rural economic development
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EXCLUSIVE: Q&A with Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne as Dems’ state assembly begins
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Colorado Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne showed up outside the 1stBank Center in Broomfield Saturday morning, site of the Democrats’ state assembly, with her mind unchanged about her route to the ballot. She’s still awaiting word on her petitions to become one of who-knows-how-many Democratic candidates for governor. Lynne has served as lieutenant governor since 2016, when…
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Legislature moving at the speed of fiber to get internet service to rural Colorado
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After years of frustration over slow or non-existent broadband service in rural Colorado, the General Assembly is poised to move at the speed of fiber optic to finally connect rural communities, and economic opportunity, to the Internet. In the past week, another measure that would make high-speed broadband service possible for rural schools, homes and…
