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Grass-roots group forms to change La Plata County’s draft land-use codes

LaPlata Liberty Coalition aims to make county ‘get it right’

February 20, 2018

Local News

Americans for Prosperity pulls back campaign against La Plata County’s land-use code

Spokeswoman reiterates group not involved in recall effort against County Commissioner Gwen Lachelt

February 19, 2018

Local News

Petition to recall Gwen Lachelt OK’d setting off timetable to possible vote

Parkerdu1-i-syn If petitioners submit the required amount of signatures, Parker has 15 days to verify them. She said the rejection…

February 13, 2018

Local News

Recall effort against Gwen Lachelt faces questions for locating at VFW

Nonprofit involvement in political activity is a gray area

February 12, 2018

Local News

With budget agreement in place, Gardner looks to focus on immigration

lawmaker anxious to move past legislative spending battles

February 8, 2018

Local News

La Plata County Commissioner Gwen Lachelt vows to fight recall effort

7,505 signatures needed by March 30 to force election

February 2, 2018

Local News

Americans for Prosperity launches campaign over La Plata County’s land-use code

brothers-backed group says it will fight proposed rules

January 29, 2018

Local News

Coram, McLachlan prepare agendas for Legislature’s opening day

Education, broadband access among lawmakers’ top priorities

January 6, 2018

Local News

J. Paul Brown won’t challenge Rep. Barbara McLachlan for House seat

rancher has served in Colorado Legislature on and off since 2010

January 4, 2018

Regional News

Colorado Democrats, Republicans trade shots over Tancredo’s participation in Hispanic GOP forum

Colorado Politics reported last week that Tom Tancredo, a former congressman with a reputation for his hard-line positions on immigration,…

January 3, 2018

Local News

2017: A year about land use, health and play in Dolores

Stories of the year in Dolores centered on land use, health and a playground

December 29, 2017

Local News

Gov. Hickenlooper seeks emergency funding for child health care

Congress let federal funding run out Sept. 30

December 20, 2017

Local News

Dolores Town Manager Lana Hancock resigns

Hancock served four years; Ince also quits

December 14, 2017

Local News

Durango rally calls for guaranteed health care

says current system is especially tough for middle class

December 12, 2017

Local News

Carbondale lawyer Karl Hanlon visits Durango in trek to topple Tipton

Democratic candidate discusses health care and tax bill

December 4, 2017

Local News

Sen. Bennet says Senate Republicans’ tax plan ‘fundamentally flawed’

speaks out in Facebook townhall

November 28, 2017

Regional News

Attorney General Cynthia Coffman joins GOP gubernatorial race

Coffman said in her Wednesday announcement that public education, health care and managing energy development and Colorado’s population growth are…

November 8, 2017

Nation & World

Democrats’ disarray on eve of Virginia governor’s race foreshadows problems

Virginians head to the polls Tuesday in what’s become a neck-and-neck governor’s race. But when Virginians go to the polls,…

November 6, 2017

Nation & World

Democrats angry at report of Clinton’s influence over DNC

Many Democrats expressed outrage Thursday at allegations from Donna Brazile a former party chairwoman that an agreement with the Democratic…

November 3, 2017

Nation & World

Texas Rep. Hensarling latest GOP House retirement

Hensarlingdu1-i-syn Hensarling, who chairs the powerful Financial Services Committee, told fellow Republicans in an email that as his term as…

October 31, 2017

Nation & World

First guilty plea, indictment of Trump aides in Russia probe

The formal charges against a total of three people are the first public demonstration that Special Counsel Robert Mueller and…

October 30, 2017

Nation & World

Trump comes ahead with fresh criticism of Russia inquiry

Trumpdu1-i-syn “DO SOMETHING!” Trump urged in one of five morning tweets. Trump’s tweets followed a CNN report late Friday that…

October 29, 2017

Nation & World

US agrees to pay tea party groups in suits over IRS scrutiny

The Trump administration has agreed to payout to hundreds of tea party groups to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by…

October 26, 2017

Nation & World

No GOP dam break: Senators rally behind Trump and his agenda

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, arrives for the start of a closed-door security briefing…

October 25, 2017