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2018 Governor Race

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The Indycator – Walker Stapleton

Welcome back to our new series, The Indycator, a once-a-week conversation between The Indy’s crack political reporters and Maeve Conran, KGNU independent community radio’s director...
Polis Wins

Jared Polis cut in line to run for governor. Now he’s playing it safe....

This is the fourth and final part in a series about Colorado’s Democratic nominee for governor. Part 1 examined Jared Polis's early years. Part...
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Listen to the Colorado Independent’s election podcast, The Indycator

Episode 2 of our election podcast, The Indycator, is available now for download or by clicking here. In this episode, we examine the life...

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

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...
Jared Polis addresses a Boulder crowd in 2018. (Photo by Phil Cherner)

A bus and a bucket of cash: No one in Colorado politics saw Jared...

This is part of The Colorado Independent's four-part series on Jared Polis, Colorado’s Democratic nominee for governor. You can click directly to Part 1...

How Jared Polis gets what he wants Even in his youth, Colorado's Democratic nominee...

This is part of The Colorado Independent's four-part series on Jared Polis, Colorado’s Democratic nominee for governor. You can click directly to Part 2...
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The Indycator: Jared Polis

Welcome back to our new series, The Indycator, a once-a-week conversation between The Indy’s crack political reporters and Maeve Conran, KGNU independent community radio’s director...
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The Indycator: If you’re wondering how Polis and Stapleton ended up on top, Littwin’s...

The weekly lowdown on Colorado's must-watch 2018 governor's race from the staff of The Colorado Independent, a nonprofit digital newsroom of award-winning reporters focused on news in the the public interest, in collaboration with KGNU community radio, an independent, listener-supported community radio station, broadcasting in Boulder, Denver and beyond since 1978.

Three things we heard at a gubernatorial candidates forum on early childhood

Stark differences in how Colorado’s two would-be governors plan to tackle early childhood issues were clear at a candidate forum Monday evening. U.S. Rep. Jared...

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...
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