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Moffat County wants $118 million in help from the company that’s closing power plant and coal mines
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Moffat County wants $118 million in help from the company that’s closing power plant and coal mines

By Mark Jaffe | The Colorado Sun Faced with a “near-existential threat” as a coal-fired power plant and the mines that feed it close, Moffat County and the City of Craig, backed by state officials, want Colorado utility regulators to require the Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association to provide up to $118 million in aid. Tri-State, which operates the coal-fired Craig Station, plans to shutter the plant’s first unit at the end of this year and has moved up the final closure of two other units to 2028. The two local mines that provide the coal are also expected to close. The closures will leave a large hole in the region’s taxbase and jobs. In 2023, the power plant and mines provided 43% of property tax revenues for the county and accounted for 437 high-paying jobs. ...
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In debt for dad: Consumers to show Father’s Day appreciation with $22.4 billion in spending
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In debt for dad: Consumers to show Father’s Day appreciation with $22.4 billion in spending

By Aislinn Murphy | Fox Business Scores of American consumers have fathers and father figures for whom they want to show their appreciation this Father’s Day, and according to a National Retail Federation (NRF) estimate, they will collectively splash out an eye-popping amount of money to do so. The NRF and Prosper Insights & Analytics found in a survey that this year’s expected Father’s Day spending by American consumers will amount to the "second highest figure in the survey’s history" at $22.4 billion, according to a news release.  The survey found 75% of U.S. consumers expressed intentions to partake in the holiday. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX BUSINESS
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Survey: Nearly 50% of parents with young children take on debt for Disney trip
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Survey: Nearly 50% of parents with young children take on debt for Disney trip

By Daniella Genovese | Fox Business Nearly 50% of parents with young children are going into debt after taking a trip to one of Disney's theme parks, according to a recent LendingTree report. LendingTree surveyed more than 2,000 consumers, 24% of which have gone into debt for the trip, a 33% increase from its 2022 findings. However, that figure jumped to 45% among parents with children younger than 18, according to the data. Of the parents with young children who have taken on debt, almost all of them, 83%, did so in the past five years. Parents, faced with tighter budgets and persistent inflation, "are more likely to take on debt than before," according to LendingTree. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX BUSINESS
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Your Social Security COLA increase could be smaller than expected next year
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Your Social Security COLA increase could be smaller than expected next year

By Megan Henney  | Fox Business Social Security recipients are on track to receive a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) next year that is smaller than previously expected after inflation moderated more than expected in May. Mary Johnson, a retired Social Security and Medicare analyst, estimated the adjustment could be about 3%, based on May inflation data, which showed the consumer price index was unchanged from the previous month and is up 3.3% from the same time last year. Both figures are lower than expected, suggesting high inflation is loosening its grip on the U.S. economy. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX BUSINESS
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Skilled workers are in demand; these trade jobs pay the most
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Skilled workers are in demand; these trade jobs pay the most

By Breck Dumas | Fox Business Trade jobs in the U.S. are in a renaissance with high demand for skilled workers and waning interest in college among young adults. The shortage of workers in the trades has driven up the pay, making those positions more attractive and the training a better payoff than a four-year college degree, in many instances. Using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, job site Indeed recently reported that the average salary for a trade job in America is $61,900, but several occupations pay much more, even just starting out. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX BUSINESS
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Council meeting suspended amid conflict in small town Aguilar
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Council meeting suspended amid conflict in small town Aguilar

By Ruth Stodghill | World Journal The Town of Aguilar held its long-awaited May meeting of the Board of Trustees–albeit a bit tardy.  The June 6 council meeting saw progress made on some important issues facing the town including the appointment of a new trustee. However, long-running tensions between council members, town staff, and residents erupted into tense back-and-forths that saw the town administrator abandon the room and the council adjourn the meeting only halfway through the night’s agenda.   The meeting kicked off with Trustee Robert Romero objecting to the April 25 board meeting minutes on the grounds that they recorded a decision by the board to retain Tyra Avila in her dual role of Town Clerk/Administrator.  Romero said the motion, made by Trustee Ver...
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What’s on my ballot? Three races for district attorney are opposed, including in new 23rd District
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What’s on my ballot? Three races for district attorney are opposed, including in new 23rd District

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice There will be three opposed district attorney races to decide, including in the newly-created 23rd District, on the primary ballot. Election Day is Tuesday, June 25. Registered voters should have received a mailed ballot or will in the coming days. Those Coloradans who are not yet registered to vote may do so in a couple of ways with various deadlines. Register at GoVoteColorado.gov through June 17, in order to receive a ballot by mail. Additionally, registration can be completed in person at a voting center until 7 p.m. on Election Day. On the Democratic ballot, John Walsh and Leora Joseph are vying to become district attorney in the 2nd District. The winner will not face Republican opposition in the general election. On the Republican ba...
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What’s on my ballot? In Colorado House, 18 of 65 races feature some form of primary opposition
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What’s on my ballot? In Colorado House, 18 of 65 races feature some form of primary opposition

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice There will be 10 opposed Colorado House races for Republicans to decide and eight for Democrats to weigh on the primary ballot. Election Day is Tuesday, June 25. Registered voters should have received a mailed ballot or will in the coming days. Those Coloradans who are not yet registered to vote may do so in a couple of ways with various deadlines. Register at GoVoteColorado.gov through June 17, in order to receive a ballot by mail. Additionally, registration can be completed in person at a voting center until 7 p.m. on Election Day. There are 65 seats in the Colorado House, with each seat appearing on the ballot every two years. Among those, about one-third of seats are opposed in either the Democratic or Republican Party primaries. Democrat...
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Gaines: My experience with wolves, Gov. Polis and the legal system
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Gaines: My experience with wolves, Gov. Polis and the legal system

By Cory Gaines | Colorado Accountability Project We have finally approached the end of our settlement.  I won't go into the gory details (if you want more, I linked to Rachel Gabel's contemporaneous op ed below), but back in January of this year, I testified at a Colorado Parks and Wildlife commissioners meeting.  I was quite critical of the way that they handled their business.   I was cut off by the head commissioner and then booted from this meeting.  Thanks to the Public Trust Institute taking my case pro bono, I was able to do more than just gripe to friends. I truly appreciate their taking my case, because, outside of Mrs. Gabel and a tiny mention by Shaun Boyd, no one else in the media seemed to care about the loss of my First Amendment rights an...
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Jeff Co. GOP chairwoman censured for actions taken without consent of executive committee
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Jeff Co. GOP chairwoman censured for actions taken without consent of executive committee

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice The Jefferson County Republican Party's executive committee has censured Chairwoman Nancy Pallozzi, a press release from the organization and received by the Rocky Mountain Voice reads. The executive committee met on Thursday, June 13, to discuss recent actions of the chairwoman, the release reads. "The committee voted to censure the chair[woman] due to her failure to seek the authority of the executive committee prior to taking actions in regards to Colorado [Republican Party] Chair[man] Dave Williams," the statement on Jefferson County Republican Party letterhead reads. It continues: "This action concerns only the matter of the chair[woman] acting without authority and is not to be construed as an endorsement of, or opposition to, statem...
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