Water Award

The Morgan County Quality Water District has been named the water district of the year by the colorado rural association... the fort morgan times says Morgan County Quality Water won the award for its outstanding service to the community and support of Colorado Rural Water initiatives. the morgan county quality water district has almost 3 thousand tap customers with more than 540 miles of distribution line.

Pot Child Endangerment

A Colorado effort to update child-endangerment drug statutes to account for legal marijuana failed Tuesday night. The Senate approved, but then rejected two bills that sought to protect parents who use or grow marijuana from child-endangerment prohibitions on having pot in a home where a child resides. The bills would have instructed child-protection agencies and law enforcement that the presence of drugs and alcohol in a home don't constitute child endangerment unless they pose a risk to a child's health and welfare. But lawmakers from both parties took issue with the bills, arguing they didn't clarify confusing guidelines on when marijuana or other drugs endanger children.

Traffic Cams Bill

A State House committee's rejected a plan to study speeding and red-light cameras to determine whether they should be banned. Supporters of traffic cameras argue they reduce accidents. But sponsors of the bill, which included Republicans, say the cameras are used primarily as revenue generators. The bill had passed the Senate, and it appeared to have a good chance of clearing the House.

X-Cel

Xcel's proposing a $45.7 million credit for its Colorado electricity customers, citing lower than expected cost increases and higher customer growth.They're asking state regulators to phase the credit in effect for a year beginning Aug. 1. It says customers in Colorado would see a 1.5 percent reduction in bills, or about $1.17 a month for typical residential customers and $2.33 for typical small-business customers.