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FRPR District treasurer provides Las Animas County rail update, including full member support for train stop in Trinidad, more 

Luis Lopez II, treasurer for Front Range Passenger Rail District and former Las Animas County commissioner, took to the Court House Tuesday, June 17, to give his former contemporaries an update on the FRPR, which included future plans, district thought processes and support for a trains stop in Trinidad and the possibility of a tax initiative ballot measure to support rail funding, which he predicted could be in five years.  

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Representative Boebert takes major shot at Front Range Passenger Rail, urging DOGE to cut funding: Las Animas County had advocated for rail involvement for years

On Apr. 22, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert released a letter that she submitted to the U.S. Department of Transportation, secretary Sean Duffy and Elon Musk, chair of the Department of Government Efficiency, often referred to as DOGE, urging them to withhold funding from the Front Range Passenger Rail project.

Read MoreRepresentative Boebert takes major shot at Front Range Passenger Rail, urging DOGE to cut funding: Las Animas County had advocated for rail involvement for years