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Austin Fleskes is a Colorado Independent intern. He is a senior at Colorado State University where he is the incoming managing editor of The Collegian. Austin is a native of Highlands Ranch.

Tony Spurlock, sheriff of Douglas County, does his daily work at the Douglas County Sheriff's Department in Castle Rock, Colorado on June 27, 2019. Spurlock has been sheriff since 2015 and has a 39-year law enforcement career. Spurlock is an outspoken proponent of the red flag bill and has been a major part of its propulsion into being signed as well as fully laid out. (Austin Fleskes | Colorado Independent)

Civil Rights

Q&A: Why Republican Sheriff Tony Spurlock keeps fighting for Colorado’s red...

Austin Fleskes | Tina Griego - August 12, 2019

Ask the Indy

Ask the Indy: What’s the deal with the Recall Polis campaign?

Austin Fleskes - July 11, 2019

Ask the Indy

Ask the Indy: How can I help refugees and immigrants living...

Grace Carson | Austin Fleskes - July 5, 2019

A student holds open the contact information for Colorado's Safe2Tell program on June 7, 2019. The program saw a 84% increase of tips since this time last year. (Photo Illustration by Austin Fleskes)

Education

Anonymous Colorado school safety line sees record number of tips in...

Austin Fleskes - June 7, 2019

Diners enjoy spring weather at a restaurant in Capitol Hill, a popular Denver neighborhood among millennials. (Photo by Austin Fleskes,

Politics

Millennials — wild card in Denver’s Tuesday mayoral, council runoff? Residents...

Austin Fleskes | Mary Winter - June 3, 2019

Immigration

New poll finds most Coloradans support citizenship for Dreamers

Austin Fleskes - May 23, 2019

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