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Curry's re-election hopes tied to lawsuit in La Plata County
DENVER — State Rep. Kathleen Curry, who recently changed her party affiliation from Democrat to independent, is pinning some of her political hopes on a lawsuit aimed at overturning what she and some others see as an unfair bias toward partisan... more...
01/19/2010 11:26pm
Democrats prepare for tough year ahead
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — Democrats gathered in the Devereux Room at the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs Monday night for the fifth annual Martin Luther King Memorial Dinner, hosted by the Garfield County Democratic Party.
  01/19/2010 6:43am
Silt mayor may run for Curry's District 61 seat
SILT, Colorado — Mayor Dave Moore of Silt announced this week that he is “thinking about” asking voters to elect him to represent District 61 of the Colorado General Assembly.
  01/14/2010 11:06pm
Governor-hopeful Maes meets, greets public at Republican luncheon in Rifle
RIFLE, Colorado — Evergreen Republican Dan Maes is an accomplished businessman who wants to apply his successful business principles to the job of being governor of the state of Colorado.
  01/13/2010 10:59pm
Seldin not running, 2 remain undecided on Basalt Town Council
At least one and possibly three incumbents on the Basalt Town Council won't run for re-election in the April 6 election.
  01/13/2010 10:56pm
Glenwood Springs native to work in White House
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — A local woman is about to head off to Washington, D.C., to work for four months in the Obama White House.
  01/07/2010 11:11pm
Salazar won't run for Colorado governor
DENVER (AP) — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Thursday that he won't leave the Obama administration to run for governor of Colorado.
  01/07/2010 12:50pm
McInnis wishes Ritter the best
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — When Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter announced he would not be seeking re-election this year, reactions ranged from “speechless” to “saddened” among Republicans and Democrats across the state and...
  01/06/2010 10:28pm
Political risks aside, tough budget decisions coming up, Gunnison's Curry says
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — Colorado legislators need to be willing to make tough decisions with regards to tackling an ever-growing state budget shortfall over the next two years, even at the risk of losing their seats in the House and Senate,...
  01/07/2010 11:06am
Rep. Curry gets warm reception in Glenwood Springs
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — State Rep. Kathleen Curry's recent decision to switch her political affiliation from Democratic to independent was well received, for the most part, at a town hall meeting hosted by Curry in Glenwood Tuesday...
  01/05/2010 11:12pm
Martin Beeson drops out of the race for Congress
GLENWOOD SPRINGS— Ninth Judicial District Attorney Martin Beeson, a Republican, on Thursday announced the suspension of his campaign to unseat incumbent Democrat John Salazar from Colorado's 3rd Congressional District.
  12/31/2009 8:19pm
Curry is an independent thinker
GUNNISON, Colorado — State Rep. Kathleen Curry, D-Gunnison, announced on Tuesday that she is no longer a Democrat, after having been elected to her District 61 seat three times as a member of that party.
  12/29/2009 11:31pm
Curry no longer a Democrat
GLENWOOD SPRINGS — State Rep. Kathleen Curry (D-Gunnison) announced on Tuesday that she is no longer a Democrat, after having been elected to her District 61 seat three times as a member of that party.
  12/29/2009 8:56pm
Parachute mayor resigns his post, effective Dec. 30
Parachute's one-term mayor, Roy McClung, is calling it quits as of Dec. 30, citing economic difficulties and the need to leave town to go back to school in order to broaden his job prospects.
  11/18/2009 11:51pm
Penry quitting governor's race, supports McInnis
GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado — A spokesperson from gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis' camp has confirmed that Josh Penry will step down from the race.
  11/09/2009 11:14pm
Special district questions fail
Two ballot questions posed by special districts in Garfield County failed in mail ballot voting in Tuesday's election, according to unofficial final election results released by the Garfield County Clerk's Office.
  11/04/2009 1:46pm
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