Author name: Lindy Browning

Leaders in NW Colorado discuss challenges, solutions for energy, seniors, workforce, housing

When the Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado (AGNC) held their meeting in Rifle, on Wednesday, Oct. 23, much of the discussion concerned how the region would plan for energy needs, housing shortages, and  workforce development and retention.  The loss of severance tax dollars was also front and center throughout the conversation.

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FEC filings contradict Democrat Frisch’s claims that he doesn’t take corporate PAC money

Adam Frisch, the Democratic nominee for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, has told his supporters in person, in debates, on social media and on national television, that he does not take corporate or PAC money. 

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Prop. 127’s ‘unintended consequences’ could be devastating, leaders in Northwest Colorado say

Members of the Associated Governments of Northwestern Colorado (AGNC) were joined recently in a discussion of Proposition 127 by Gaspar Perricone, of the Wildlife Conservation Project and formerly a political advisor, legislative director to the Colorado Department of Natural Resources and regional director for Sen. Mark Udall.

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On Western Slope, opioid crisis continues and sheriffs say it is leading to mental health, crime

Mesa County Sheriff Todd Rowell and Delta County Sheriff Mark Taylor have had  a constant battle fighting the opioid crisis in their counties since 2017, when it first started impacting western Colorado.

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Grand Junction still seeking answers to homeless issue, following drug arrests at resource center

When the Grand Junction City Council was forming their plan in 2023 to find temporary shelters for the approximately 2,300 homeless people who were living in the streets, members of the community had multiple concerns about the potential problems with the proposed housing.

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Is Prop. 129 the answer to the veterinary shortage in rural Colorado?

It’s a rare occasion indeed when we see Gov. Jared Polis and Heidi Ganahl, former rivals in the 2022 governor’s race, agree on much of anything.  Proposition 129, on your general election ballot, is just the thing that they could speak about in one voice.

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