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U.S. Magistrate Judge Gordon Gallagher, based out of Grand Junction, is one of three candidates being recommended by U.S. Sens. John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet to serve as a judge
The Grand Valley Task Force, which has been working for nearly a year on addressing implicit bias in Mesa County, met for its second quarterly progress update Thursday evening.
After the guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial on Tuesday, local leaders involved in last summerâs racial justice discourse voiced relief at the verdict as well as resolve for continuing the work of the last year. Chauvin, a former Minneapolis Police Department officer, was found guilty of murdering George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, when he knelt on his neck for more than 9 minutes on May 25, 2020. Marches and demonstrations were widespread across the nation, including in Mesa County, following that incident. Grand Junction Police Chief Doug Shoemaker said in a statement that t...
The Grand Valley Task Force, which has been spending months setting up working groups to address systemic biases in the community, gave its first public update on that process since the fall. City Council Member Anna Stout, who has been a leader on the Task Force since it was formed last summer, began the meeting by thanking the members of the community who have taken part in their efforts. The seven working groups consist of members of local institutions like School District 51 and the Grand Junction Police Department, as well as community members. âThis group came together last summer,...