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2018 Ballot Measures

Colorado’s deadline to turn in ballot measure petitions is today. Here’s what questions you...

We already know six big questions that will be on your ballot to answer in the fall, from defining "industrial hemp" to lowering the required age for state...

Sixty two buses, 60 drivers, 9,000 square miles: What happens when the demand for...

Fort Morgan, CO — Sherry Jean Burrell lives in a small, clapboard home amid the corn fields amid the plains amid the vastness of...

Colorado oil and gas industry prepares for battle at the ballot box as production...

Oil and gas companies in Colorado are on track to reach record production levels this year. But when industry representatives gathered on the top...

Here are potential questions that could be on your November ballot in Colorado

UPDATE: As of Aug. 29, some of these measures made it through the process while others did not. Those that made it on the...

Colorado’s grand bargain to create a national model for redistricting

Two groups that were readying for a major battle on your ballot in November over how Colorado draws its political lines have laid down...

Redistricting in Colorado: Clearing hurdles, looming court fight, pick ups and putdowns

A bipartisan group seeking to change the way Colorado draws its political boundaries has moved one step closer to its goal — and toward...