Local Governance

A provision in the reconciliation bill would sell “underutilized” public lands for housing, but it doesn't require those parcels be sold to local governments or for that housing to be affordable.

A weather system bringing afternoon showers and warm temperatures continues through the weekend. In local news, Delta County files a 9-1-1 complaint, while Arizona passes a law for missing Indigenous people.

Today’s news includes widespread precipitation, the recovery of a missing girl in Arizona, Colorado immigration bill progress, Arizona vetoes, support for public media funding, and local infrastructure updates.

Garfield County commissioners are making controversial library board appointments, sparking debate over community concerns about book access and the board's political influence.