Rocky Mountain Voice

In rural school districts, creative solutions to house teachers being created

From Deer Creek School District on the far Eastern Plains to Rangely on the western border of Utah, from Telluride and Aspen to Vail and Steamboat Springs, school districts all over rural Colorado are struggling with a need for affordable and available housing for teachers.

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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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Mesa County to Secretary Griswold: ‘This is our community and our investigation’

The Mesa County elections office is investigating a potential case of election fraud, Mesa County Clerk Bobbie Gross announced Thursday, just moments after a press release detailing the case was sent to the media from Secretary of State Jena Griswold’s office.

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Overbeck: Don’t align with teachers’ unions against Amendment 80 for school choice

From the Strange Bedfellows Department: the Christian Homeschool Educators of Colorado (CHEC) have joined with the sworn enemies of school choice, including teachers unions, the National Education Association (NEA) the Colorado Educators Association (CEA), and the Colorado Democratic Party to work against School Choice (Amendment 80) on the ballot. 

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Barry & O’Reilly: Vote ‘NO’ on Prop. 131 and say you don’t want ranked-choice voting

With the passage of Proposition 131, the ranked-choice voting measure you may have heard about, petitions are the only way candidates will able to qualify for the ballot. Only candidates with big money supporting them will be able to pay canvassers enough money to stand in front of stores to get a sufficient number of voters to sign each candidate’s petition. 

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