Organizers hope the events throughout Garfield County will empower voters to make informed decisions for the midterm elections on Nov. 3, 2026.
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Glenwood Springs City Council voted at its last meeting to increase the fees. Council members said they want to see if the increase will decrease wait times and increase revenue.
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Two incumbents and three newcomers are vying for two seats on the Snowmass Village Town Council. Aspen Public Radio surveyed the candidates on key issues to see where their priorities lie.
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Garfield County commissioners are working line-by-line through the county’s proposed 2027 budget, grappling with lower revenues, higher expenses and a $12.9 million shortfall.
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Candidates Emily Kolbe and Ted Mahon spoke to Aspen Public Radio about where they stand on the county’s top issues. They’ll face off in the Nov. 3 election.
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On today's podcast: Plans for a housing development, west of Glenwood Springs, is moving forward. The Aspen airport could double landing fee rates next year. And Colorado voters will soon decide whether to enshrine the right to hunt and fish into the state constitution.
Regional News
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Atrazine contamination is most widespread in the Midwest, but affected watersheds extend into Colorado and New Mexico.
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Skeptics question energy company’s data center ties, but former superintendent takes $105M in good faith.
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Jessie Sears, a Karuk documentary film producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting, joined an Indigenous journey up Mount Tahoma, also known as Mount Rainier, the tallest mountain in the Cascades.
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Oil, gas and coal are rebounding under the Trump administration. In Wyoming, it's a big win for the fossil fuel industry.
NPR News
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Skerritt was Captain Dallas in Alien, Viper in Top Gun, and a small town sheriff in the TV series Picket Fences.
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The judge found the department's field operations to identify noncitizens who voted likely violated the Voting Rights Act, which bars voter intimidation.
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"There's an understandable pull in my industry to make things ... super safe, super familiar," Gilpin says. She wants to go the other way. Gilpin currently stars in the noir drama The Lowdown.
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In '72, filmmaker William Greaves hosted a cocktail party for the surviving members of the Harlem Renaissance. Our critic says the footage is "like watching a 50th college reunion set on Mt. Olympus."
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We take y'all to church on this episode. We presents three artists backed by choirs behind the Desk. Look for Tiny Desk Radio on your local NPR station.
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The Iguazú Falls span more than a mile across both countries. A rain-soaked October, which scientists link to the Super El Niño, has sent near-record volumes of water surging over the towering cliffs.
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Sitting at a desk all day hurts. And it isn't good for us. Strategies to make it a little more comfortable, from eye muscle exercises to alleviate eye strain to a back pain-fighting body movement.
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President Trump's attempts to bring beef prices down has potentially backfired politically in several key states.
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A drought-stricken region of northeast Spain has become a focus for American companies searching for locations to place their data centers.
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Republican U.S. Rep. David Valadao is fighting for reelection in central California. 6 in 10 residents of his district are covered by Medicaid, which he voted to cut last year.
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