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Silver Creek Elementary, in Thornton. Oil and gas operations are 350 feet away from the playground. (Photo by Ted Wood/The Story Group.)

Ask the Indy: Analyzing seven big questions about Colorado’s ballot fight over oil-and-gas setbacks...

Colorado Independent readers John Fielder and Daniel Montaño were among several who wanted us to look more closely at Proposition 112. If you have...

Ask the Indy: Let’s talk about all those judges on your 2018 Colorado ballot...

The question of how to find information about judges — including their party affiliation and others answered in this story in later updates —...

Unaffiliated voters in Colorado: Only mail back one ballot or your vote won’t count

By now, you might have already gotten your ballots for the June 26 primary elections in Colorado. If you’re one of Colorado’s largest population...

Unregistering: Another way to keep your Colorado voter info out of Trump’s database. How...

When Bob Reinhart, a 64-year-old retiree in Lakewood, heard Colorado’s GOP secretary of state Wayne Williams was planning to send personal information about him...