Douglas County
2 DougCo commissioners asked for an investigation of the third. The probe’s done but won’t be released to public.
Commissioners Abe Laydon and George Teal sought the report that cost $17,000 to investigate Lora Thomas over San Luis water proposal
Douglas County drops San Luis Valley plan for $828M idea to pipe South Platte water from Sterling
Parker Water has proposed to pipe 20,000 acre-feet in excess river water from northeastern Colorado to serve more than 300,000 people in the south metro suburbs
Sheriffs who denounced Colorado’s red flag law are now using it
In the 2 years since Colorado's red flag law passed, petitions for protection orders have been filed in 20 of the 37 counties that declared themselves Second Amendment sanctuaries, often by the very sheriffs who had previously denounced the law.
Douglas County will not use federal COVID funds on San Luis Valley water project
Commissioner Abe Laydon, the decisive vote on the issue, announced his position during a work session on Tuesday
1 million Colorado buildings are threatened by wildfire. The risk is highest in suburban counties.
Modeling from group that tracks risk related to climate change reports that in the next 30 years, 19% more homes in Colorado will be threatened by wildfire, the largest increase in the U.S.
Opinion: Sending San Luis Valley water to Douglas County only postpones the inevitable
The better idea is for DougCo to work on water conservation and re-use
Former Douglas County Superintendent Corey Wise sues school district, alleging retaliation and discrimination
Breaking his silence, Wise's lawsuit alleges discrimination, retaliation and illegal firing
PERA sues Tri-County Health, its departing counties seeking $50 million withdrawal fee
Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association says its members would be negatively impacted if Tri-County is allowed to leave without paying the withdrawal liability
Conservative moms fed up with the past two years started organizing. Now they’re winning — and they don’t plan to stop.
After two years of pandemic frustrations, new conservative groups are sprouting across Colorado as women lead the GOP ballot for statewide elections
Douglas County, Lone Tree begin recording more public meetings after being pressed by Colorado Community Media
Douglas County commissioners began recording work sessions, and the City of Lone Tree now records its regular meetings
Colorado’s pandemic housing-assistance program now open to non-pandemic applicants
The state’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program still has more than $400 million available for renters who face financial hardship, including Marshall fire victims.
Zornio: Stop hurting kids with your political rage
Adults should ask themselves some honest questions: Are you truly setting a positive example for the next generation?
State probe of Douglas County clerk finds no threat to election system
“My office is satisfied that there is no current threat to the county’s election system,” Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold said
Littwin: All it took was hours of dysfunction for the DougCo school board to fire a superintendent
Four new conservative members asserted themselves in dismissing Corey Wise. Now we can expect the culture wars to grow even hotter.
Nicolais: DougCo Board of Education fails to make the Wise choice
The conservative Douglas County school board majority put politics ahead of good education policy by firing Superintendent Corey Wise
Colorado’s top election official demands answers from third GOP county clerk on alleged election server copying
Douglas County Clerk Merlin Klotz is the third Republican county clerk under investigation by the Secretary of State’s Office after allegedly copying their election system hard drives
Community rallies as roughly 1,500 Douglas County teachers call out sick following school board controversies
Protesters gather after allegations of open meeting law violations, equity debates
Douglas County schools cancel classes Thursday ahead of teacher rally
District activities, sports and events will go on as planned unless respective coaches or directors notified families otherwise
Conflict grows between Douglas County’s sheriff and his former second-in-command
Sheriff Tony Spurlock and former Undersheriff Holly Nicholson-Kluth’s feud involves a mishmash of investigations and accusations, including allegations of political scheming, domestic violence and deletion of personnel files.
Colorado has finalized its congressional redistricting, but don’t forget about your powerful county commission
Some counties won’t redraw their commission-district lines until 2023, thanks to a deadline extension granted by Colorado lawmakers