Politics - The Durango Herald

An expert panel advises Colorado’s governor on coronavirus

But the group often appears left out of big decisions

DATE: Feb 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Census data for redistricting expected after maps are due

Friday’s announcement is a worst-case scenario for Colorado’s new independent redistricting commissions

DATE: Feb 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Republicans: Time to trim governor’s emergency powers

GOP pushing measures to give the Legislature more checks on the governor’s emergency powers

DATE: Feb 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Gov. Jared Polis calls his billion-dollar coronavirus bill a stimulus plan

Governor wants to jump-start Colorado’s economy

DATE: Feb 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado’s senators vote to impeach Donald Trump, but the former president is still acquitted

John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet voted with 55 other senators to convict Trump

DATE: Feb 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Boebert’s campaign reimburses her for 38,000 miles of travel

Watchdog organizations ask for an investigation

DATE: Feb 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Across Southwest Colorado, number of unaffiliated voters swells

Automatic voter registration, opening primaries to Independents behind trend

DATE: Feb 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Independent candidates fail at the polls

Paul Jones yet to escape campaign-finance violations charge from unaffiliated run in 2018

DATE: Feb 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango is wild about Bernie, too

People are still taking about the presidential inauguration held Jan. 20. And while a lot of that talk is about the new Biden administration and the historic swearing in of Kamala Harris, ou...

DATE: Jan 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Racial disparities emerge in state’s COVID-19 vaccination rates

Black and Hispanic Coloradans less likely to be vaccinated than whites

DATE: Jan 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango City Council nixes joint statement against Lauren Boebert

Residents wanted city to condemn newly elected House member

DATE: Jan 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

U.S. Rep. Boebert sued for blocking former Democratic state House member on Twitter

Lauren Boebert, the bombastic new Republican congresswoman from Colorado, has been sued in federal court on allegations she violated the free speech rights of one of her constituents by bloc...

DATE: Jan 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News