The Colorado Democratic Party announced today that it has awarded $30,000 in grant funding to county parties as part of its Colorado County Comeback strategic initiative. Alamosa, Chaffee, Douglas, El Paso, Garfield, Grand, Huerfano, Mesa, Ouray, Park, Pueblo, and Routt counties all received grants to help support candidates, campaign planning, training, and staff support for this year’s county commissioner races.
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El Paso County Commissioners Deny Nonprofit Grant Funds Over Ideology. Again.
El Paso County Commissioner Carrie Geitner defended her efforts to deny grant funding to nonprofit Peak Education, a mentoring and college access organization, during an appearance on the Richard Randall show last week.
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El Paso County Commissioners Deny $20,750 to Youth Homelessness Nonprofit
The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners unanimously voted to deny a $20,750 Community Development Block Grant to The PLACE, a nonprofit that helps youth exit homelessness, over concerns related to abortion and parents’ rights during a July 11 meeting.
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Contract for Election Ballots Stirs More Controversy In El Paso County
While Mike Lindell was spreading election conspiracy theories at the state Capitol yesterday, the El Paso County Commissioners experienced their own version of “stop the steal” as activists took advantage of the comment section of the commissioners’ meeting.