Schumann: Understanding special districts. Where your tax dollars meet local decisions and why you should care
Coloradans, on average, will pay $540,680 in taxes over their lifetime.
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Russel: If Republicans can deliver on populist platform, they can expand on majorities
Having won an impressive yet precarious electoral majority in the 2024 election, MAGA Republicans are faced with a conundrum — whether to follow several previous Republican majorities down the path of tired old policies that voters repeatedly reject, or embrace specific issues on which they campaigned to deliver what the voters asked.
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Boddie: Independent expenditure committees effect election outcomes
One of the reasons candidates lost in the 2024 election may be that independent expenditure committees (IECs), with millions to spend, negatively affected the races.
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Mesa County makes progress in eradicating Japanese beetle from Western Slope
Mesa County commissioners are breathing just a little bit easier after discovering that their efforts, combined with resources from the state and the community, are working to get rid of the Japanese beetle infestation on the Western Slope.
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Devotional: If you want to live in amity, navigate your emotions with love
The word “amity” might sound like something out of an old-fashioned novel or the name of a charming little town, but it’s far more than that — it’s a transformative treasure we’ve lost in the shuffle of our fast-paced, fragmented lives.
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Recount ordered in House District 19; Results of HD16 and HD19 recounts due Dec. 6
The second of two recounts which will decide whether Republicans have erased the Democratic supermajority in the Colorado House has been ordered by Secretary of State Jena Griswold’s office.
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Gaines: Yes, oppose anti-2A legislation, but don’t forget to support state and local pro-gun orgs
The recent election results for Proposition KK (the state excise tax on guns and ammunition) were disappointing, but not altogether a surprise.
Rahn: The value of AP African-American studies is in the truth, not CRT
What is education for? Education is about searching for the truth, analyzing and differentiating good ideas from bad. Imagine a classroom where students are inspired to be creative, independent, taught self-determination and invested in the power of capitalism.
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Why are Colorado rest stops closed? CDOT blames a lack of funds to reopen
Cass Brock of Pueblo is disappointed, to say the least, concerning access to the multiple rest stops along the Interstate 25 corridor from Denver to the southern part of the state.
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In Grand Junction, scrutiny intensifies on Resource Center to address rising crime, other issues
Once celebrated as one of the top 10 main streets in the U.S., Grand Junction’s downtown now faces turmoil. Business owners, frustrated with the nearby Resource Center, are cleaning up feces and needles and dealing with fires and property damage. Many are calling for the center to be relocated.