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

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

DATE: Apr 22, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

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

Misinformed stereotypes among reasons for divisiveness

DATE: Mar 29, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Protesters picket The Durango Herald

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

DATE: Sep 12, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County GOP leader elected state party vice chair

Hope Scheppelman of Bayfield will serve 2-year term

DATE: Aug 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

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

DATE: Feb 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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

DATE: Dec 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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

DATE: Aug 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Unaffiliated candidates submit petitions for La Plata County ballot

Jack Turner, Tiffany Lee and Erin Hutchins look to secure their places in November races

DATE: Jul 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Unaffiliated voters heavily favor Republican races in 2022 La Plata County primaries

Democrats eye U.S. Supreme Court decisions as a motivator toward November

DATE: Jul 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Republican primary voters in Colorado reject slate of candidates who embraced election conspiracies

‘I think the Republican Party returned to sanity tonight,’ said Dick Wadhams, former chairman of the state GOP

DATE: Jun 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Primary turnout in La Plata County outpaces 2018

Races for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, statewide and national offices bring out voters

DATE: Jun 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado’s June 28 primary will test just how much Republicans embrace 2020 election conspiracies

Voters in most races will have choice between those who dispute 2020 presidential results and those who don’t

DATE: May 31, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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