29 Road interchange project still alive despite being resoundingly defeated at the ballot box in Nov., ’24 election
Even though voters turned down the proposal to build a new interchange on I-70 at 29 Road in the November […]
Economics
DOGE cancels leases on four federal agencies in Grand Junction
Local TV news stations KJCT and KKCO are reporting that Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) is terminating the
CD-3 House Rep. Jeff Hurd votes in favor of massive cuts to Medicaid and SNAP (food) benefits
Colorado CD-3 House Rep. Jeff Hurd voted for a budget resolution that, if approved in the Senate, will leave Congress
Next protest: a 24-hour “economic blackout” Feb. 28 to highlight workers’ economic strife
Re-posting this article, previously posted on 2/19/25, as a reminder of the next protest. The People’s Union, a grassroots organization
Orchard Mesa Public Library facing possible closure or move
A Mesa County Library card holder posted a 3-page letter on Instagram that is being sent to library users announcing
Group organizing a national labor strike
A decentralized group, GeneralStrike.us, is organizing a generalized national labor strike in the U.S. in an effort to force significant
A reminder of the dangers of putting wealthy business leaders in charge of government
For those of you who think big business leaders are automatically qualified to run government or head it’s important agencies,
Trump threatens to seize Greenland and the Panama canal, and use economic pressure to make Canada the 51st state
In an hour long news conference on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, convicted felon, sexual abuser and president-elect Trump insisted Denmark
Trump’s tax policies will raise taxes on less wealthy Americans & cut taxes for those making over $360k/year
The tax policies that convicted felon and President-elect Donald Trump wants to enact will raise taxes on working-class Americans, like
Get ready for a big increase in the cost of living after Trump takes office
On November 25, Trump said that as soon as he’s inaugurated on January 20, 2025 he will institute a new
Red Rock Auto wage theft lawsuit headed for trial Dec. 9-11
A civil wage theft lawsuit, 23CV52 (pdf), filed by a tenacious former vehicle detailer against Red Rock Auto Group II,
Comparison of interchange projects elswhere in Colorado shows taxpayers are getting a raw deal in Ballot Issue 1A
With other highway interchanges being built elsewhere in Colorado, the developers who will benefit from these projects kicked in millions
Mesa County Ballot Issue 1B: Can the County keep tax revenue above the Tabor limit and use it to fix roads and bridges?
Mesa County Ballot Issue 1B asks voters if the County can keep almost $11.5 million that’s already been paid in
New group forms to oppose 29 Road/I-70 interchange ballot measure
Concerned citizens of Mesa County announced September 23 that they have formed a local group called “No on 29 Road
SNAP participants: New program adds $60/month to SNAP benefits for fresh fruits and vegetables
Updated with additional information on 9/2/24 @ 9:57 a.m.- Thanks to a grant from the Biden administration’s U.S. Department of
29 Road interchange debt service would “decimate” city capital: Grand Junction City Finance Director
7/25/24 @ 3:39 p.m. – Note: an earlier version of this blog attributed the quotes criticizing the finance director’s use
No help for flooded out Paradise Hills homeowners after massive June 20 deluge
An intense and fast-moving storm on June 20, 2024 in Grand Junction caused a massive flood in the Paradise Hills