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July 23, 2020

Western Colorado Alliance 2021 Platform

From 1983 through 2017, Alliance members adopted resolutions at our annual conference to shape the organization’s policy and issue work. While the resulting 100+ resolutions covered […]
July 2, 2020

RECLAIM Act Passes the House as part of H.R. 2, The Moving Forward Act

On Wednesday, July 1, the RECLAIM Act (HR 2156) passed the U.S. House of Representatives as part of The Moving Forward Act (H.R. 2), a bill […]
June 29, 2020

Ballot drop-off locations in Western Colorado

For your convenience, here are locations around Western Colorado where you can drop off your ballots. Please remember, ballots must be dropped off by no later […]
June 28, 2020

A change of date for the 2020 Annual Conference

We wanted to let you know right away that the date for our special 40th-anniversary Annual Conference this year has been changed. Originally, it was scheduled […]
June 26, 2020

A path forward for the RECLAIM Act & coal communities

This week, the U.S. House Democrats introduced H.R.2, the Moving Forward Act, which calls for $1.5 trillion investment in transportation and infrastructure projects over the next five years. This […]
June 23, 2020

Wait, what just happened? A closer look at the last few days of Colorado’s legislature

The 2020 Colorado legislative session officially adjourned Sine Die on June 15. They won’t be back in session now until January 2021. 2020 will be a […]
June 11, 2020

Citizen and conservation groups applaud groundwater victory

This afternoon, Colorado passed a landmark set of rules that will help protect Coloradans from irresponsible oil and gas development. The rules, adopted by the Colorado […]
June 9, 2020

A commitment to racial justice

On May 25, 2020, the people of this country witnessed the murder of George Floyd. While handcuffed and restrained by two white police officers, a third […]
June 5, 2020

COVID relief, police reform, & the reconvening of the 2020 legislative session

As unpredictable as this year has been, the legislature reconvened last Tuesday with a seemingly solid plan to finish out the 2020 legislative session — all […]