Author: Rachael Wright
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Telluride Mountain Village mayor and mayor pro-tem resign after launch of private investigation
By Rachael Wright Special to the Denver Gazette Telluride Mountain Village Mayor Marti Prohaska resigned her position recently after the Mountain Village Town Council announced it would conduct an independent investigation into unofficial conversations she had with Telluride Ski Resort (Telski) owner Chuck Horning concerning the end of the ski patrol strike and a potential sale…
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The Resource Exchange connects agencies with clients
The Resource Exchange serves nearly 13,000 infants, children, teenagers, adults and seniors across El Paso, Teller and Park counties by advocating for independence and inclusion. By partnering with more than 200 community organizations, to which they refer their families, The Resource Exchange has been able to dramatically increase opportunities for those it serves who have…
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Small businesses drive the rural Colorado economy, but barriers keep growing | FISCAL ROCKIES
Editor’s Note: Once among the nation’s fastest-growing economies, Colorado today confronts mounting challenges that threaten its momentum. This series reveals how a state once defined by prosperity is navigating economic cliffs and ridges. We explore the impact that increased regulations, tariffs, shifting tax policies, the high cost of living and widening urban–rural divides have on businesses,…
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The Resource Exchange connects agencies with clients
The Resource Exchange serves nearly 13,000 infants, children, teenagers, adults and seniors across El Paso, Teller and Park counties by advocating for independence and inclusion. By partnering with more than 200 community organizations, to which they refer their families, The Resource Exchange has been able to dramatically increase opportunities for those it serves who have…
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6 mountain communities increase lodging taxes, 2 reject the tax hike
Six mountain communities across Colorado voted on Tuesday to raise their lodging taxes after the state legislature passed a bill allowing counties to triple such taxes and spend the money on a wider range of projects, including public infrastructure, childcare and housing for workers. Lodging tax increases passed in Eagle, Gilpin, Hinsdale, Ouray, Routt and…
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Federal funding suspended: Palisade sewage lagoon project in limbo
Overlooked by sloping vineyards and peach orchards, Palisade’s four sewer lagoons will soon stand empty without the $3 million in what is known as B2E (Bucket 2 Environmental Drought Mitigation) funding from the Bureau of Reclamation. In the 1960s, the town of Palisade built four sewer lagoons on a raised bank of the Colorado River…
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A Look Back: Republican Roemer takes on big name in CD1 against Schroeder; Colorado nursing homes get scathing inspection
Thirty-Five Years Ago This Week: Republican activist Gloria Roemer was running for Colorado’s first Congressional District against incumbent Democratic state Rep. Pat Schroeder, and she came out swinging, labelling Schroeder “a hypocrite” for calling Congress a “coin-op legislature.” “The people of Denver have been short-changed by a congresswoman who puts our interests at the bottom,…
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Colorado Sen. John Hickenlooper, Western Slope business leaders talk about access to capital, tariffs
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper joined a group of business leaders from the Western Slope on Friday, when they talked about the economic transformation of the region, as well as the challenges it faces, including access…
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Colorado Sen. John Hickenlooper, Western Slope business leaders talk about access to capital, tariffs
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper joined a group of business leaders from the Western Slope on Friday, when they talked about the economic transformation of the region, as well as the challenges it faces, including access to financial capital and limited workforce. “Grand Junction was supposed to be dead and gone twenty years ago,” Hickenlooper told…
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Colorado ranchers scramble to move cattle as Elk, Lee fires burn in Rio Blanco County
“The fires are out of hand,” said cowboy Lee Burton of MM Cattle Company in a spare five minutes, as he raced to move cattle to safer pastures. “It’s a huge deal for this community but we are banding together, and we are all helping our neighbors.” On Aug. 2 lighting strikes ignited fires on…