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The Cortez City Council on Tuesday adopted a proclamation declaring June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month despite one council member’s ten-minute-long speech against the measure. Also on Tuesday, Cortez city manager Drew Sanders told the council about an award the city recently received from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada.

Trustees on the Dolores Library Board agree on some issues but continue to argue about others.

Top water negotiators declined to speak at an upcoming conference amid closed-door meetings about the future of the water supply for 40 million people.

Colorado lawmakers abandon an effort to override Gov. Polis' veto of a bill extending deadlines for public records requests, opting instead for further discussions to craft a new bill next year.

Some Colorado lawmakers want to make it easier for residents to see how the state is spending their tax money, but the state would still be able to hide some data from its online checkbook. And the two candidates for Dolores mayor spoke at a candidate forum on Monday night.

Cities, school boards, and other government bodies in Colorado no longer have to release as much information about who they’re interviewing for top…