Effort to protect same-sex marriage at the polls kicks off in Colorado
State Constitution still defines marriage as being between a man and a woman
Colorado lawmakers pass bipartisan property tax relief bill as 2024 legislative session comes to a close
The General Assembly hopes its legislation will persuade voters not to back property tax measures on the November ballot that would ravage state and local government budgets
DATE: May 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Colorado House members join vote to save Speaker Mike Johnson
Only Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette voted to move forward on effort to oust Johnson
DATE: May 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Colorado lawmakers mark boisterous end to legislative session
In recent years, sessions have wrapped up with rancor and exhaustion. This year, the mood was more positive
DATE: May 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Top Democrats, Republicans join together on 11th-hour property tax deal
Bill would permanently lower overall tax rates
DATE: May 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
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 the east 200 block of Eight...
DATE: May 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
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
DATE: May 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Colorado lawmakers reject push to prevent local short-term rental rules from applying to backcountry huts and cabins
Senate Bill 213, which was connected to the wealthy owner of a backcountry property outside Crested Butte, drew the ire of counties
DATE: May 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Littleton bus aide accused of assaulting disabled students appears in court, faces 10 additional charges
Arapahoe County prosecutors on Friday filed an additional 10 charges against a Littleton Public Schools bus aide who they allege repeatedly physically abused nonverbal autistic kids as they ...
DATE: May 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
The deal behind Colorado’s oil and gas deal: No new drilling policies until 2028
A grand bargain Gov. Jared Polis announced last week isn’t only intended to avert the current showdown over oil and gas development in Colorado.
The political truce is engineered to prevent ...
DATE: May 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Analyzing 5 years of injuries, crashes and hit-and-runs at Colorado ski areas
The Colorado Sun spent two years assembling hard-to-get data
DATE: May 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
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 of Seve...
DATE: May 2, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
