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Alamosa Daily Digest Saturday, September 19, 2026

Ty's Take

Fourteen measures on the Colorado ballot this fall means voters are going to need their reading glasses and maybe a stiff drink before they head to the booth. These things always pile up when the legislature can't or won't settle something, and this year looks like the usual grab bag of tax questions, water stuff, and constitutional rewrites that'll affect everything from how we fund schools to what happens to our groundwater fifty years from now. The San Luis Valley's been through enough water fights to know these statewide votes matter more than people think, especially when agriculture and cities start pulling in different directions. Pay attention to the fine print on these, because "yes" and "no" don't always mean what they sound like.

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Colorado ballot puts 14 statewide measures before voters

Colorado's secretary of state certified 14 statewide ballot measures for voters to consider in November 2026. The lengthy ballot continues Colorado's pattern of presenting numerous measures to the electorate during election cycles.

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West Plains Daily Digest Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Ty's Take We lost some good ones this week, the kind of people who showed up and did their work without needing much fanfare about it. Earl Souder, Jackie Owens, Charles Williams, Janice Bentley, and Chris Nelson are names that meant something in Howell County, whether folks knew

Truth or Consequences Daily Digest Tuesday, September 22, 2026

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Ty's Take Buena Vista's got two mayoral candidates ready to make their pitch, and Salida's got the theater pulling together a show about what "home" means while the Housing Authority works on making sure anybody can actually afford one around here anymore.