Proposition JJ: Should the state be able to retain additional revenues from the sports betting tax?
[Propositions placed on the ballot by the legislature that amend state statutes or refer a tax question to the voters […]
Elections
Proposition 131: Top-Four Primary and Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative
Proposition 131 changes Colorado’s current primary election voting system into a ranked-choice voting system. In ranked-choice voting, all candidates running
Proposition 128: The Parole Eligibility Initiative
*Some information from Ballotopedia: Proposition 128 (full text, PDF) would change requirements to be eligible for parole for people convicted
Prop. 129: Establishing Veterinary Professional Associates & Prop. 130: $350M in one-time Funding for Law Enforcement
Proposition 129 – Establishing Veterinary Professional Associates This measure would create a new a class of veterinary medical professional analagous
Proposition 127: Prohibit bobcat, lynx and mountain lion hunting
Propositions with three numbers (e.g., Proposition 127, Proposition 128, etc.) are measures amending state statutes. Proposition 127 is a grassroots
Lettered Amendments on 2024 Mesa County ballot
Amendment G – Modify Property Tax Exemption to include Veterans with Disabilities *Some info taken from the Colorado State Ballot
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
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
Rowland booted as commissioner
Political newcomer J.J. Fletcher of Palisade won by a wide margin over longtime career politician Janet Rowland in the primary
Rowland losing commissioner race to JJ Fletcher by a wide margin in preliminary results in Republican primary election
Janet Rowland appears to have worn our her welcome as Mesa County Commissioner in the 2024 primary election. Preliminary results
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Trump’s shark rant, Las Vegas, June 9, 2024
At a rally in Las Vegas on June 9, Donald Trump’s teleprompter broke, so he was forced to start riffing,
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Crazy MAGA loyalist endorses Donald Trump
…courtesy of the TheSystemMechanic on You Tube.
Republican CD-3 candidate Jeff Hurd straight-up lies in new TV ad
We had hoped that maybe Jeff Hurd, a home-grown Grand Junction Republican running to represent Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District in
Abortion access initiative makes it onto Colorado’s 2024 ballot
It’s official. The initiative to enshrine abortion rights in the Colorado state Constitution will be on the ballot this November.
Trump-branded weaponry being promoted in advance of 2024 election
MAGA supporters are using Trump-themed weaponry to encourage malice and division and threaten pro-Trump political violence in advance of the
Meet ‘n’ Greet event this week for JJ Fletcher, the Republican running against Janet Rowland for County Commissioner in the 6/25 primary election
UPDATE, 5/8/24 @ 10:30 a.m. – JJ Fletcher has cancelled this event. Claudette Konola will host a Meet ‘n’ Greet
District 1 Commissioner candidate Dr. Tom Acker to speak at Edgewater Brewery May 9 @ 6:00 p.m.
If you need a breather from Mesa County Republicans who use their elected offices to violate morals and ethics, deny
Janet Rowland says she’ll “fight for the truth” while having a history of being untruthful herself in the local media
County Commissioner Janet Rowland (R), in a campaign plug she posted March 28 on her VoteJanetRowland Instagram page, says she “will