Government

The Garfield County commissioners on Monday appointed two new trustees for the Carbondale and New Castle library board seats, but they couldn’t agree on a Glenwood Springs appointee and have pushed the decision to the new year.

Colorado clinics such as the one in Glenwood Springs have already been seeing an uptick in out-of-state patients seeking abortions since Roe v. Wade was overturned, and the numbers are expected to increase with the latest election results.

The Garfield County Public Library District has three positions opening on its board before Jan. 1, and the county commissioners are again preparing to oversee the appointment process amid controversy over whether to restrict certain library books.

Colorado’s new testing program under the Mobile Home Park Water Quality Act kicked off this past summer, but extensive testing and an enforcement process that is still getting set up means it could be awhile until communities such as Apple Tree Park in New Castle see major fixes.

Residents of 3-Mile Mobile Home Park will be going before the Garfield County commissioners on Monday to ask them to opt-in to receive state funds from Proposition 123 for affordable housing before a Nov. 1 deadline. The residents hope to apply for the funds to help them takeover ownership of their park.

On Tuesday Adam Frisch announced he would again challenge Lauren Boebert to represent Colorado's third district in congress. The 2024 race will be a rematch of last November's midterm.

Some federal workers are still working in Colorado, despite the government shutdown. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is still overseeing oil and gas…

During his State of the State address, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper expressed concerns about marijuana edibles."Back in the day, candy cigarettes…

The budget for Pitkin County is getting reviewed ahead of a December deadline for adoption. The $104 million budget reflects upgrades to government…

Officials with the White River National Forest told elected leaders in Pitkin County Tuesday (10/13) a government shutdown is a “very real possibility.”…