Tag: colorado mesa university
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Mediation canceled for trans woman alleging civil rights violation by Mesa University
Two days before a mediation was scheduled, Tammy Powers, a transgender woman who filed a Title IX complaint after allegedly being denied entry into a Colorado Mesa University Tech class, was told the mediation had been canceled. Powers found out about the cancellation in an email from her Greeley-based attorney, Richard Blundell. Powers had been admitted to…
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Transgender woman files complaint after she was denied entry to Colorado university class
A transgender woman has filed a Title IX complaint after allegedly being denied entry into a Colorado Mesa University tech class, and the Colorado Civil Rights Division has set a date for mediation in the case. In November 2025, Tammy Powers moved from San Francisco to Grand Junction and at the urging of her son…
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EDITORIAL: Ag remains a cornerstone, linchpin of Colorado’s economy
How important is agriculture to Colorado’s overall well-being? It accounts for about $47 billion a year of our state’s economy, directly or indirectly employing at least 195,000 people. The livestock sector alone — especially ranchers and their cattle — contributes $9 billion of that total. The tens of thousands of farms and ranches in our…
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How healthy is the Western Slope’s agricultural industry? New report lays it out
On Jan. 19, Colorado Mesa University and the Business Incubator Center unveiled the results of their groundbreaking study — Western Slope Agriculture Report — to a packed conference room of ranchers, farmers and community leaders. “This study places us on a level playing field,” said rancher Janie VanWinkle. “We’ve made assumptions for years, but this…
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Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park reopens as fire smolders on
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The north rim of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park reopened Wednesday as firefighters mopped up a fire that charred more than 4,000 acres along the south rim. Lightning sparked the fire in…
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Appeals court warns against questioning service animals’ status based on ‘suspicions’
Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday warned that public entities may not ask a disabled person to provide more information about their service animal than what federal regulations allow, regardless of whether they harbor “legitimate suspicions” about the animal’s status. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals determined it was a “close call” whether Dustin…