spend $1.5 million to muffle a high-pitched whine coming from a power plant in Pueblo.

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Democrat Diana Degette has spent more than a decade crafting a bill to protect Colorado wilderness. She finally got a congressional hearing this week. Her approach has some critics, one of whom is a fellow Colorado Democrat. Sara Sciammacco reports from Washington.

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Colorado lawmakers are considering increasing oversight of its child welfare system following the deaths of 35 children under its care over the past three years…the University of Colorado regents are considering whether to raise tuition by 9 percent for in-state students and 5 percent for new out-of-state students…the union for mechanics at Frontier Airlines is going to court over plans to shift their work from Denver to Milwaukee…Interstate-70 through Glenwood Canyon is reopen after a rockslide closed the highway earlier this week. Loads over 14-ft. wide will still have to find an alternate route until repair crews can complete their work.

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In Colorado Springs, police officers are expected to begin enforcing a camping ban in the city (Gazette, KRDO), PETA has offered to put trash cans in city parks (Gazette), and the D-11 school board makes $6.7 million in budget cuts (Gazette, KKTV, KRDO). Habitat for Humanity in El Paso County breaks ground on its 100th home (KKTV). The Independent previews next week’s regional caucuses, and takes a closer look at El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa, and his decision to run for a third term.

In Pueblo, the Chieftain reports on the city’s jobless rate, which rose to 9.5% in January, and on a rally held by the Southern Colorado Tea Party.

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Governor Bill Ritter is back to work at the capitol after breaking five ribs in a bicycle accident last week. He talked to reporters in his office yesterday, looking relaxed but admitting he’s still in a lot of pain. Bente Birkeland has more from Denver.

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