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What Proposition CC would mean for Colorado schools

Colorado voters face a decision this November that could send millions of additional dollars to the state’s schools in good economic times — or...

Failure of Amendment 73 and Prop. 110 forces Colorado back to...

Colorado voters have turned the state as blue as it’s been since World War II, tapping Democrats for the governorship, every other major statewide...

Ask The Indy: Why is marijuana money not enough to fix...

Among readers' most-asked questions on the eve of Tuesday's election — besides what the party affiliation is of judges on the ballot — is...

Ask The Indy: Breaking down the tax changes in Amendment 73...

A Colorado Independent reader, who wished to remain anonymous, asked how the property tax adjustments in Amendment 73, the school funding measure, would work. The...

Colorado treasurer’s race pits property investor against state lawmaker and budget...

The two candidates vying to be the state’s chief money manager have starkly different views on how to best oversee the state’s retirement fund...

Amendment 73: Understanding the tax increase for education on your Colorado...

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

‘We need the funding, and so do our kids.’ Colorado teachers...

Waving “Yes on Amendment 73” signs, Denver teachers formed red-shirted clusters along Colfax Avenue Friday afternoon. “We’re just trying to get people to support teachers,”...

Tax breaks for the rich and a ‘bargain with the devil’:...

Colorado’s Democratic candidate for governor is the founder of a charter school network, and the Republican candidate is a longtime supporter of charter schools...

Here’s how some districts would spend their share of a $1.6...

If Colorado voters this November approve a $1.6 billion tax increase to benefit schools, several metro-area districts are pledging to spend part of their...