Grand Junction wants to increase its sales tax, but it should stop wasting existing funds and tap obvious sources of new revenue first
As a liberal progressive voter, I believe it is our patriotic duty to pay taxes for public amenities that make […]
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Lessons from the Shutdown
Donald Trump just put America through the longest federal government shutdown in history, single-handedly keeping over 800,000 federal workers from
Rep. Scott Tipton votes to continue government shutdown, keep federal workers unpaid
The western slope’s House representative in Washington, D.C., Scott Tipton, voted AGAINST a bill on Jan. 6 to end President
AnneLandmanBlog Voter Guide, 2018 Mid-term elections
This guide lists AnneLandmanBlog’s recommendations on how to vote in the 2018 Mid-term election. The conclusions were reached by researching
Sen. Ray Scott defends taking corporate PAC money
Colorado state Senator Ray Scott came out swinging in a blog posted four days ago defending himself against the hard-hitting
Oil and gas front group “Protect Colorado” pumps out frightening hype about Proposition 112
At election time we’re always told the same old thing from wealthy business interests: “Ballot measure X is going to
Senator Ray Scott’s absurd efforts to block progress in the energy industry
State Senator Ray Scott (R-Mesa County) isn’t just your average fossil fuel cheerleader. He goes far beyond defending the oil
State Senator Ray Scott of Mesa County caught double-dipping
A Daily Sentinel article from May 24 details how Republican State Senator Ray Scott double-billed his legislative expense account and
Sen. Ray Scott supports big-government interference in the construction industry
An election is coming up this month, and supporters of incumbent Senator Ray Scott (R, Dist-7 – Mesa County) need
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Trump accidentally admits Republicans deceptively sold the tax bill to the country
From the Washington Post, December 20, 2017: Trump just admitted the GOP’s tax cuts were deceptively sold By Aaron Blake December 20
Local business owners want “a Chamber for the rest of us”
Two small business owners in Grand Junction are fed up and ready to start a new organization that will do
XCel will raise your gas rates every year for the next three years unless you say something NOW!
This is really short notice, but if money is tight in your household you need to know that the Colorado
AnneLandmanBlog Voter Guide, 2017
Following are AnneLandmanBlog’s recommendations on how to vote on this November’s Mesa County ballot (pdf). I’ve spent quite a bit
The Grand Junction Area Chamber, a master of contradiction
Either the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce values higher education or it doesn’t, but it needs to make up
Republican Colorado State Senator Ray Scott can’t even fix a typo
Governor Hickenlooper called a special session in early October so legislators could fix a mistake in Senate Bill 17-267, passed
The Chamber’s North Ave. Name Change is One of a Long String of Losing Proposals
The Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce is driving the effort to rename North Avenue to “University Boulevard.” Oh, boy.
Sen. Ray Scott Doesn’t Want to Do His Job
State Senator Ray Scott doesn’t want to be bothered with having to fix a huge mistake the Colorado legislature made
Businesses beg city to fix Horizon Drive Deathtrap; City claims “Sorry, no funds”
The headline article in today’s Daily Sentinel, “No quick fix on Horizon,” tells how for years businesses along Horizon Drive