Government

Local nonprofit Aspen Deserves Better raised some eyebrows during the March municipal elections over their yard signs, phone banking, and fundraising. Aspen Times reporter Josie Taris discusses her reporting on the nonprofit with Aspen Public Radio.

The Census Bureau has a tool called 'My Tribal Area' that provides accessible demographic information about tribal communities. It’s been around since 2016, but changes to the available data – or lack thereof – have affected how the tool has been received over the years.

The Montezuma County Homelessness Prevention Coalition is a collaboration between groups like The Bridge Emergency Shelter, Sih Hasin Street Medicine and the city of Cortez to help homeless friends and relatives living in Montezuma County, Colorado. On August 17, the coalition dedicated a bench to those who’ve died in the county while experiencing homelessness.

Popular recreation areas across the Mountain West are proposing price hikes for campsites, backcountry permits, parking spots and other amenities. Public land agencies say they’re responding to increased wear and tear on trails and facilities.

Ruedi Reservoir doesn’t just hold water for users and irrigators on both sides of the Continental Divide, it also has water that’s used for conservation purposes. Bennet, a Democrat representing Colorado, got a rundown on the cooperation that goes into making those water releases happen.

Hickenlooper secured $1.2 million in Congressional spending for the project last year, and came to see its project and learn more about Habitat for Humanity Roaring Fork Valley’s home ownership program. He also participated in a conversation with local leaders on the region’s housing crisis.

Last week, a federal judge in Utah handed the Biden administration a legal win when it dismissed a suit from the state of Utah claiming that the president had overstepped his legal authority when he restored two national monuments.

A D.C. judge has thrown out the Surface Transportation Board’s approval of a railway that would have used existing tracks along the Colorado River to transport waxy crude oil from Utah’s Uinta Basin to the Gulf Coast.

Glenwood Springs resident Cole Buerger announced this week that he’s running for Colorado State Senate District 5. Buerger joins Montrose Mayor Barbara Bynum as the second Democrat to announce their candidacy for the district in the 2024 election.

Anna Stout has worn many hats as Grand Junction’s mayor, a Spanish language interpreter, and the CEO of her local humane society. Now, she’s hoping to add U.S. Representative for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District to that list.