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Barbara Mclachlan

Session marked by bipartisan accomplishments
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Session marked by bipartisan accomplishments
As we hit the 120th day of the 2022 session, I reflect on our accomplishments. After several nights working past midnight, then coming back to work ea...
May 19, 2022
Bills aimed at helping our tribal neighbors
Opinion
Bills aimed at helping our tribal neighbors
The Southern Utes and Ute Mountain Utes are the only two federally recognized tribes in Colorado. Tribal members have been working with us in the Gene...
March 23, 2022
Millions in investments show state hasn’t forgotten importance of agriculture
Millions in investments show state hasn’t forgotten importance of agriculture
Traditionally, the Colorado Department of Agriculture doesn’t ask for much. When department heads annually visit the Joint Budget Committee, outlining...
February 10, 2022
Initial bills focus on saving money, cutting crime
Initial bills focus on saving money, cutting crime
This session of the legislature started out with friendly greetings, rousing speeches, mostly-masked gatherings, and what reporters are calling a “las...
January 27, 2022
Legislation aimed at advancing state’s vital agricultural industry
Opinion
Legislation aimed at advancing state’s vital agricultural industry
My grandfather was a mover and shaker in the Colorado sugar beet industry with Great Western Sugar, and he was also a professor of agriculture at Colo...
April 28, 2021
It’s time to stop giving civics short shrift in the classroom
It’s time to stop giving civics short shrift in the classroom
If you watch enough national news, it’s easy to think that Democrats and Republicans rarely speak, always argue, refuse to compromise, and have nothin...
April 14, 2021
OHV, teacher licensure among frenzy of bills
OHV, teacher licensure among frenzy of bills
We’re seeing a lot of action in the Capitol these days, as legislators present their final bills while we collectively prepare to work on the Long Bil...
April 1, 2021
A lot is riding on school testing decision
A lot is riding on school testing decision
My last few weeks have been filled with Zooms, phone calls and research concerning a legislative game combining “Mother May I” with the High Hurdles. ...
March 4, 2021
It’s time we listen to the unheard
It’s time we listen to the unheard
My column this week was going to review the work we were doing at the Capitol as we rejoined with other Legislators after so many weeks of working at ...
June 4, 2020
Looming state budget cuts will nick everyone
Looming state budget cuts will nick everyone
Colorado’s general fund is taking a pounding during the pandemic. Unless Washington steps in with more aid to state and local governments, legislators...
May 14, 2020
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Ridgway girls run down state title
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Ridgway girls run down state title
Young team blows past competition to hoist Class 2A cross country trophy
By By Matt Meyer Special to the Plaindealer 
November 5, 2025
There isn’t a perfect translation for “hill” in Chinese. That's something Natasha Hessler discovered when she arrived at the famous creek crossing during the Colorado State Cross Country Championship ...
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Underwood elected mayor
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ELECTION 2025
Underwood elected mayor
Hart joins council, which needs to fill two spots
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Ouray City Councilor Michael Underwood won election to the mayor’s seat Tuesday night, succeeding on a campaign that emphasized fiscal conservatism and a vow to fix what he perceives as a disconnect b...
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Property tax hikes pass for cemetery, fire districts
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Voters Tuesday night approved tax increases for the Cedar Hill Cemetery District and the Ouray Fire Protection District. A measure to increase the cemetery district’s mill levy from 0.33 mills to 1 mi...
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ELECTION 2025
Voters approve new county lodging tax
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Voters in unincorporated Ouray County approved a new 6% lodging tax that is expected to provide more than $182,000 in additional funding during a tight 2026 budget year and into the future. The measur...
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ELECTION 2025
Fagrelius, Meruelo win school board seats
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Ouray voters have chosen two former educators to join the Ouray School Board, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s election. Three candidates competed for two open seats on the school board,...
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