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Colorado lawmakers mark boisterous end to legislative session
recent years, sessions have wrapped up with rancor and exhaustion. This year, the mood was more positive
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Top Democrats, Republicans join together on 11th-hour property tax deal
would permanently lower overall tax rates
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The Blotter, May 3-6
Durango Police Department Monday 1:45 a.m. A man spray painted a window in the 600 block of Main Ave. Sunday 12:45 a.m. A plastic trash bin was on fire in…
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Bill to ban purchase, sale and transfer of so-called assault weapons in Colorado will be shelved
Sponsor of House Bill 1292 will ask for measure to be killed
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Colorado lawmakers reject push to prevent local short-term rental rules from applying to backcountry huts and cabins
Bill 213, which was connected to the wealthy owner of a backcountry property outside Crested Butte, drew the ire of counties
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The deal behind Colorado’s oil and gas deal: No new drilling policies until 2028
A drilling rig south of Durango works at an existing well pad near U.S. Highway 550. A bill killed Monday in the Colorado Legislature was aimed at giving local governments…
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Analyzing 5 years of injuries, crashes and hit-and-runs at Colorado ski areas
Colorado Sun spent two years assembling hard-to-get data
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The Blotter, May 1
Durango Police Department Wednesday 6:18 a.m. A vehicle was broken into at Burger King, 1415 Main Ave. 9:41 a.m. A disgruntled man was harassing someone in the east 100 block…
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Colorado owes taxpayers $34M in refunds it never sent
Lawmakers have just days left in the 2024 legislative session to correct the error
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The Blotter, April 24-30
Durango Police Department Monday 9:49 a.m. Someone was throwing trash everywhere at Spanish Trails Inn & Suites. 1:31 p.m. A woman was trying to cash a fraudulent check at Wells…
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Gov. Polis signs $40.6 billion Colorado state budget
Funding reflects a 3.7% increase from last year, or about $1 billion more in general fund spending
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Three FLC professors to speak about media in ‘age of misinformation’
Theatre director Kim Welty checks the lighting for the stage at Sunflower Theatre. The theater will host the Manhattan Short Film Festival.Sam Green/Cortez Journal A panel of three professors from…
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Colorado legislative property tax plan is in 11th-hour limbo
A commission has been working to prevent spikes in annual bills
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The Blotter, April 26-28
Durango Police Department Sunday Noon: A man was waiving a crowbar and hitting his own vehicle in the 700 block of Tech Center Drive. 5:31 p.m. Someone reported finding a…
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As session hits final days, Democrats push forward with gun bills
a dozen gun bills remain active, but opposition is stiff
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Grants available for programs that will reduce community gun violence in Colorado
The interior of the Colorado Capitol on March 23 in Denver. (Olivia Sun/The Colorado Sun via Report for America, file)cca Colorado’s Office of Gun Violence Prevention opened up applications for…
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Colorado lawmakers scale back legislation to limit local control over renewable energy projects
A solar array in Brush, run by Pivot and Xcel Energy, became operational in early 2020. (Olivia Sun/The Colorado Sun via Report for America)cca A new bill introduced in the…
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‘We would lay our arms down:’ Is this the end of the property tax wars, or just another battle?
again, Colorado lawmakers are debating a big plan to reduce property tax rates
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The Blotter, April 25-26
Durango Police Department Friday 12:02 a.m. Someone was running a backpack blower in the north City Market parking lot, 3130 Main Ave., creating a noise disturbance. 1:05 a.m. Smoke was…
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Local author to publish novel centered around grief in 2025
novel has been in the works for 10 years
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The Blotter, April 24-25
Durango Police Department Thursday 1:20 a.m. Someone reported a loud party at the Silver Peaks Condominiums, 1100 Goeglein Gulch Road. Wednesday 7:42 a.m. Police responded to a rear-end crash that…
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The Blotter, April 19-23
Durango Police Department Tuesday 12:04 p.m. A man had drug paraphernalia and needles strewed on a table at Wendy’s, 1840 Main Ave. 6:28 p.m. A woman was yelling at no…
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The Blotter, April 22
Durango Police Department Monday 12:27 p.m. Police arrested a drunken man near Ninth Street and Camino del Rio. 12:37 p.m. A woman reported a backpack stolen at the Durango Skate…
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‘Vexatious’ no more, Colorado public records bill loses controversial section
The House chamber two days before lawmakers return for the next legislative session at the state Capitol in Denver, Jan. 8, 2024. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News) Lawmakers stripped a provision…
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‘Fake electors’ banned under new Colorado law
Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan B. Coats, left, swears in one of Colorado’s nine Democratic presidential electors before he can cast his vote for Joe Biden at the State…
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The Blotter, April 18
Durango Police Department Thursday 4:52 p.m. A sofa was stolen from a parking lot at Priority Sales and Rental, 802 Camino del Rio. Sheriff’s Office Thursday 10:24 a.m. A man…
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Ballot proposal to protect furnaces and gas stoves in Colorado is dead – for now
Political group did not file petitions by April 18 deadline to put measure on ballot
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Postal Service moving ahead with plans to overhaul Grand Junction mail
Regional processing center to become a local processing center
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Colorado’s reintroduced wolves have killed four more cattle in Grand County
marks the largest cluster of livestock losses since reintroduction in December
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Famed ‘Ride The Rockies’ bike event canceled due to low registration
is unclear if the event will return