By Quentin Young | editor
“My office provided reasonable restrictions on DOJ monitors, which they refused to accept.”
— Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold
Clerk Josh Zygielbaum is seen at the Adams County Government Center in Brighton on Nov. 7, 2023. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Colorado Newsline)
By Sara Wilson
The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday declined terms set by Colorado officials that would have restricted federal election monitor activities inside Adams County election buildings, and the department said the monitors would deploy to election sites but not enter them. Some state leaders, worry that the federal government is using election monitors as a shortcut to find counties with significant non-English-speaking voters to investigate.
Election workers inside Boulder County's ballot processing facility handle ballots on Tuesday. (Photo by Chase Woodruff/Colorado Newsline)
COMMENTARY
By Quentin Young
It might be hard to swallow that an American president is one of the worst possible things that could happen to an American election, but Colorado county clerks, who are on the front lines of election conflicts, are telling voters that despite federal malfeasance, they’re confident they can defend democracy. “This is all about, at the end of the day, communication, and that’s one of the greatest strengths of the clerks here in Colorado, is we communicate. We talk to each other,” said Carly Koppes, the Republican clerk of Weld County.
Tennessee resident George Raines works on mobility issues with physical therapist Brad Ellis, standing, in Chattanooga, Tenn., in March 2024. A new study details soaring costs for people who care for their older parents and other family members. (Photo by Anna Claire Vollers/Stateline)
By Anna Claire Vollers
Costs are soaring for people who care for their older parents and other family members, according to a new study. Out-of-pocket expenses are nearly 60% higher than they were just five years ago for family caregivers, who now spend an average of $11,508 a year on caregiving, according to a report released this week by AARP, a nonprofit that advocates for people aged 50 and older.
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