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2018 General Election

Montera vs. Smith: At-large regent race on your Colorado ballot could influence party control...

Democrat Lesley Smith and Republican Ken Montera, candidates for the at-large seat on the University of Colorado’s Board of Regents, both say they wish...

Voter access and election security take center stage in Colorado’s secretary of state race...

The secretary of state race typically is not one that sets partisan tempers aflame. But in this year’s polarized political environment, those sentiments are...
A woman walks south along Peoria Street in Montbello. That stretch of busy road lacks a connected sidewalk system. (Photo by Alex Burness

Guest Post: Why Proposition 110 is the only real option for Colorado

With more than $9 billion in deferred transportation infrastructure projects — and insufficient funds to complete them — Colorado is officially in a crisis. This...

Republicans take back lead on Day 3 of early Colorado ballot returns. Total votes...

For the second time in three days, Colorado Republicans have taken the lead on the number of early ballot returns in the Nov. 6...

No stamp? No worry. Your Colorado ballot will be counted anyway. But there’s...

If you mail in your ballot in Colorado, the U.S. Postal Service will deliver it to your county clerk even if you don’t add...

It’s a race to win over independents in this El Paso County Senate district...

COLORADO SPRINGS — It’s a Wednesday morning and the line outside the El Paso County Judicial Building wraps around the block. The entrance is...

PARCHED: Climate change and growth pushing CO toward a water crisis Gov. John Hickenlooper's...

Editor's note: This story is the latest in The Colorado Independent's ongoing series, PARCHED, which tracks Colorado's water plan and water supplies in the...

Democrats overtake Republicans by a few hundred votes in early Colorado ballot returns. 257,874...

This story is from Oct. 24, and is about the second data set of ballot returns. The following day, on Oct. 25, the numbers had...

Where Colorado’s candidates for governor stand on some of the big ballot questions They...

This year, voters are being asked to weigh in on 13 big questions that would change state laws or the Constitution, from limiting fracking...
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Amendment 73: Understanding the tax increase for education on your Colorado ballot

Colorado voters face an important education decision this November: whether to approve a major statewide tax increase for schools. This request represents the third...