State budget and tax

Regional News

GOP-led panel defeats bid to limit tax refunds

to taxpayers expected to total $158 million

March 20, 2017

Local News

$700M revenue shortfall looms as Colorado budget talks begin

Revenue not keeping pace with state’s economic growth

March 17, 2017

Regional News

GOP-backed bill to increase revenue passes test in state House

Measure aims to find funds for schools, roads

March 7, 2017

Local News

Durango City Council rethinks marijuana grow facility ban

Cap, excise tax could be part of regulations

March 3, 2017

Local News

2 Fort Lewis College trustees approved in Colorado Senate

Budgetary issues concern both Ernest House Jr. and Richard Kaufman

March 2, 2017

Regional News

N.M. Democrats unveil their budget-fix plan

governor calls proposal ‘a political play’

February 20, 2017

Regional News

New Mexico lawmakers near compromise to fix budget deficit

aim to deal with $80 million deficit

January 23, 2017

Local News

Hickenlooper mulls pot sales tax hike

would help fill shortfall in school funding

January 18, 2017

Local News

Colorado Department of Higher Education requests budget increase

Projects that 75 percent of jobs will require postsecondary education by 2020

January 5, 2017

Regional News

New Mexico budget crisis rears its head in courts, colleges

Pumpjacks work in a field near Lovington, N.M. New Mexico’s grinding budget crisis is taking a visible toll in courtrooms…

December 4, 2016

Regional News

Colorado sees looming challenges with aging population

Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto<br><br>Colorado State Capitol Buildingdu1-i-syn The population of those 65 and older in Colorado is expected to double to…

November 29, 2016

Local News

Governor’s office unveils $28.5 billion budget request

Includes reductions in state services

November 1, 2016

Regional News

New Mexico budget woes drive up borrowing costs

Moody’s Investor Services has downgraded the New Mexico’s general obligation bond rating from its highest rating of Aaa to Aa1.Associated…

October 26, 2016

Local News

District 9-R requests $1.7 million mill levy override

Durango High School is one of the 11 schools in Durango School District 9-R that would benefit if voters approve…

October 18, 2016

Local News

Durango schools seek support for school finance rewrite

members encourage other districts to join fight

September 28, 2016

Local News

Fort Lewis College enrollment down 3.3 percent

raised admission standards in preparation for 2019 mandatory increase

September 25, 2016

Local News

Lawmakers preparing to trim state services

Lackluster economy forces tough decisions in Denver

September 20, 2016

Local News

Durango school board endorses La Plata County road, bridge tax

also will lobby for state education funding revision

September 2, 2016

Local News

State changes could be disastrous for Durango Transit

officials and nonprofit groups lobby against CDOT proposal

August 23, 2016

Local News

Durango School District OKs tax increase question for election

Approval would bring in $17M for district

August 23, 2016

Regional News

Martinez: tax hikes ‘make no sense’

State government needs to tighten its belt and raising taxes on families and businesses would make the state less competitive,…

August 21, 2016

Local News

How much are students willing to pay to attend Fort Lewis College?

Survey: More on tuition, less on room and board

August 18, 2016

Local News

Return on Fort Lewis College investments better than state’s

left with state have significantly lower return on investment

August 18, 2016

Regional News

New Mexico governor orders agency spending reductions

Martinezdu1-i-syn In a memo to state agencies under her control, the Republican governor called for preparations to reduce general-fund spending…

August 9, 2016