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New chairs of La Plata County political parties chart courses after 2024

Teal Lehto, a Democrat, and Vanessa Ruggles, a Republican, took the helm of their respective parties in February

Colorado Republican leaders try to clinch power with bylaw amendments

Proposed changes are ‘detrimental to democracy,’ La Plata County Republican says

A bylaw amendment could make it more difficult to dislodge Colorado GOP chairman

Change would make it harder to call a special meeting to vote on whether to remove Dave Williams

How Colorado’s delegates to the Democratic National Convention are feeling about Joe Biden

None of the state’s delegates polled said they plan on abandoning Biden

What do voters want candidates to focus on this election?

Survey respondents express frustration with polarization and attack politics

Youths could swing the election. Will they turn out to vote?

As young people grow disillusioned with national politics, some turn to local engagement

Fort Lewis College students explore ways to have more civil political discourse

Misinformed stereotypes among reasons for divisiveness

Protesters picket The Durango Herald

Leaders from La Plata County GOP showed up to protest coverage, bar reporters entry from events

La Plata County GOP leader elected state party vice chair

Hope Scheppelman of Bayfield will serve 2-year term

Kent Thiry’s next political focus: Big changes to Colorado’s primary election process

The deep-pocketed former DaVita CEO has already spent millions on democracy-related initiatives in Colorado in recent years

Bid to make Colorado among first for Democratic presidential primary appears to fall short

Plan calls for South Carolina to go first in 2024, followed by Nevada and New Hampshire

Republicans initiate recall of Colorado senator two days after he announces he’s becoming a Democrat

‘It’s strange how the way you affiliate changes people’s perceptions of you,’ says Sen. Kevin Priola