Christian Burney
Position: Herald Staff Writer

Plan proposes higher wages, better infrastructure for La Plata County’s child care needs

Economic Development Alliance and Early Childhood Council present $20 million strategy

Candidates for Durango City Council talk budget priorities, youth involvement

Campaign trails lead through series of forums

Slicing up Durango’s 8.4% sales tax

As residents weigh Ballot Question 2A, here’s a breakdown of the taxes collected at checkout

Durango City Council candidates discuss supporting unhoused

Neighbors in Need Alliance hosts discussion on homelessness, housing

Durango City Council questions Councilor Bosmans’ use of public funds

Proposed ordinance would require elected officials to disclose private interests when seeking taxpayer money

Durango City Council candidate Olivier Bosmans touts technical, financial expertise

Incumbent prioritizes financial oversight, mending county relationships

Durango City Council candidate Jessika Buell stakes claim for reelection in ‘common ground’

Compromise leads to best results, incumbent says

Durango finalizes deal with Archuleta County to house municipal jail inmates

City says agreement is an improvement over what La Plata County offered

Residents lambaste federal firings, Musk at International Women’s Day March in Durango

‘You can't be head of a company and then go out in public and then talk bad about your people’

Durango’s housing crisis can’t distract from child care needs, City Council candidate Kip Koso says

Contender hopes to bring nine years with Ute tribe, lifelong volunteerism into the fold

City Council candidate Shirley Gonzales says Durango should think bigger on housing, policies and programs

Young people want greater walkability, affordability and a progressive government, she says

Durango City Council candidates tackle affordable housing, jail and 911

La Plata County Democrats host first virtual forum