Tag: elections
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2025 Voter Guide: proposed tax hikes could upgrade four area school districts
Along with new representatives on their boards of education, voters in the Pikes Peak region will decide on potential tax increases for four of its school districts. Widefield D-3, Manitou Springs D-14, Cripple Creek-Victor RE-1 and Peyton 23-JT will all ask voters to approve new bonds to renovate or replace aging infrastructure or mill levy…
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Woodland Park Voter Guide
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Here’s your voter guide for the November, 2025 election. It starts with the six candidates for the Woodland Park School District Board presented in alphabetical order. We had them answer some basic questions. These answers are presented here in their entirety. They have not been edited or altered except that we removed boldface type within…
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Voting underway in California on new maps that could swing U.S. House control
LOS ANGELES — The midterm elections might be a year away, but the fight for control of the U.S. House is underway in California. Voting opened statewide this week on whether to dramatically reshape California’s congressional districts to add as many as five Democrat-held seats in Congress — a possible offset to President Donald Trump’s moves in Texas and elsewhere…
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This election tests Coloradans’ willingness to act on class envy | CALDARA
Everyone knows there’s no such thing as a free lunch. All the same Colorado voters will be tested this fall if they know that. Expectations are that modern, middle-class Coloradans will deny the “no such thing as a free lunch” truism. They will likely double-down on buying their kids “free school lunch,” with other people’s…
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Buc-ee’s developers push for ballot question ahead of Palmer Lake decision
Amid controversy over an annexation request to build Colorado’s second Buc-ee’s location, the residents of Palmer Lake approved an ordinance last month that would require any increase to the town be put to a vote. The prior process left the final decision with the town’s Board of Trustees, which is still scheduled to vote on…
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Chamber to host candidates forum
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The Greater Woodland Park Chamber of Commerce will host the Woodland Park RE-2 School District Candidates Forum on Oct. 6, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Ute Pass Cultural Center. All certified candidates for the RE-2 School Board election have been invited to participate. This forum provides an opportunity for voters to hear directly…
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Woodland Park School Board candidate column | Kassidi Gilgenast
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Let’s choose vision over division for Woodland Park School District. Our community stands at a crossroads. Over the past four years, we have witnessed unprecedented challenges that have tested our small-town community and divided families who share the same fundamental desire: the best possible future for our children. On Nov. 4, families and taxpayers in…
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Federal judge throws out challenge to Colorado Springs’ local election schedule
A federal judge on Tuesday threw out a voting rights challenge to Colorado Springs’ municipal election schedule, brought by four civic groups seeking to force the city to move its April elections to November to reduce turnout disparities among voters of color. The parties submitted hundreds of pages of evidence disputing whether April elections in…
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Teller County commissioner seeks reelection, promising to fight for local control and focus on ‘smart’ growth
Teller County Commissioner Dan Williams is running for reelection this year, promising to continue advocating at the state level for more local control and to use his past experience as the county planning director to help manage growth. “It’s about public service,” Williams said of his desire to run for a second term representing Teller…
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In reelection bid, Teller County commissioner vows to complete what he helped start
Among promises to finish what he helped start during his first term in office, Teller County Commissioner Erik Stone also vowed to preserve the county’s way of life when he is reelected this year to another four years in office. “We must protect the quality of life and the (lifestyle) that people moved here to…