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The privilege and promise of Walker Stapleton: A Portrait in Four...

The life and times of Walker Stapleton, Colorado's 2018 Republican nominee for governor

His last two elections were GOP waves. This year Walker Stapleton...

This is the final installment of a four-part series about Colorado’s Republican nominee for governor. Read part one, part two and part three. Walker Stapleton is no happy...

The privilege and promise of Walker Stapleton An elite East Coast...

Walker Stapleton, the GOP nominee for Colorado governor, is a scion of two powerful political families who had early ambitious for public office

Littwin: To catch Polis, Stapleton needs to add drama to the...

For those of us political junkies who have been desperately awaiting a poll in this sparsely-polled governor’s race, we finally have one. And, I’m...

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...

Inside the big early money game in the Colorado governor’s race

The latest cash haul disclosures in Colorado’s closely watched governor’s race show more than $20 million flowing into the campaigns — but most of...

Final air drop of TV ad spending, including the Colorado governor’s...

When Colorado’s heated primary season goes cold tomorrow, political TV ads will fade from our screens, too— at least for a while. That should come...

Read our in-depth profiles of all eight candidates for governor

The Colorado Independent has spent the past months interviewing each candidate, observing them on the campaign trail, digging into their records, and speaking with...

Cash dropped so far in Colorado’s governor race blows away 2010...

With one week to go until the primary, spending in Colorado’s 2018 governor’s race has shattered records – even for spending in general elections...

MIKE JOHNSTON | A charismatic campaigner trying to build bridges in...

In a wide-open Democratic primary for governor, it might be surprising that Colorado’s teachers unions oppose the only educator in the race. That’s Mike...