Author: By MARY SHINN
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Low turnout for Tuesday’s municipal election has Springs officials looking for answers
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Voter turnout in the Colorado Springs City Council election Tuesday was low compared to recent municipal elections, records show. Raising the question: What should change? Turnout reached 26.8% — or 83,404 returned ballots from 310,942 registered voters on Election Day, city clerk’s data shows. Slipping from a turnout of 38% in 2019, 33% in 2017 and 40% in…
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Federal transportation bill could help make Front Range passenger rail a reality
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The long-term vision to bring passenger rail to the Colorado Front Range got a bit more validation Thursday from Amtrak. Amtrak, the quasi-public national rail corporation, identified a new passenger rail line from Cheyenne to Pueblo in its 15-year plan to add more than 30 new routes and serve up to 160 new communities, depending…
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Democratic incumbent Tony Exum faces grass-roots activist Robert Blancken in House District 17 race
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Colorado State Rep. Tony Exum Sr. is facing grass-roots Republican activist Robert Blancken in the race for House District 17 in southeastern Colorado Springs. Exum, a Democrat and retired Colorado Springs Fire Department battalion chief, is running for his fourth term and remains committed to supporting public education, protecting the environment and bolstering economic opportunity…
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El Paso County and Colorado coronavirus cases rising, exceeding highs set in April and May
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The average number of people testing positive for COVID-19 daily in El Paso County is rising and has exceeded the highs set in April and May, public health data show. El Paso County Public Health reported the 14-day average number of cases in the county reached about 38 positive COVID-19 cases Sunday after rising…
