Economic Inequality

Colorado’s 3rd district is represented by freshman Republican Jeff Hurd. Hurd was elected last year after far-right Lauren Boebert moved from District 3 to District 4. Hurd held a virtual town hall earlier this month to field questions about a few of Washington’s more controversial moves, including proposed cuts to Medicaid.

Small towns in the Mountain West are leading the pack when it comes to economic success, according to a recent report by Heartland Forward.

This year’s midterm elections include eleven ballot measures. One of them would raise the money needed to provide free school lunches at all public schools in Colorado. If approved, the measure would likely have impacts beyond school cafeterias.

A new report ranks economic inequality higher in the Roaring Fork Valley than anywhere else in the state. For this week’s News Brief, KDNK’s Raleigh…