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Weld Commissioner James exits GOP primary in 8th Congressional District, making Evans more likely to be nominee
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Weld Commissioner James exits GOP primary in 8th Congressional District, making Evans more likely to be nominee

By Jesse Paul | Colorado Sun Weld County Commissioner Scott James on Tuesday abruptly exited the Republican primary in Colorado’s highly competitive 8th Congressional District, making it more likely that state Rep. Gabe Evans will be the GOP nominee in the toss-up district come November.  “I decided I could best be of service and have the highest degree of impact by staying at home in Johnstown, continuing to serve and lift my voice for the people I love in the county and state that I love,” James wrote in a Facebook post announcing his decision. Whoever wins the June 25 primary in the 8th District, which stretches from Denver’s northeast suburbs along U.S. 85 into Greeley, will face Democratic U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo of Thornton in November. Republicans ...
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Sen. Kirkmeyer details ‘bad bills’ and killed Republican initiatives in address to Weld County
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Sen. Kirkmeyer details ‘bad bills’ and killed Republican initiatives in address to Weld County

By BRIAN PORTER | The Rocky Mountain Voice GREELEY – The tools in the Republican toolbox for members of the Colorado House and Senate are few, limited by the majorities enjoyed by the Democrat party, Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer told attendees here Saturday evening at the Weld County Republican Party’s Lincoln Dinner. In a presentation she termed a Republican “State of the State” address, she detailed the inability to even play defense on bad bills, and asked Republicans to help in future legislative sessions by electing more conservatives. “We are in the minority, and it sucks,” Kirkmeyer said. “We have 12 Republicans in the Senate and 19 Republicans in the House. Democrats have a super majority in the House.” The loss of a couple of seats in the Senate could put Democrats in a supe...
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More than 400 sue Jefferson County over Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport
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More than 400 sue Jefferson County over Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport

By Matt Mauro | KDVR-TV Fox 31 The long-running fight about noise near Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport is now headed to court. Hundreds of people who live near the airport are so fed up with noise from planes and other issues that they’re suing Jefferson County, which owns and operates the airport. The lawsuit represents more than 400 people who live in the Rock Creek neighborhood, which is in Superior and just northwest of the airport. They’ve been arguing with the county and airport for years about noise, flight paths and lead pollution. READ THE FULL STORY AT KDVR-TV FOX 31
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Eagle County paramedic dies while responding to call
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Eagle County paramedic dies while responding to call

By Wilson Beese | 9News Eagle County Paramedics Services are mourning the loss of one of their own who died Friday. Steve Zuckerman was responding to a backcountry rescue call in Vail at the time of his death. He was 61. The paramedics services did not say what the cause of death was. He started working part-time as a paramedic for Eagle County in April 2008 and joined the full-time staff in May 2013. He also worked for Beaver Creek Ski Patrol for more than 25 years. Zuckerman was a member of the Search and Rescue team, a field trainer and was training as a critical care paramedic. READ THE FULL STORY AT 9NEWS
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Postal Service floats idea of driving Western Slope mail to Denver and back before delivery
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Postal Service floats idea of driving Western Slope mail to Denver and back before delivery

By Nancy Lofholm | The Colorado Sun The U.S. Postal Service faced a rowdy, critical crowd Thursday in Grand Junction, a city that has yet to suffer the same delivery problems that have bedeviled smaller towns across Colorado. The crowd, packed into a too-small meeting room at Colorado Mesa University, hooted, hollered and guffawed as Postal Service officials laid out a plan to change the Western Slope’s largest city from a regional to a local mail processing center. The crowd whistled and clapped when speaker after speaker took the microphone to criticize the plan. The crowd had made its way to the meeting room in spite of the fact that Postal Service notices announcing the meeting had gone out with a wrong address for the meeting location. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO S...
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Q&A with Heather Graham | Pueblo’s new mayor aims to set narrative for Colorado city
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Q&A with Heather Graham | Pueblo’s new mayor aims to set narrative for Colorado city

By Ernest Luning | Colorado Politics Heather Graham was sworn in as only the second mayor of Pueblo in more than a century on Feb. 1, following the first-term, at-large city council member's nearly 25-point win in a runoff against the incumbent mayor, Nick Gradisar. A Pueblo native and registered Republican, Graham traces her political awakening to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, when she organized protests over city policies that restricted operations at her three restaurants — Ruby's Wine Bar and two Graham's Grills. Known for its namesake Pueblo chile and as the Home of Heroes — it's the hometown of four Congressional Medal of Honor recipients — Pueblo is Colorado's ninth-largest city, with a current estimated population of just over 110,000 putting it behind Westminster an...
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Garfield County commissioners deny Carbondale’s funding request to assist in migrant response
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Garfield County commissioners deny Carbondale’s funding request to assist in migrant response

By Taylor Cramer  | Post Independent In a unanimous decision on Tuesday, Garfield County Commissioners denied the town of Carbondale’s request for $50,000 in aid to support groups of recently arrived immigrants who have been relying on the town for temporary shelter since November.  Approximately 150 immigrants, mostly Venezuelans, arrived in Carbondale seeking shelter and employment. These newcomers, discovered living under the Carbondale entrance bridge and in various precarious situations on Nov. 4, were part of a larger group migration in search for stability in the face of economic and legal uncertainties. The town of Carbondale previously received $223,800 from a Department of Local Affairs grant and has been actively responding to the needs of these newcomers. This fun...
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Mesa County is not illegal immigrant sanctuary, commissioners declare in letter, resolution
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Mesa County is not illegal immigrant sanctuary, commissioners declare in letter, resolution

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice The solution to Denver’s illegal immigrant crisis cannot be transferring responsibility to other municipalities and governments, Mesa County commissioners said Tuesday. Commissioners have passed a resolution and written a letter to Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, clarifying Mesa County as a non-sanctuary county. “We appreciate Denver's efforts to address the complex and sensitive immigration issues, but we must be clear and communicate Mesa County's inability to extend aid,” the letter reads. “Our decision stems not from a lack of empathy or understanding, but from fiscal responsibility and the constraints and challenges we face within our jurisdiction.” Mesa County’s resources are strained by an estimated population of 2,300 homeless, a popul...
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Colorado Springs cracks down on homeless camping in hopes of pushing people toward shelter, services
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Colorado Springs cracks down on homeless camping in hopes of pushing people toward shelter, services

By Jennifer Brown and Hugh Carey | Colorado Sun Jeremy Krause has a simple code for making it on the streets of Colorado Springs: “Stay dry and avoid the cops.”  To keep warm, he burns hand sanitizer and rubbing alcohol. To steer clear of the police, he and his dog move often.  But avoiding them is not working as well anymore.  “It wasn’t so bad in the beginning, but the last two years they’ve been really irrational,” said Krause, who has been homeless for about eight years. “They’ve stolen my things like six times. They take your tent, your blankets, your heat, everything you need to survive. That’s to force us into the shelter.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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Big Brother or crime fighter? Elbert County says ‘no’ to license plate readers
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Big Brother or crime fighter? Elbert County says ‘no’ to license plate readers

By Carol McKinley | Colorado Springs Gazette In a clash between personal freedoms and technology-driven public safety, the guys controlling Elbert County's purse strings won. In May — to the dismay of the Elbert County Sheriff's Office — its own panel of county commissioners became what is likely the first governmental entity in Colorado to challenge the reach of cutting-edge surveillance technology avowed by law enforcement as a powerful crimefighting tool. In December, the Elbert County Commissioners voted, 3-0, against renewing the contract for the region’s nine Flock Safety brand license plate readers because constant surveillance of passing vehicles is too much "Big Brother" for their comfort. “This is a place where people ought to be able to live freely and enjoy their pr...
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