Public finance

Durango plans to hire a new auditing firm to scrutinize city spending, adding to a growing list of remedies sought to understand and resolve what appears to be a host of accounting irregularities....

The city of Durango placed an employee on paid administrative leave this week as it investigates “alleged misappropriation of public funds,” according to a Tuesday announcement. City staff alerted...

The Durango Public Library’s digital-information backbone is weak, almost to the point of breaking, but city staff said it didn’t have money to replace it, until now. City staff said this week it...

A bill requiring an examination of the risks of climate change to the retirement investments of Colorado’s public employees died in the recent session of the Colorado General Assembly – a proper...

DENVER – An experiment to reward the best school districts with money got its first nod Wednesday by lawmakers. Senate Bill 200, which would pull 1 percent of total state funding for school...

DENVER – If you are looking to claim the tax credit for purchasing an electrical vehicle you might want to grab your checkbook and head down to a dealership. The Colorado General Assembly is eyeing...

Paying off the Durango Public Library will get a bit cheaper next year and help the city set aside more money for road projects. The city estimates it will save $825,000 over nine years after...

The Durango Transit Department is cutting its budget and negotiating a fare increase with the Fort Lewis College student government this month. Durango City Council authorized the Transit...

In addition to a voter-approved sales tax, proceeds from energy and mineral production will also help fund a $14.2 million capital improvement project at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez....

When The Juniper School’s charter was approved by the Durango School District 9-R Board of Education in August, the budget included a $600,000 startup grant spread over three years. The school did...

When every student makes a difference to Fort Lewis College’s sustainability, the Board of Trustees was happy to hear some good news on the application-and-acceptance-rate front at meetings...