Luke Perkins
Position: Staff reporter

La Plata County collected nearly $650K in 2016 for housing inmates from neighboring counties

DENVER – Some Colorado counties are paying the price for housing prisoners across county lines, while others are reaping the benefits. Archuleta County spent $200,000 housing inma...

DATE: Jul 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado governor, policy experts applaud defeat of health care repeal

‘Skinny repeal’ would have had dire implications, officials say

DATE: Jul 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango, state LGBT advocacy groups and lawmakers respond to Trump’s tweets

Call barring transgender Americans from military counter productive and ‘anti-American’

DATE: Jul 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado lawmakers eye changes to conservation easement program

Program trying to rebound from December audit that found multiple issues

DATE: Jul 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado health exchange making strides toward self-sustainability, audit says

Future of program uncertain as U.S. lawmakers work on health reform

DATE: Jul 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Audit finds Great Outdoors Colorado may have awarded $45 million in grants to ineligible organizations

Committee also says Colorado Parks and Wildlife is not optimizing funding it receives

DATE: Jul 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Q&A: Who can request voter information and what does it contain

Anyone can ask, but limits exist on what’s provided

DATE: Jul 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lawmakers eyeing ways to bring school funding into the 21st century

Finance committee will evaluate current funding formula and propose changes over next two years

DATE: Jul 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Protest of Betsy DeVos reignites debate on school choice

Critics feel state is giving tax money to ‘unaccountable’ charter schools

DATE: Jul 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Governors call for non-partisan approach on health care system

They ask to be involved in drafting of new legislation

DATE: Jul 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado measure would make law free access to public lands for fourth-graders

Program has served millions since 2015

DATE: Jul 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rural Colorado counties spending hundreds of thousands on jail overflow

Archuleta County expects costs will top $250,000 in 2017

DATE: Jul 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

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