National perspectives and decision-making on public land continue to create pressure for state and local governments and organizations. Attempts this year to include provisions in federal legislation for selling public lands to private developers, ostensibly for housing and energy development, received bipartisan opposition from the public and from Colorado elected politicians, including District 3 representative […]
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Resumen de noticias clave del Valle de Roaring Fork – Agosto 2025
El senador Hickenlooper inspecciona el centro ICE, se actualiza el incendio Derby, y Colorado redirige fondos de lobos a salud. También te contamos sobre el desfile del Día de la Papa, elecciones locales, y oportunidades de subvención en Carbondale. Hickenlooper visita centro de ICEEl senador estadounidense John Hickenlooper visitó la semana pasada el centro de […]
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Senate page experience made politics more tangible for Mali Sparhawk
An up-close and personal peek at the inner workings of the U.S. Senate during the spring semester was an eye-opener for Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) soon-to-be senior Mali Sparhawk. After nearly five months working as a page for the Senate Democrats, Sparhawk said she came away with a better understanding of the political process […]
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Regional environmental organizations divided over pending Fix Our Forests Act
Last month, the United States Senate introduced H.R. 471, the Fix Our Forests Act, for legislative consideration. The bill, cosponsored by Colorado Senator John Hickenlooper (D), passed the House in late January with support from representatives Jeff Crank (R-CD5), Jeff Hurd (R-CD3), Brittany Peterson (D-CD7), and Lauren Boebert (R-CD4) and 275 other congressional members. The […]
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CORE Act reintroduced (again)
In a press call, timed just ahead of Colorado Public Lands Day, Democrat U.S. Senators Michael Bennett and John Hickenlooper and Congressman Joe Neguse (D-CD2) were joined by Eagle County Commissioner Kathy Chandler-Henry, Gunnison County Commissioner John Houck, and Carbondale rancher Bill Fales to announce the reintroduction of the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Economy (CORE) Act. […]
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US secretary boards RFTA
The city of Glenwood Springs and the Roaring Fork Valley welcomed a member of the U.S. presidential cabinet on Friday, Feb. 25. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg got the chance to hop on a Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) bus at its maintenance facility near Glenwood Meadows and take a tour of the area. According […]
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Government Briefs – February 4, 2021
CPW collars gray wolf Colorado Park and Wildlife collared a male wolf that entered the state from Wyoming. The GPS collar will help wildlife managers study the animal’s travel patterns as more wolves enter Colorado. Shed-antler collecting To protect wintering big-game animals and sage grouse species, Colorado Parks and Wildlife reminds the public that the […]