Local News City of Durango to spend estimated $55,000 asking voters to keep excess lodgers tax ballot measure fails, residents will receive about $218 in utility bill credits August 25, 2022
Regional News Colorado voters to decide affordable housing funding measure in November Initiative would not raise taxes, but it could draw from TABOR refunds August 23, 2022
Local News Some La Plata County residents say free school lunches would benefit students and farmers November ballot initiative would fund nutritious meals for kids statewide August 17, 2022
Local News La Plata County residents can expect ballots early next week to decide school board positions, three statewide issues October 8, 2021
Local News Animal cruelty initiative irks Colorado ranchers Revising code requires 124,632 valid signatures to get on ballot March 28, 2021
Local News Durango groups call lodgers tax a ‘landmark effort’ Behind-the-scenes collaboration gets measure on the ballot March 21, 2021
Local News Colorado voters weigh in on 11 ballot issues tallies show support for family leave, repeal of Gallagher Amendment November 3, 2020
Local News Durango-area business owners: Repeal Gallagher Amendment Chamber of Commerce holds electoral forum, conducts informal polling October 14, 2020
Local News At a glance: 11 measures on Colorado’s 2020 ballot rates, abortion limits, wolves among issues to be decided by voters September 18, 2020
Local News Durango asks residents to pay higher sales, property taxes proposes increase to help maintain streets, build police station October 5, 2018
Regional News Denver area doctors seek to ban smartphone sales to preteens of technology on developing youth a concern May 28, 2017
Local News Rejection of anti-slavery initiative in Colorado disappoints backers Confusion blamed for failure to strike archaic language from constitution November 9, 2016
Local News Ballot issues: Raise the Bar vaults to victory; aid-in-dying wins Carol Folsom cheers at the Westin Denver Downtown hotel as Proposition 106 passes Tuesday. The measure makes assisted death legal… November 7, 2016
Local News End-of-life ballot issue stirs passion on both sides money and claims of misinformation mark campaigns October 27, 2016
Local News Amendment 71 creates odd bedfellows to toughen constitutional amendment process creates strange coalitions October 25, 2016
Local News Proposition 106 would allow aid-in-dying medication in Colorado Opponents concerned about abuse, coercion from family members October 22, 2016
Local News Proposition 108 would open state, local primaries to unaffiliated voters du1-i-syn The statutory Proposition 108 question reads, “Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning the process… October 20, 2016
Local News Proposition would create a presidential primary item comes after chaotic March caucuses October 20, 2016
Local News Amendment 71 would make amending state constitution more difficult du1-i-syn The constitutional Amendment 71 question – known as Raise the Bar – asks, “Shall there be an amendment to… October 19, 2016
Local News Tobacco tax hike dollars would go to health programs Opponents say changing formula would be difficult October 18, 2016
Local News Amendment 70 seeks to gradually raise minimum wage asked to raise the floor to $12 an hour by 2020 October 17, 2016
Local News ColoradoCare would create universal health care payment system Opponents say residents would end up paying more for health care October 14, 2016
Local News Amendment would benefit ranchers, rafting companies Measure would give exemption on using government-owned property October 9, 2016
Local News Amendment aims to strike slavery language from Colorado Constitution Archaic law concerns enslavement as punishment October 9, 2016