WEEK OF JUNE 20, 2024
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We are asking Coloradans what they want candidates to focus on Thousands of respondents express frustration with polarization BY TINA GRIEGO, MEGAN VERLEE, NEWS STAFF COLORADO NEWS COLLABORATIVE, CPR NEWS, COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
to. It comes as the county is mulling either cuts to myriad services or asking residents to increase taxes to save them.
Thousands of Coloradans responding to a survey by their local newsrooms say candidates competing for their votes this year need to be focused primarily on several broad issues: democracy and good government, the economy and cost of living, the environment, climate and natural resources, immigration and abortion. Which concerns weigh most heavily on respondents’ minds changes with their politics. Conservatives in the survey prioritized immigration and the economy, followed by the state of the government. Moderates and liberals,
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Centennial Citizen’s analysis of Arapahoe County’s budget discussion board comments.
Arapahoe County residents speak about cuts versus tax increase
BY ISABEL GUZMAN SPECIAL TO THE CENTENNIAL CITIZEN
In an effort to gauge support for or against a tax increase — or cuts — to solve a budget crisis,
Arapahoe County has launched a website with a public discussion board. It asks residents which county services they value most — from public safety to open spaces — and which they’d cut if they had
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