taxation and budget

Local News

Montezuma County faces $1 million budget deficit, cutbacks

10 percent raises for workers revoked

November 26, 2017

Local News

City of Durango plans to leave transit service for residents with disabilities untouched

cuts to service expected to start April 1

November 2, 2017

Local News

Cuts to Durango Transit expected in April

outreach effort to talk to riders about their transportation habits

October 8, 2017

Nation & World

House backs $1.2T spending bill with more money for military

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., center, speaks with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., left, as they arrive for a…

September 14, 2017

Regional News

La Plata County braces for Trump budget cuts

programs, schools wait to see final numbers

June 8, 2017

Local News

Proposed cuts to public radio would hit Southwest Colorado hard

Station managers say staff, programs would go if Trump’s plan is enacted

April 6, 2017

Local News

Cortez air service will survive Trump budget, manager says

subsidy supports service in more than 100 communities

April 5, 2017

Local News

Transportation funding gets initial OK

Republicans push against proposed tax increase

March 30, 2017

Local News

Transportation funding bill goes before first committee

panel questions abound on road fixes

March 22, 2017

Local News

City of Durango facing 5 years of transit budget shortfalls

cuts will get worse every year

March 14, 2017

Local News

Kinder Morgan, Montezuma County argue in Colorado Supreme Court

Kinder Morgan expanded its compressing facility about 25 miles north of Cortez in 2013. The company pays about half of…

March 10, 2017

Local News

La Plata County treasurer to fill vacancy, fix problems

Commissioners grumble about cost but OK upgraded position

March 7, 2017

Local News

Work piles up as county treasurer’s office faces staff, procedural problems

Treasurer requests higher skilled worker to fill vacancy

March 3, 2017

Regional News

Colorado Legislature may hit brakes on electric vehicle tax break

from lost credit would fund transportation infrastructure

February 28, 2017

Local News

La Plata County sets cost-saving goals for 2017

from gas drilling plummets

February 27, 2017

Local News

Property taxes give fire districts money headaches

Gallagher Amendment gradually reduces homeowners’ tax bill

February 19, 2017

Local News

Ignacio School Board sets increased mill levy

Assessed valuation falls with gas, oil industry downturn

December 16, 2016

Nation & World

A quick Medicare overhaul worries GOP senators

“That falls under the rule of not biting off more than you can chew,” Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, who chairs…

November 30, 2016

Local News

State approves Durango separation from San Juan BOCES

possible, Department of Education says

November 21, 2016

Local News

Montezuma County faces 10 percent budget cut

revenues dive, services will be cut

November 4, 2016

Local News

Ballot Issue 3B: Bayfield seeks tax hike to build schools

Request for $28.6 million would go for new elementary, other projects

October 19, 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

New public art not funded in 2017 budget

applied for grant to fund new art for U.S. Highway 550/160 intersection

October 14, 2016

Local News

Durango-La Plata County Airport tax hike gets Bayfield OK

trustees offer support, barely

October 5, 2016