A Pueblo County Sheriff’s deputy who has led the effort to unionize the department’s staff was reassigned to clerical duties by the sheriff over a 2013 disciplinary incident, a move that labor advocates claim is retaliation. via lindsey toomer coloradonewsline.com/2024/08/30/uni…

Commentary: Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Republican nominee Donald Trump are in a tight race for the White House. Every voting bloc will count—including members of labor unions and other people in their households. via The Conversation U.S. coloradonewsline.com/2024/09/02/tru…

A total of 14 citizen initiatives and legislatively referred measures are set to appear on Coloradans’ 2024 ballots statewide, though two of them are expected to be withdrawn within the next few days. coloradonewsline.com/2024/09/03/mea…

Commentary: Trump and Harris, with starkly different records on labor issues, are both courting union voters coloradonewsline.com/2024/09/02/tru…

Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and Democrat Trisha Calvarese sparred over economic issues in a debate on Tuesday afternoon. The untelevised event at a country club was the only debate scheduled between the two 4th Congressional District candidates. coloradonewsline.com/2024/09/03/lim…

Residents at an Aurora apartment complex on Tuesday disputed the viral claims of an armed gang takeover that thrust their building into the national spotlight last week, instead blaming a “slumlord” owner who has let their buildings fall into disrepair. coloradonewsline.com/2024/09/04/dis…

Commentary: Denver slaughterhouse measure would upend workers’ lives for nothing coloradonewsline.com/2024/09/03/den…

More than a century ago, the nascent movement to adopt ranked choice voting in the U.S. was jumpstarted by voters in the city of Grand Junction, who adopted a "preferential voting" system and promptly elected a socialist mayor. coloradonewsline.com/2024/09/04/ran…

ICYMI: Union leaders say Pueblo sheriff repeatedly retaliated against union president coloradonewsline.com/2024/08/30/uni…

Gov. Jared Polis signed a bipartisan package of property tax cuts into law on Wednesday, after supporters of a pair of ballot initiatives that proposed deeper cuts withdrew them earlier in the day. coloradonewsline.com/briefs/gov-jar…

Colorado voting basics: How ballot signature verification works coloradonewsline.com/2024/09/05/vot…

Former President Donald Trump questioned polls showing a close race against Vice President Kamala Harris and complained about the conditions of an upcoming debate during a Fox News interview Wednesday in Pennsylvania. coloradonewsline.com/2024/09/05/in-…

Colorado airports receive nearly $100 million in federal infrastructure funding coloradonewsline.com/briefs/colorad…

Trump’s Jan. 6 case to extend beyond Election Day under timeline laid out by judge coloradonewsline.com/briefs/trumps-…

U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen this week introduced a bill that would improve Medicaid coverage for recipients being treated for substance use disorders. coloradonewsline.com/2024/09/06/pet…

Former President Donald Trump said Thursday he would protect American industries if he is reelected by increasing tariffs on imports while cutting other taxes and regulations, in a speech to the Economic Club of New York. coloradonewsline.com/2024/09/06/tru…

ICYMI: Disputing claims of gang takeover, Aurora tenants protest ‘slumlord’ owner coloradonewsline.com/2024/09/04/dis…

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed the second bill passed during last week’s special session into law on Friday morning, making certain property tax exemptions for agricultural equipment permanent. coloradonewsline.com/briefs/gov-pol…

ICYMI: Pocketbook issues rank high for Latino voters in 2024 election, survey finds coloradonewsline.com/briefs/pocketb…

Colorado Newsline editor Quentin Young will participate in public events in the Grand Junction area next week as part of the Above the Noise initiative. Come out and join the discussion. Rocky Mountain PBS Colorado Press Association Colorado Media Project Martin Carcasson coloradonewsline.com/briefs/above-t…