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2 days ago
- Business
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Gov. Jared Polis signs new bills on the Western Slope
GRAND VALLEY, Colo. (KREX) – Governor Jared Polis made an appearance here on the Western Slope, signing nine bills, four of which were signed here in the Grand Valley. Polis explains, 'We think about the quality of that experience, the importance to our economy of the work they do, the sales in our stores. But also a big reason people live in Western Colorado because of the access to the outdoors.' Brian Isakson, a salesperson with Over the Edge Sports Fruita Ltd., states, 'We support the outdoors as well and we're happy to have the new bill.' Starting in Fruita, Polis signed SB25-174, which would support the outdoor recreation economy with Representative Matt Soper in attendance. Rep. Matt Soper from House District 54 states, 'We want to make sure that they come back or if they're Coloradans engaging in these activities as well, that they also have a safe and wonderful time as well.' The governor made his way through Grand Junction and stopped at Bonsai to sign HB25-1215, which is the redistribution of lottery funds to. Adrian Varney, the proceeds manager for the Colorado lottery, states, 'What's exciting about this bill is the reallocation of some funding the outdoor equity grant program, which up to this point in time, has been 100% funded, with lottery funding is increasing their allocation. And HB25-1021, which is for tax incentives for employee-owned businesses, both bills were sponsored by Rick Taggart. Representative Rick Taggart of House District 55 states, 'This bill is intended to help that transition on both sides of the transaction, both for the seller, the entrepreneur as well as the employees.' And the last stop in the Grand Valley was at Community Hospital with the signing of SB25-071, which will prohibit restrictions on 340B drugs. 'Expanding the prescription drug savings is huge and that work continues, saving money on health care,' Polis explains. Chris Thomas, president and CEO of Community Hospital, states, 'This bill is going to save us approximately two and a half to $3 million a year and so with those dollars. We'll continue to do endocrinology, we'll continue to be able to do rheumatology, and all the great things we're trying to do for the community.' Polis tells WesternSlopeNow there's a new bill in the works aiming to reduce payroll tax, allowing everyone to keep a small bit of their paycheck each month. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Climate
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Extreme temperatures this weekend, followed up by showers
The Grand Valley will be exceptionally hot today! Sunny skies will dominate the region today as temperatures exceed 90 degrees. Some gusty outflow winds of up to 20 miles per hour can be expected all day as well. Tonight, expect conditions to remain relatively clear with overnight lows reaching the low sixties. This week is ending with a lot of above average conditions, but tomorrow is planned to be even hotter than today, so prepare for a warm weekend!Isolated to scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms are expected for the next few days, with decreasing day-to-day coverage. Temperatures remaining warm, peaking this weekend with highs about 10 degrees above normal for June 1. This pattern is expected to turn wetter Sunday night through Tuesday, with widespread precipitation favored. The National Weather Service still has uncertainty in amounts and location of heaviest Great Basin near Nevada has high pressure sitting over the area and ridging extending into north Canada. This ridge will gradually shift east towards the western slope by Sunday. Strong heating during the day will trap a lot of moisture higher in the region, and when it is finally able to cool down a bit in the later hours it is expected to dump all of that moisture in the form of showers. Coverage of these scattered storms today will become more isolated Saturday and Sunday. The primary threats from this convection will be lightning and strong outflow winds gusting 40 to 50 miles per hour. Temperatures today will run five to eight degrees above normal for the end of May, warming to eight to 10 degrees above normal tomorrow and peaking 10 to 12 degrees above normal showers and possibly thunderstorms for Sunday night seem more and more likely, but the main storm will occur Monday. A big pattern change is set to arrive on Monday as remnant moisture from tropical storm Alvin arrives in tandem with forcing from a low pressure system. Widespread showers and storms are very expect a very hot one today, Western Slope! Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Politics
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Grand Junction's Fourth and Fifth Street fate decided, new mayor decided as well
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) – At Wednesday's Grand Junction city council meeting, a couple big decisions were made. The first one on the night? Cody Kennedy is Grand Junction's new mayor, and Laurel Cole will serve as his mayor pro-tem. That was the first thing on the agenda for the night, but more big decisions were set to be made later on in the meeting. After nearly 2 hours of discussion on the 4th and 5th Street pilot projects, the council made a motion. By a slim 4 to 3 vote, a motion was passed to revert 4th and 5th Street back to its pre-pilot status, with city staff following traffic guidelines to implement travel lane adjustments. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to
