Politics - The Durango Herald

Dick White outlines campaign promises

Durango City Councilor wants to tackle sustainability issues

DATE: Feb 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

No small-town harmony for Silverton

Bar comments escalate to bitter recall fight

DATE: Feb 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colo. Capitol bickering returns

Bipartisanship quickly fades

DATE: Jan 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dick White to seek City Council re-election

Informal announcement made on social media

DATE: Jan 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lew slams door on efforts to lower top individual tax rate

WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew dismissed efforts in Congress to overhaul the nation’s tax laws by lowering the top income tax rate paid by individuals, saying Wednesday that Democ...

DATE: Jan 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Political questions swirl around theater shooting prosecutor

George Brauchler touted as future GOP gubernatorial, senatorial candidate

DATE: Jan 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Sen. Bennet explains wind-energy tax credit

Best scenario would include support for renewables

DATE: Jan 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Obama gears up to pitch tax plan

‘Middle-class economics’ theme of annual speech

DATE: Jan 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Romney, Clinton offer signs 2016 will be about economy

CORONADO, Calif. – Not yet in the presidential race, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Mitt Romney already are previewing the likely focus of the 2016 campaign, a competition over who’s better able...

DATE: Jan 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Southwest Colorado Republicans react to Hickenlooper’s remarks

DENVER – “Better late than never” is how Southwest Colorado Republicans described their Democratic governor’s State of the State address Thursday. During remarks before a joint se...

DATE: Jan 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Gas, oil political spending detailed

Drillers slam group’s effort for failing to look at both sides of debate

DATE: Jan 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado swears in state’s new House speaker Hullinghorst

DENVER – Rep. Dickey Lee Hullinghorst took over as speaker of the Colorado House on Wednesday, facing obstacles created by a split Legislature. The Boulder Democrat replaced Mark ...

DATE: Jan 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News