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Dark money and other PAC spending pours into CD3 race

Several Aspen-connected billionaires among Hurd, GOP’s supporters; Romero benefits from Frisch connection

The race for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District seat, pitting incumbent Republican Rep. Jeff Hurd against Democrat Dwayne Romero of Aspen, is seeing an influx of outside spending on advertisements, specifically targeting Romero — with most coming from dark-money groups.

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El Jardín de la Buena Semilla de Carbondale deja paso a viviendas de la iglesia

Quienes cultivan el huerto buscan un nuevo espacio con la ayuda de la iglesia y las autoridades municipales

The Orchard Church tiene previsto construir viviendas para su personal en el terreno donde se encuentra el huerto comunitario bilingüe y bicultural. Ahora, quienes cultivan el huerto, la iglesia y el municipio buscan el próximo lugar para la Buena Semilla.

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Candidatos del distrito 57 de la Cámara de Representantes discrepan sobre el papel del Estado cuando se trata de atender problemas regionales

En noviembre, los votantes del distrito 57 de la Cámara de Representantes elegirán entre la actual diputada demócrata Elizabeth Velasco, de Glenwood Springs, y el candidato republicano Russ Andrews, de Carbondale, asesor financiero y secretario del Partido Republicano de Colorado.

The Orchard Church tiene previsto construir viviendas para su personal en el terreno donde se encuentra el huerto comunitario bilingüe y bicultural. Ahora, quienes cultivan el huerto, la iglesia y el municipio buscan el próximo lugar para la Buena Semilla.

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Glenwood Springs demanda al propietario de las instalaciones de ICE por presuntas detenciones no autorizadas

En la demanda se alegan infracciones de las normas de uso del suelo y se solicita la imposición de multas

Para Aspen Journalism y Aspen Public RadioTraducción por Convey Language SolutionsRead the story in English here. La ciudad de Glenwood Springs demandó a un arrendador con sede en Florida que es propietario de parte del Midland Center, donde el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés) tiene una oficina…

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There have never been more billionaires in the world—3,028, by Forbes’ count, crossing the 3,000 threshold for the first time in 2025. It stands to reason that there also have never been more billionaires in Aspen, their collective influence shaping the community’s social fabric.

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