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Support Amendment G: Modification to property tax exemption for disabled veterans
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Support Amendment G: Modification to property tax exemption for disabled veterans

By Editorial Board | Editorial, Rocky Mountain Voice Ballot language: Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Constitution concerning the expansion of eligibility for the property tax exemption for veterans with a disability to include a veteran who does not have a service-connected disability rated as a one hundred percent permanent disability but does have individual unemployability status? How it reached the ballot: House Continuing Resolution 23-1002, supported by a 62-0 vote of the House and 34-0 vote of the Senate. An overwhelming bipartisan majority of the House and Senate additionally sponsored the measure, in a General Assembly that couldn't agree on eating a ham sandwich for lunch. Background: The Colorado Constitution grants a property tax exemption to veterans with...
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Griswold: If Kamala has such great plans, why hasn’t she implemented them?
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Griswold: If Kamala has such great plans, why hasn’t she implemented them?

By Kylee Griswold | Commentary, The Federalist Kamala Harris has been VP for three and a half years, and her policies have only exacerbated Americans’ biggest problems. Minnesota Democrat Gov. Tim Walz spent an awful lot of time during Tuesday’s vice presidential debate talking about what he and Kamala Harris would do on “day one” and beyond if Americans (and Big Tech oligarchs) elect them this November. The problem? As Sen. J.D Vance, R-Ohio, pointed out, Kamala Harris’ “day one” was nearly 1,400 days ago. If Harris wants to help struggling Americans, why hasn’t she? She does hold the second-highest office in the land, after all. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE FEDERALIST Editor’s note: Opinions expressed in commentary pieces are those of the author and do not nece...
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Problems piling up for local ballot measure banning slaughterhouses in Denver
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Problems piling up for local ballot measure banning slaughterhouses in Denver

By Sherrie Peif | Complete Colorado With just weeks left before ballots go out in the mail, opposition to the Denver slaughterhouse ban ballot question is getting a hefty boost with the Denver Democrats joining other unlikely opponents airing their concerns over the issue and the filing of a significant campaign finance complaint against proponents of the measure. The measure titled “Prohibition of Slaughterhouses” would outlaw “the construction, maintenance, or use of” any meat processing facilities in Denver beginning January 1, 2026, as well as “require the city to prioritize residents whose employment is affected by the ordinance in workforce training or employment assistance programs.” Proponents of the measure say they are seeking an increase in consumption of plant-bas...
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Adam Frisch, Jeff Hurd meet for likely their final 3rd District debate in Pueblo
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Adam Frisch, Jeff Hurd meet for likely their final 3rd District debate in Pueblo

By Lindy Browning | Contributor, Rocky Mountain Voice The last meeting between Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District candidates, Democrat Adam Frisch and Republican candidate Jeff Hurd, took place Monday, Sept. 30, at the Hoag Theater in Pueblo. From the beginning of the debate it was clear that moderator Earnest Luning was going to ask the candidates some difficult questions and he wanted specific answers. At some points during the debate, he asked follow up questions to get more specific answers for the public. Luning, representing Colorado Politics, set the tone of the debate by asking both candidates how they were going to work with U.S. Rep. Lauren Bobert, who has represented the 3rd District and is now running in the 4th District in Northern Colorado and on the Eastern Plain...
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Rep. Armagost stresses voting in November: ‘There’s too much at stake and too much to lose’
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Rep. Armagost stresses voting in November: ‘There’s too much at stake and too much to lose’

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice Registration, education and turnout are all of equal importance for down-ballot candidates in the Nov. 5 general election, state Rep. Ryan Armagost told grassroots supporters Monday in a call led by former state Sen. Kevin Lundberg. He's among many Republicans who are encouraging efforts to continue to register new voters and educate them on the ballot. "We need to at least triple our voter turnout," Armagost said. "There's too much at stake and too much to lose." Armagost is completing his first term in Colorado House District 64, representing portions of Larimer and Weld counties. He was preceded in the office by Richard Holtorf of Akron, who was redistricted into House District 63. Previously a volunteer firefighter in Evans and a 10...
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Donald Trump: My plan to Make America Affordable Again, and bring back the American Dream
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Donald Trump: My plan to Make America Affordable Again, and bring back the American Dream

By Donald J. Trump, Commentary | Newsweek For years, Americans have watched as our country has been stripped of our jobs and stripped of our wealth. We've watched our companies get sold off to foreign countries. But with my plan for the American economy, this will stop immediately. When I am president, we will begin to take other countries' jobs and factories, bringing businesses and trillions of dollars back to the United States. Under my plan, American workers will no longer be worried about losing their jobs to foreign nations. Instead, foreign nations will be worried about losing their jobs to Americans. German car companies can become American car companies. We can beat China in electronic production. Manufacturers that have left us will come sprinting back to our shores. Her...
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Adam Frisch and Jeff Hurd are vying to replace Lauren Boebert in 3rd District. Here’s where they stand on the big issues.
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Adam Frisch and Jeff Hurd are vying to replace Lauren Boebert in 3rd District. Here’s where they stand on the big issues.

By Jesse Paul | Colorado Sun Democrat Adam Frisch, a former Aspen city councilman, and Republican Jeff Hurd, a Grand Junction Republican, are running against each other to represent Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District in Washington, D.C. The GOP-leaning district spans Colorado’s Western Slope and stretches into Pueblo and southeastern Colorado. U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Republican, currently represents the district, but moved to Windsor on the other side of the state and is running this year to represent the 4th Congressional District. We asked Hurd and Frisch about their stances on major issues, like the economy, immigration and the environment.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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‘We feel like we’ve been attacked’: Superior Farm employee speaks against ban headed to voters
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‘We feel like we’ve been attacked’: Superior Farm employee speaks against ban headed to voters

By The Fence Post Isabel Bautista has been working at Superior Farms in Denver since Sept. 19, 2000. Her mother worked in the harvest department at the time and encouraged Bautista and her brother to join her at Superior. The two siblings began the same day. She was a single mom with a three-month-old baby in a new city and spoke only Spanish. Bautista said her intuition from day one was that Superior Farms was a good company. She stayed and worked on the cleaning crew on the harvest floor. She and her mother and one other woman were the only three females in the harvest department. Learning English as she worked there, she was promoted to quality control. “They always, always try to promote within the company,” she said. “They get to know the employees and if they have potential,...
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Student-led election forum at Liberty Common H.S. will feature three state House, Senate races
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Student-led election forum at Liberty Common H.S. will feature three state House, Senate races

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice It is a rarity in general election races of about any variety -- this week a student-led debate will feature seven candidates for three seats in the Fort Collins area. Liberty Common High School will host a forum featuring candidates in House District 52 and 53, and Senate District 14. The forum will take place at the high school, 2745 Minnesota Dr., from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3. House District 52 is a race which may have slipped under most radars. The candidates include Steve Yurash, with the Colorado Center Party, and Democrat Yara Zokaie. House District 53 features Democrat Andrew Boesnecker and Republican Donna Walter. In Senate District 14, three candidates are slated to appear. They include Libertarian Jeff Brosius, Democrat ...
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Is Prop. 129 the answer to the veterinary shortage in rural Colorado?
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Is Prop. 129 the answer to the veterinary shortage in rural Colorado?

By Lindy Browning | Contributor, Rocky Mountain Voice 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. Prop. 129 asks voters to approve a new mid-level veterinary practitioner, equating the mid-level practitioner to a physician’s assistant for humans. The duties of this newly proposed veterinarian professional associate (VPA) would overlap between those of the veterinarian (DVM) and those of a traditional vet tech. The proposed VPA would be able to diagnose, recommend treatment and perform some surgeries under the supervision of a DVM. If Prop. 129 passes, it would not go into ...
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