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Trump’s Kingmaking Plan Threatens GOP’s Congress Hopes in 2022 Bloomberg 2 hrs ago Mark Niquette (Bloomberg) -- Donald Trump could hurt Republicans’ chances of regaining control of Congress in the 2022 midterms, just by endorsing the candidates working so hard to win his backing. The former president is studying races and plans to bestow his superlative-laden endorsements around the country in many 2022 primary or general election contests for the U.S. House, Senate and ...

East River Park bandshell. Photo by David Flaherty. From frequent East River Park visitor David Flaherty:  Signs of improvement at the bandshell.  He also reports work has begun to repair the dog run at Corlears Hook Park, which was damaged during Hurricane Sandy.  

Close By wide margins, Colorado voters consider affordable housing difficult to find and are open to government intervention, including rent control, renew assistance and requirements that developers dedicate a share of new construction as affordable housing, a poll released Wednesday, April 28, 2021, by Louisville-based Magellan Strategies found.    (Photo courtesy of denvergov.org)

Colorado voters think the state has an affordable housing problem and want the government to step in to help solve it, new polling released Wednesday shows. By a wide margin, the states voters say the cost of housing in their community is out of reach, with nearly seven in 10 saying they would support rent control, government assistance on rent and mortgage payments, as well as requiring developers to devote a share of new construction to affordable units. An online survey of 508 registered vot...

The Moffat County School District is considering a $40 million bond ask of voters in 2021. During Thursday’s Board of Education work session, David Flaherty of Magellan Strategies presented the survey’s findings to board members and interested parties, stating that roughly 50% of the 369 registered voters in Moffat County survey said they would support a bond measure, while 40% said no, and the final 10% remained undecided on the matter. The survey, which was conducted April 14-18 through a...

Republicans have been fighting for the legislature to have more say in the governor’s executive orders. Gov. Lamont’s office said it will be relaying which orders they believe are important and need to be extended, like this one. “They know their pharmacist by first name. You walk in, they know them by name  and the pharmacists know them. So if that’s a matter of getting people through the door to get vaccinated, that’s the reason why we felt it important that local pharmacists play ...

A wide majority of Colorado voters want the government to bring down the hammer on powerful social media companies, according to a new survey, though the reasons given vary greatly depending on the voters partisan affiliation. Polling data released Thursday by Colorado-based Magellan Strategies show that 70% of registered voters agreed that companies like Facebook and Twitter need more regulation and oversight, with 37% "strongly" agreeing and 33% agreeing "somewhat." Just 26% disagreed, with a...

A wide majority of Colorado voters want the government to bring down the hammer on powerful social media companies, according to a new survey, though the reasons given vary greatly

Colorado poll finds large differences among political parties in who wants to get vaccinated David Zalubowski/AP Erin Smith, left, a psychiatrist with Rose Medical Center, is vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna by Dr. Andrew Weinfeld, chief medical officer at Rose, in the first round of staff vaccinations at Rose with the Moderna product Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) By: Blair Miller and last updated 2021-02-26 17:49:59-05 The sur...

Information and Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has created the first “expert” external advisory board for the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner. Having such a board is a great idea. Anyone who has ventured through the quagmire of a freedom of information request knows how challenging it can be and how cumbersome the process it. The members of the board are: Dr. Colin Bennett, department of political science, University of Victoria; Heather Black, former assistan...