Biden’s appearance at the fundraiser kicked off his two-day tour in Colorado. He will visit a wind tower manufacturing plant in Pueblo on Wednesday
Politics and Government
Posted inEducation
Most of the Colorado school board candidates backed by teachers unions won their races this year
Voters in many school districts indicated they “want to get back to the basics” in education, one national expert says. But the presidential election could stir up conservative energy in future school board races.
Posted inColoradans
Gunnison elects first Cora Indian to city council, giving voice to community that lived mainly in the shadows
Marisela Ballesteros, 26, will be sworn in Dec. 12 and says she’ll work to better the circumstances of everyone — not just those who share her ethnicity. It’s “not OK that everyone is struggling.”
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Joe Biden is coming to Colorado. He’ll be in the Denver area Tuesday and Pueblo on Wednesday.
Biden will attend a fundraiser in Denver and then visit the CS Wind factory in Pueblo, the world’s largest wind turbine tower manufacturing plant. He was originally scheduled to go to the plant in October.
Posted inElection 2024
Colorado Supreme Court will hear appeal of ruling that Trump can stay on ballot despite insurrection
The case will be heard by the seven justices on the state court, all of whom were appointed by Democrats.
Posted inHousing
Colorado legislature approves $30 million for emergency rental assistance as eviction filings reach record highs
Denver County has seen a record number of eviction filings in 2023. An assistance package passed Monday aims to curb evictions statewide.
Posted inPolitics and Government
What the Colorado legislature passed during the special session and how it will affect your wallet
The Democratic majority cut property taxes and expanded social welfare programs. But a long-term solution to the state’s rising property taxes will have to wait.
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2024 ballot measure would make Colorado’s primaries open, enact ranked-choice voting for general elections
Kent Thiry, the wealthy former CEO of DaVita, is behind the initiative, which would also do away with Colorado’s caucus and assembly process and vacancy committees
Posted inNews
Trump celebrates win in Colorado election case during return visit to Iowa
Trump, campaigning in west-central Iowa, called the decision “a gigantic court victory”
Posted inWater
Colorado River crisis: How did the nation’s two largest reservoirs nearly go dry?
Historic drought, poor planning, competing political agendas and climate-change denial contributed to dangerously low levels at Lake Mead and Lake Powell, experts say. What’s being done to reverse the damage?