Politics - The Durango Herald

Fees for marijuana businesses before Durango City Council

It could be another long Durango City Council meeting Tuesday night. While the council held two public hearings last month on recreational and medical marijuana code, this will t...

DATE: Jun 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

City commission to take up pot land use today

The city of Durango’s Planning Commission is holding a special meeting today at 6 p.m. to consider retail and medical marijuana land uses. Durango is in the process of repealing i...

DATE: Jun 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bennet works to make it rain for Democrats in Senate race

Hanging with locals, senator pushes for his party, platform

DATE: May 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

State land board to meet in Durango

The Colorado State Board of Land Commissioners will meet in Durango and visit surrounding areas next week as they discuss statewide issues and hold workshops with local officials. ...

DATE: May 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Busy Colorado ballot will be energy-heavy

Colorado’s ballots routinely feature citizen-led initiatives to amend statute or, more commonly, the state constitution. While 2013, an off-year election, only saw two statewide initiatives ...

DATE: May 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Policy and Politics Digest

City Council updated on vacation-rental talks

5 percent cap agreed on for permits

DATE: May 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

City uses some suggestions in draft pot rules

Latest proposal drops buffer from day care centers

DATE: May 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Four Corners legislators cheered by session

Funding for rural broadband, Fort Lewis science building highlight session

DATE: May 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Air fleet soars at 2014 legislative session

Education funding also a winner in Denver

DATE: May 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Pot bills close session

Coram gains concession on uranium measure

DATE: May 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Effort to protect ski-area water rights dies

DENVER – The ski season is over and so is the Legislature’s latest effort to keep the U.S. Forest Service from claiming ski resorts’ water rights. Sen. Ellen Roberts, R-Durango, w...

DATE: May 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

County salaries: Legislature will set commissioners', elected officials' raises

DENVER – County elected officials will not be getting a raise anytime soon. Senators killed a bill to ask voters to let county commissioners set salaries for themselves and other ...

DATE: May 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News