Author: By Mary Shinn The Gazette
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Colorado Springs-based Auria wins $8.1 million contract
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As more and more satellites circle the globe, ensuring antennas are available for critical Space Force actions such as correcting an orbit or receiving images is key. Recently, Colorado Springs-based Auria received an $8.1 million contract to build a cloud-based prototype that will ensure either military or commercial ground-stations not currently used by the Space…
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VOICES OF THE VOTERS | El Paso County perhaps not as deep red as before
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Editor’s Note: This story is part of an occasional series to capture views among Coloradans. As the presidential race enters its final weeks ahead of the November election, the Republican Party’s hold on El Paso County is strong, but perhaps not as tight as it once was, Democrats say. The county is known as a…
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Thanks to federal pandemic aid, Colorado Springs projects budget boost in 2021
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Colorado Springs’ 2021 proposed budget could get a small funding boost above 2020 levels that will allow the city to keep adding police officers, the mayor reported Monday. Mayor John Suthers is proposing a $17.6 million increase to the city’s 2021 general fund above 2020 budgeted spending levels, a boost of about 5.3%, bringing the total general fund…
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El Paso County prepping for 80% turnout in November election
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El Paso County election officials are preparing for 372,400 voters in November, a big jump up from the last presidential election. Enthusiasm among voters, competitive races and many ballot questions are expected to drive an 80% turnout in El Paso County, up from 70% in 2016, Clerk and Recorder Chuck Broerman said Tuesday. The voter turnout…
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Mayor Suthers: Colorado Springs resilient through pandemic, economic shutdown
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Mayor John Suthers said at his State of the City address Thursday the coronavirus pandemic and stay-at-home order set up Colorado Springs for a potential economic collapse, but the community has proved resilient and its recovery is among the best in country. Suthers celebrated the community’s successes during his online speech including record levels of…
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Hundreds tested for coronavirus at Colorado Springs asked to return for retest
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Health officials are asking several hundred people who were tested Tuesday for the coronavirus at a testing site at The Citadel mall in Colorado Springs to get retested. El Paso County Public Health officials alerted the state Tuesday afternoon, the same day the testing site opened, that samples collected at the site may not have…
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Colorado Springs will ask voters to keep tax revenue, protect city from TABOR effect that could slow recovery
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Colorado Springs officials will ask voters in November to allow the city to retain money that would otherwise be refunded under the Colorado Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights and take a time-out from the law’s ratchet-down effect on tax revenue to help the city recover faster from the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus. The council…
