Colorado faces a declining economic reality: high inflation, soaring gas prices, stagnant wages, rising unemployment and an increasingly unaffordable housing market.
In a decisive voice, the Mesa County community voted for ballot measures 4A and 4B. This passage is a clear mandate: Buildings with accessibility and security issues get an overhaul. Five learning days remain on the school calendar. And teachers will receive more approved curriculum sources, so they won’t have to resort to websites like Teachers Pay Teachers.
When the polls close and enough ballots are counted on Election Night, voters are familiar with news agencies “calling” a winner in a race.
Long after ‘the call’ there’s work being done in election offices across Colorado Read More »
Two women have been arrested in connection with the theft of multiple ballots in Mesa County, District Attorney Dan Rubinstein announced Wednesday.
Grand Junction businesses and residents in the downtown area have become fed up with the nefarious and criminal activity stemming from the Homeward Bound Day Center for the homeless, and they are directing their ire at elected officials on City Council.
Even with several tiers of signature auditing in place, the sheer volume of votes in process leaves Colorado’s system open to fraud and mistakes while putting the onus on individuals.
How three fraudulent ballots got through the mail-in voting process in Mesa County Read More »
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.
Mesa County to Secretary Griswold: ‘This is our community and our investigation’ Read More »
Two people have been arrested following a traffic stop on Colorado’s Western Slope in which authorities seized 60 pounds of methamphetamine. According to the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office, an investigator with the Western Colorado Drug Task Force conducted the traffic stop on Tuesday.
Deputies seize 60 pounds of meth, arrest two in traffic stop on Colorado’s Western Slope Read More »
With many Colorado voters already having ballots in hand, soon decisions will need to be made on a variety of ballot initiatives, not the least of which is Proposition 131.
Experts to debate Prop 131 (Ranked Choice Voting) at Oct. 18 event in Grand Junction Read More »
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.
