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Eagle County Democratic Party elects new leadership
The Eagle County Democratic Party elected new leaders on Feb. 11 to serve a two-year term. The newly elected executive committee includes: Lewis replaces Jennifer Filipowski as top local party official. Karen Barch, Lesley Rameil,...
5 questions about Colorado politics with Sen. Dylan Roberts
As the end of 2024 draws near and election results are finalized, state lawmakers representing Colorado’s Western Slope are gearing up for an uncertain political climate come January. We asked one of them — Sen....
Hunting advocacy groups sue Colorado Parks and Wildlife commissioners over mountain lion op-ed during the November election
Two national hunting advocacy groups are suing the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission and two individual commissioners over an op-ed written during the November election, claiming they violated open meeting laws. Amid the battle over...
Colorado voters felt optimistic leading up to Election Day, poll shows
In the weeks leading up to the Nov. 5 election, the vast majority of Colorado voters felt like they had more in common with their neighbors than not, according to a recent poll from the...
Colorado Democrats lose supermajority in state House, pending recounts
Democrats lost their supermajority in the Colorado House after prolonged vote counting showed the party losing key seats needed to maintain their two-thirds majority. While two races will have mandatory recounts due to their close...
Status quo remains for Western Slope legislative seats, but some margins of victory see sharp change
Though Democrats and Republicans on the Western Slope retained power over their respective state legislative seats up for election this year, a closer look at the results shows voters’ opinions took drastic shifts in some...
Colorado Latino voters buck national election trend, maintain strong support for Harris and Democrats, exit poll finds
As voters across the country swung toward former President Donald Trump on Tuesday, Colorado’s Latino electorate bucked the national trend, according to a statewide exit poll. The poll surveyed 600 registered Latino voters who had...
After loss on Western Slope, Colorado Democrats’ chance of supermajorities slips away
Colorado Democrats won’t gain highly coveted supermajorities in the state legislature after a Republican won in a closely watched, toss-up race on the Western Slope. The Associated Press called the race for Senate District 5...
Amendment 80: Measure that would add school choice to Colorado Constitution fails
Voters have rejected Amendment 80, a ballot measure that would have enshrined the right to school choice in the Colorado Constitution, according to unofficial results from the Secretary of State’s Office. The ballot measure has...
Property tax increase for Eagle County Conservation District passes by wide margin
Property owners in Eagle County passed a property tax increase on Tuesday for the Eagle County Conservation District, breathing new life into the more than 70-year-old district. Tuesday’s tax question went out to anyone who...
Some reliably blue resort areas in Colorado see a slight shift toward Trump as much of the country swings right
Amid a rightward shift in the U.S. presidential race in much of the country on election night, a handful of Colorado’s most reliably blue rural resort areas followed suit — though to a lesser degree. ...
Eagle County’s voter turnout for 2024 about 82%, which is down from 2020
As of Monday morning, voter turnout in Eagle County was lagging by about 6,000 ballots. That gap had closed by the early morning hours of Wednesday. A number of people dropped their ballots into drop...
Ballot measure banning mountain lion, bobcat hunting in Colorado, fails
The hunting of mountain lions and bobcats will remain legal in Colorado after voters rejected a proposition that would have banned the practice. While election results are still unofficial, the Associated Press called the race...
Republican Jeff Hurd wins race to represent Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District in Congress
Grand Junction Republican Jeff Hurd will be the next representative for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, defeating Aspen Democrat Adam Frisch. Frisch conceded the race to represent Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District to Republican opponent Jeff Hurd...
Senate District 5 results: Marc Catlin takes an early lead over Cole Buerger
Republican Marc Catlin holds an early lead over Democrat Cole Buerger in the election to represent Senate District 5 after 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday. There were around 65,500 votes counted, with all seven counties in...
Joe Neguse cruises to reelection in Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District
Incumbent Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Boulder) easily won reelection against challenger Marshall Dawson (R-Boulder) in the race to represent Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District, according to a projection from the Associated Press. In preliminary election results as...
Colorado ballot initiatives: Colorado ballot measure enshrining abortion access in state constitution passes
8:38 p.m. The Associated Press called the race for Amendment 79, which enshrines Coloradans’ unfettered access to abortion in the state constitution, at 8:26 p.m. About 61% of counted votes were in favor of the measure...
Avon voters accept construction materials use tax in early voting results
Avon voters were in favor of ballot issue 2C, which asked for approval of a tax on the use of construction materials, as of 9 p.m. on Tuesday. Unofficial results showed 53% of voters for...
Eagle County election results: Voters approve new taxes for fire protection, short-term rentals in Minturn while rejecting lodging tax in Gypsum
Voters on Tuesday approved a new 0.79% sales tax for the Eagle River Fire Protection District in Avon, EagleVail, Edwards, Minturn and Red Cliff. A two-thirds majority of residents approved the new sales tax, with...
Eagle County Board of Commissioners results: Matt Scherr holds considerable lead over challenger Gregg Cooper
Election night offered few surprises in the District 1 race for the Eagle County Board of Commissioners, with incumbent Democrat Matt Scherr poised to claim a win over Republican challenger Gregg Cooper. As of 9...