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Colorado State Land Board approves carbon lease to restore San Luis Valley rangeland
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480-acre project will rehabilitate trust land near Alamosa, sequester carbon and increase school revenues The Colorado State Land Board approved a new partnership that aims to restore degraded rangeland while opening a new revenue stream for public schools. The board authorized a 15-year grassland carbon lease on 480 acres northwest of Alamosa to Land and…
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San Luis Valley counties to receive federal dollars for broadband
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Conejos and Alamosa counties in Colorado’s San Luis Valley are set to receive a chunk of a $401 million disbursement from the federal government for broadband expansion. The Thursday announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture said the San Luis Valley Rural Electric Cooperative will receive nearly $2 million to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network that will bring…
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Alamosa City Council approves funding for recall of controversial San Luis Valley district attorney
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After listening to an hour of public comment regarding their controversial district attorney, including testimony from the police chief and city manager, the Alamosa City Council voted 4-1 to use taxpayer dollars in an effort to recall him. Alonzo Payne took office in 2021 and has three years left on his term, but a recall…
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Uproar in San Luis Valley over district attorney’s actions
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The honeymoon is over in the San Luis Valley between its freshman District Attorney, the Alamosa police chief and residents – who last week begged the City Council to use taxpayers’ money in an effort to recall the man some nicknamed “Let’em Go Alonzo.” The council listened to sentiment during the three hour meeting that District…
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Douglas County goes after San Luis Valley water
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Douglas County, which will get $68.2 million from the American Rescue Plan Act, intends to put some of that money toward buying water from the San Luis Valley. But that isn’t sitting well with folks in the San Luis Valley, who claim the plan to divert water from the valley to the Front Range will…
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BARBARA O’BRIEN | Five goals for Colorado’s next governor
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COMMENTARY: This is part of our series of contributed essays, “Imagine a Great Colorado.” See below for more. It was the honor of a lifetime to serve as Colorado’s 47th lieutenant governor. Talking with people everywhere from small towns to cities gives you a deep respect for the character of the state. Driving from Grand…
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‘Tater farmers to Trump: Don’t pull U.S. out of NAFTA trade pact
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Last April, U.S. Potato Council CEO John Keeling sent a letter to President Donald Trump outlining some ways the new administration could improve the potato industry. Mostly, Keeling said NAFTA could use some work, but pulling out of the agreement altogether would be catastrophic for potato farmers, such as the ones nestled in Colorado’s San…
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Glenwood Springs city attorney Karl Hanlon announces run for Congress
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Glenwood Springs city attorney Karl Hanlon has announced he is running for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, reports the Post Independent Citizen Telegram. “Over the last several months, I have spoken with many people about the challenges we face in western and southern Colorado. In those conversations, the thing I’ve heard over and over is that…
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Alamosa’s ex-finance chief reportedly near plea deal over charges she bilked city
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Last week Alamosa’s city manager said the city finance director had such a “sophisticated” embezzlement scheme it was difficult for even city auditors to crack the case. In July, Amanda McDonald was charged with theft, embezzlement of public property, unauthorized use of a financial transaction device, and first degree official misconduct, according to a city…
