Politics - The Durango Herald

Senate sinks bill to prevent wildfires

Some view fire defense as personal responsibility

DATE: May 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ballot-access plan gets killed

Broad political coalition opposes bill

DATE: Apr 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lawmakers want to give up power over county salaries

DENVER – Fed up with the politically unpalatable task of setting county salaries, state legislators took steps Wednesday to turn the task over to county leaders. Legislators want ...

DATE: Apr 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Public barred from marijuana cultivation tour

Open-meetings law violated, attorney says

DATE: Apr 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

No in-state tuition breaks for tribes with historic ties to Colo.

FLC still provides free tuition to any Native American

DATE: Apr 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Faster Internet speeds may be coming to a town near you

Fees already paid by telephone users would fund rural broadband

DATE: Apr 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

State open-meetings law strengthened in House

DENVER – The House voted unanimously Monday to allow any citizen to sue over a violation of the open-meetings law. It is the second time in three years lawmakers have pushed back ...

DATE: Apr 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Legislature to fund Long Hollow project

DENVER – A Southwest Colorado water district can expect $1,575,000 from the Legislature to help build a dam just off the La Plata River. It’s one of the few water projects statewi...

DATE: Apr 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Does it add up?

Impact reports claim institutions and events contribute a lot of money to the Durango economy

DATE: Apr 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Firefighting may get much easier

Aerial fleet – once contentious – now a stronger possibility

DATE: Apr 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

DMR may sue over water rights

Ellen Roberts’ bill to limit U.S. Forest Service policy stalled in Legislature

DATE: Apr 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

GOP holds gubernatorial debate minus Tancredo

Kopp objects to qualty-of-life tips from N.J. guv

DATE: Apr 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday