Ballots are due by 7 p.m. today as El Paso County turnout nears 40%

The Colorado Sun40 minutes ago

The measure would increase sales taxes by about 33 cents per $100 in purchases to expand the frequency of passenger train trips between Denver and Fort Collins and expand the route to Pueblo.

The Gazette1 hour ago

Voters in Monument and Palmer Lake headed to the polls Tuesday to determine the future leadership of both towns, with mayoral contests, several council and trustee positions and a proposed construction use tax increase among the local ballot decisions. Initial unofficial results showed Monument Town Councilmember Kenneth Kimple leading the mayoral race with 59.7% of

FOX21 News Colorado1 hour ago

(SOUTHERN COLORADO) — Expecting a quiet evening on Tuesday across southern Colorado as temps fall into the 30s for most. We’ll start dry with some high clouds north of Highway 50 Wednesday morning, before thicker clouds build in by afternoon and evening. Highs top out in the 50s and low 60s for most. A storm

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FOX21 News Colorado1 hour ago

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Ballot returns picked up significantly across Colorado in the final days of early voting, pushing total statewide turnout to at least 1.9 million ballots. For the first time, El Paso County deployed sheriff’s deputies and law enforcement officers to direct traffic around busy ballot drop box locations to keep vehicles moving. The

The Gazette2 hours ago

In early returns, Green Mountain Falls residents had blocked a temporary sales tax increase, 69% to 30%. In the small town west of Manitou Springs, 154 votes were cast against the .5% sales tax increase and 69 votes cast for it. The sales tax increase was planned to raise an estimated $200,000 over four years

The Gazette2 hours ago

The Peyton Fire Protection District property tax increase question was within 14 votes Tuesday in early returns. Those in favor of the question had cast 795 votes, and those against the question had cast 781 votes. The new revenue was planned to allow the district northeast of Colorado Springs to hire full-time staff, purchase new

BizWest2 hours ago

esidents along the Front Range are approving the addition of a third-of-a-cent sales tax to pay for a fourth daily passenger rail trip between Denver and Fort Collins and extend service south of Denver to Colorado Springs and Pueblo.

Denver Gazette2 hours ago

Early returns show voters approving Ballot Issue 7A, a permanent 0.333% sales tax for Front Range Passenger Rail.

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The Gazette2 hours ago

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