November Election

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

The Carbondale and Rural Fire District covers a swath of land stretching from McClure Pass to Missouri Heights and a good chunk of the Hwy 82 corridor. Voters there will decide a ballot question asking for more money for firefighting and other emergency services. Citizens for a Safe Community is campaigning for the measure. Meagan Holland spoke with KDNK’s Mike Lemmer about why she supports it.

There was a big turnout last weekend for a town hall in Grand Junction organized by multiple branches of Indivisible. Although Representative Jeff Hurd was invited he failed to attend, leaving community members frustrated.

Robert F. Kennedy was confirmed by the Senate as Secretary of Health and Human Services on Thursday the 13th. He is one of the most controversial of the Trump cabinet nominees, many of whom Democratic officials have taken a blanket stance against. Colorado Democrat Senator Michael Bennet voted against Kennedy, but did vote to confirm Republican Brooke Rollins as the Secretary of Agriculture.

Last week, local Democrats and concerned citizens convened at Dos Gringos Burritos to speak with a local staff member for Senator John Hickenlooper about the Trump administration's abuses of power.

Carbondale’s Latino Advisory Board recently filled five of its ten seats. Town Trustee Christina Montemayor says that the Latino community is underrepresented in local politics and she aims to empower Latinos in Carbondale to make their voices heard. Here’s KDNK’s Lily Jones.

On this month's episode of Out and About, Clare and Madison are joined by their friend Zelda Loeb to discuss transgender awareness and the November election results.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.