All 8 congressional districts and one Senate seat will be on this year’s ballot… Here are the Colorado Legislature members making a bid for Congress…
Category: News/Politics
Tommy Emmanuel to Headline 15th Annual Pagosa Folk ‘N Bluegrass Festival
“When I was a kid, I wanted to be in show business. Now I just want to be in the happiness business — I make music, you get happy. That’s a good job….”
ACLU Colorado Taps Nationally Recognized Civil Rights Strategist Taylor Pendergrass
“Now is the time for transformational and audacious public policy successes that build a more equitable and just world…”
Colorado Governor Waxes Optimistic in ‘State of the State’ Speech
For once, Democrats and Republicans both say they want to focus on the same areas — public education, public safety and the rising cost of living — this legislative session…
Changing the Legacy of Race & Ethnicity
In a quickly evolving world, these conversations are necessary to have, now more than ever…
Supreme Court Blocks Broad Worker Vaccine Requirement
“A vaccine mandate is strikingly unlike the workplace regulations that OSHA has typically imposed. A vaccination, after all, ‘cannot be undone at the end of the workday’….”
Archuleta County Democratic Club Meets Virtually Next Tuesday
Representative Valdez has been a member of the Colorado House of Representatives, representing District 62 since January, 2017…
Dems Elect New County Chair
The party also honored outgoing Chair, Becky Herman, by electing her Chair Emeritus and a member of the County Executive Committee…
Student Success and Workforce Revitalization Task Force Releases Its Report
“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create transformational change in our higher education system that gives our students the best opportunity to succeed….”
Democratic Lawmakers Plan to Address Education, High Cost of Living
It’s getting more expensive to live in Colorado, a fact that Republicans are counting on to help them in a midterm election year…
‘Affordable Housing Transformational Task Force’ Finalizes Draft Report
The Affordable Housing Transformational Task Force is charged with making recommendations on policies that will make housing in Colorado more affordable…
READY, FIRE, AIM: You Can’t Lose a Nuclear War
Russia and the U.S. have actually been doing a pretty good job of acting like they don’t want a nuclear war…
Pagosa Springs Town Council Seats Up for Election
The Town of Pagosa Springs will hold its municipal election on April 5, 2022 via mail ballot — and four seats on the seven-member Town Council are up for election…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Future of Flight, and Pork Fat
Earlier this month, United Airlines modified a Boeing 373 MAX… and flew it on a 600-mile trip from Chicago to Washington DC with a payload of (non-paying) passengers, presumably to catch the attention of politicians…
Bureau of Land Management Takes Next Steps to Protect Chaco Canyon
The proposed withdrawal of federal lands within a 10-mile radius around Chaco Culture National Historical Park would bar new federal oil and gas leasing on those lands…
New Colorado Database Will Allow Access to Police Information
The public database is required under the law enforcement accountability legislation, which was enacted by the Colorado General Assembly in 2020 and 2021…
Marshall Fire Destroys Nearly 1,000 Homes in Boulder County
By Friday afternoon, the blaze had finished with its destruction — a swath of incinerated suburban homes and businesses a half mile wide…
Federal Marijuana Law Still Creating Headaches for States
But 36 states plus the District of Columbia allow either full legalization for adult use or wide scale medical use, putting them at odds with federal law…
LIBRARY NEWS: T-Shirt Design Contest Open for Submissions
We’re looking for creative help in designing a t-shirt for this year’s Summer Reading Program. The theme will be “Oceans of Possibilities…”