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Q&A with Joe Neguse | ‘We’re going to keep showing up’: Colorado Democrat logs year’s 15th town hall
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U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, the assistant House minority leader and a Lafayette Democrat, held his 15th in-person town hall of the year on Aug. 19 in Steamboat Springs, racking up more of the events in eight months than the rest of the state’s House delegation combined. The joint event with Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet…
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New electric vehicle charging stations set for northwestern Colorado
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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo – Four more electric vehicle charging stations are headed to the Yampa Valley. The Steamboat Pilot and Today reports two public charging stations soon will be installed in Steamboat Springs, at Alpine Bank and another unannounced location. Two more stations will be installed in yet-to-be-announced locations in Craig and Dinosaur. Suzie Romig,…
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Insights: California, here we come, if you follow the hyperbole
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How did it get to be fashionable to beat up on California again? Going on 16 years ago, when I was a newcomer to our great state, both Texas and Cali were Colorado’s straw men. My accent, I learned to point out, was Deep South not East Texas. If something was bad, from enchiladas to…
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Municipal elections across Colorado include questions on taxes, bonds, housing and marijuana
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Voters in more than 80 municipalities across Colorado are electing members to city councils and town boards, as well as deciding a range of ballot measures covering everything from tax and bond questions to pot sales and high-speed internet, according to data compiled by the Colorado Municipal League. For the first time since 2009, there…
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Colorado Water Congress takes on a costly question: How to pay state’s tab for water
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Steamboat Springs – Could a tax similar to the one on sugary drinks in Boulder become a vehicle for financing the state’s multi-billion dollar needs for water? Probably not, but a similar idea is on a laundry list of solutions floating around the state’s water community. This week, funding the state water plan is among…
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet sets Wednesday town hall in Steamboat Springs
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet plans to hold a one-hour town hall in Steamboat Springs on Wednesday, his office announced. The Denver Democrat plans to answer questions chosen at random from the audience at the event. The town hall is scheduled for 2-4 p.m. at the Bud Werner Memorial Library, 1289 Lincoln Ave., in Steamboat Springs.…
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Steamboat council shouts about impact fees, theorizes about Bill Gates
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Scott Franz of the Steamboat Pilot has a tale of raised voices, a hypothetical billionaire and which taxpayers should pony up the impact of traffic. The Steamboat Springs County has a discussion featuring “some raised voices” on fees charged to developers to offset the impact traffic from new homes or rentals would have on the…
