Grassroots Democracy

May 19, 2022

Legislative victories on pollution!

The Colorado Legislature just wrapped up for 2022. What went down? Here are some of the big deal pollution and health bills passed this year:  Perfluoroalkyl […]
May 11, 2022

Has anyone ever asked you before?

This summer, our Alliance is doing something different. We’re going to connect to residents in our communities with our ears. It’s called Deep Listening, and we […]
May 5, 2022

Just Transition funding is ONE VOTE AWAY!

As you know, our members have been working to ensure that Colorado coal closure communities have a healthy, just, and self-reliant future. We won the creation […]
April 8, 2022

“The best Lobby Trip yet!”

In March, Western Colorado Alliance continued its tradition of conducting the “People’s Lobby Trip,” battling snow-packed highways and a very busy docket to bring a couple […]
March 31, 2022

Thank Sen. Don Coram and Rep. Janice Rich for their courage!

A big congrats to each and every one of you on winning passage of our big priority Colorado bill — Homestead Exemption And Consumer Debt Protection! […]
March 25, 2022

Take the ARPA Survey!

Western Colorado Alliance Members are working to make sure Grand Junction emerges from this pandemic stronger than we were before. As we have mentioned we have […]
March 10, 2022

Tell our legislators to fix debtor protections!

Joel Dyar here, your Western Colorado Alliance Political Director, and facilitator of our Legislative Committee. We’re coming to you with an opportunity to get a very […]
March 3, 2022

West Slope Youth Voice fights for accountability, visibility

Where is the Accountability? We’re halfway through our fourth year of the West Slope Youth Voice (WSYV) program and we’ve celebrated lots of wins — from […]
March 3, 2022

ARPA kidding me? Be in the know!

We’re two years in and COVID continues to be woven into our daily lives. Our communities continue to suffer hardships due to the loss of jobs, […]