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Higher pay for Durango city councilors receives support but hits a snag

Better compensation could help lower-income residents run for public office

DATE: Feb 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango city councilor skips meeting held to discuss his behavior and conduct

Olivier Bosmans has been accused of possible code of conduct violations, among other complaints

DATE: Feb 22, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fee exceptions for journalists proposed for Colorado public records law

Cost for retrieval could exceed $38 an hour next year

DATE: Jan 27, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Durango streets division hosts job fair in search for CDL-licensed drivers

Public works has five driver positions it’s trying to fill

DATE: Dec 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County seeks surveyor

Nobody ran for position during November election, so commissioners must appoint someone

DATE: Nov 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ouray County commissioner governs remotely

Lynn Padgett participates in meetings from 2,000 miles away while pursuing a master’s degree

DATE: Nov 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Uncontested La Plata County candidates cruise to victory

Four incumbents will serve another four years in public office

DATE: Nov 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Democrat Jena Griswold defeats Republican Pam Anderson in Colorado’s secretary of state race

Contest for top election official centered on 2020 election denial, though both candidates agreed Trump didn’t win and that Colorado’s system is safe

DATE: Nov 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Democratic Attorney General Phil Weiser wins reelection over Republican John Kellner

Democratic Attorney General Phil Weiser won a second term on Tuesday by defeating Republican John Kellner, the top prosecutor in the 18th Judicial District. Kellner conceded at about 9 p.m....

DATE: Nov 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Michael Bennet elected to his third U.S. Senate term as Colorado voters reject Republican Joe O’Dea

If Bennet, a Democrat, serves his full six-year term, he will become Colorado’s longest-serving U.S. senator in the century since state legislatures stopped selecting senators

DATE: Nov 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man gets prison for threatening Colorado Secretary of state Jena Griswold

LINCOLN, Neb. – A Nebraska man was sentenced Thursday to 18 months in prison for making online threats against Colorado’s top elections official, one of the first cases brought by a federal ...

DATE: Oct 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

San Juan Basin Public Health moves toward a breakup

La Plata, Archuleta counties don’t see eye-to-eye on delivery of services

DATE: Apr 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

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