Environmental group rejoices over Musgrave loss
The environmental political activist group Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund, which spent $1.6 million in the 4th Congressional District against Republican Rep. Marilyn Musgrave, is celebrating the victory of Democrat Betsy Markey today.
Liveblog: Colorado election returns for president, Congress, state assembly
Throughout the evening, The Colorado Independent will be tracking election returns across the state for hotly contested races from the the presidency on down.
Liveblog: Early election night results
The polls are closing on the East Coast with results, prognostications and wild-ass guesses streaming in. Coloradans have two hours remaining to cast their ballots. Need help finding your polling place or figuring how to vote, check out our handy guide.
Will Democratic dominance doom the energy boom?
With Democrats poised to win Colorado’s second U.S. Senate seat, solidify their hold on the state legislature and possibly win commissioner seats in key energy-producing counties, former Republican congressman Scott McInnis warns the state’s natural-gas boom is about to bust.
Election Day resources for voters
Having trouble at the polls? Election experts are standing-by to help. Click on the images to directly connect to election checklists, polling place finders, voter guides, legal assistance and poll video sites.
Ballot issues endorsement watch
Colorado's gargantuan ballot includes more than 14 constitutional amendments and referenda even after four measures were withdrawn on Oct. 2 by proponents after a surprise alliance of labor and business interests joined forces to oppose three anti-union amendments that remain. The Colorado Independent is putting the press to the test — we're compiling newspaper endorsements, analyzing them and then tracking the persuasive talents of editorial boards statewide.
Purged voters in the dark over Election Day status
Thousands of purged Colorado voters have no clue that they've been removed from the state's rolls. And that could make for some dramatic scenarios on Election Day tomorrow when would-be registered voters are denied a regular ballot at the polls.
Ethanol industry demands some love in the presidential energy debate
With so much of the debate in the presidential race focused on energy policy — and both parties so relentlessly hammering on the need...
Can outdoor recreation and energy sector coexist on Colorado’s Western Slope?
The oil-and-gas debate on Colorado’s Western Slope is as rife with contradictions as the ridgelines and valleys of Garfield County are with drilling rigs.
Hunters in pickup trucks you’d expect to see plastered with “Drill here, drill now” bumper stickers instead sport the “Save the Roan” rallying cry. Ski-area executives whose industry in some cases was built with oil money can’t buy enough wind energy nor contribute fast enough to campaigns to raise oil and gas severance taxes.
Alert issued over ‘vote flipping’ electronic voting machines
As if Colorado voters didn’t have enough to worry about, an alert has been issued over a high incidence of “vote-flipping” occurring on some IVotronic machines, in which voters touch the screen for their presidential candidate, only to watch the machine switches their vote to some other guy.