Author: RACHAEL WRIGHT Special to Colorado Politics
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Eagle County leads the way in fire mitigation as winter drought deepens
In 2011, Eagle County had what it considered a robust Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP), which it developed and then discussed with community leaders. But after the devastation wrought by the 2020 fire season, in which three fires — Cameron Peak, East Troublesome, and Pine Gulch — consumed nearly half a million acres, Eric Lovgren,…
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A LOOK BACK | GOP state chairman snubbed at ‘secret’ planning meeting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Forty Years Ago This Week: Nearly two dozen Republican Party county chairmen met in Denver to hammer out a strategy for the 1982 governor’s race and to make an initial attempt at winnowing down an…
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A LOOK BACK | Colorado delegation reacts to Reagan Social Security proposal
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Forty Years Ago This Week: Members of Colorado’s congressional delegation gave their takes on the future of Social Security benefits after President Reagan proposed a budget “safety net” that promised millions of individuals nearing retirement…
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A LOOK BACK | Durham vacancy and a new CD7 set off scrambles
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Forty Years Ago This Week: Just days after Republican state Sen. Steve Durham of Colorado Springs resigned his Senate seat to take over as regional director of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Senate District 12…
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A LOOK BACK | Republicans posture for Reagan appointments; Owens warns of voter fraud
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A weekly dive into the pages of Colorado Politics’ predecessor, The Colorado Statesman, which started in 1898: Forty Years Ago This Week: With President-elect Ronald Reagan’s inauguration mere weeks away, candidates were lining up to promote…
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A LOOK BACK | Peña pushes campaign finance reforms on exit
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A weekly dive into the pages of Colorado Politics’ predecessor, The Colorado Statesman, which started in 1898: Thirty Years Ago: A week after Denver Mayor Federico Peña’s announcement that he wouldn’t run for another term,…