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Guest Post: Child care costs in Colorado — why some moms don’t take the raise

Kayla Q Frawley - July 17, 2020

With Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling on DACA comes more time, but no less uncertainty

Tina Griego, Colorado News Collaborative - June 26, 2020

A woman walks south along Peoria Street in Montbello. That stretch of busy road lacks a connected sidewalk system. (Photo by Alex Burness

Guest Post: Why Proposition 110 is the only real option for Colorado

Public Policy Gabriel Guillaume, LiveWell Colorado - October 25, 2018

With more than $9 billion in deferred transportation infrastructure projects — and insufficient funds to complete them — Colorado is officially in a crisis. This...

PARCHED: Climate change and growth pushing CO toward a water crisis Gov. John Hickenlooper's...

Public Policy Susan Greene - October 24, 2018

Editor's note: This story is the latest in The Colorado Independent's ongoing series, PARCHED, which tracks Colorado's water plan and water supplies in the...

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

Public Policy Erica Meltzer, Chalkbeat Colorado - October 23, 2018

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

Thornton councilwoman agrees not to ban or block people on her Facebook page —...

Public Policy Corey Hutchins - October 22, 2018

A federal court has ordered Thornton City Council member Jan Kulmann to unblock two Coloradans from her Facebook page and "refrain from blocking/banning any...

Amendment X: Why an ‘industrial hemp’ question on Colorado’s ballot is important to a...

Public Policy Corey Hutchins - October 22, 2018

Imagine if Colorado, a pioneer in the nation for legalized marijuana, ended up locked out of a competitive advantage if the federal government relaxes...

UPDATED | Lawsuit: Can a city councilwoman in Colorado ban constituents from commenting on...

Public Policy Corey Hutchins - October 22, 2018

UPDATE, Oct. 22: A federal court has ordered the councilwoman to unblock the plaintiffs from her Facebook page and "refrain from blocking/banning any individuals...

Silver Creek Elementary, in Thornton. Oil and gas operations are 350 feet away from the playground. (Photo by Ted Wood/The Story Group.)

Ask the Indy: Analyzing seven big questions about Colorado’s ballot fight over oil-and-gas setbacks...

Public Policy Lars Gesing - October 22, 2018

Colorado Independent readers John Fielder and Daniel Montaño were among several who wanted us to look more closely at Proposition 112. If you have...

Nonprofits funnel millions of dark-money dollars into Colorado politics Three groups have plowed $8.6...

Public Policy Shannon Mullane - October 19, 2018

Of the 2018 election cycle’s top 10 political donors, at least three are legally capable of bringing dark money into Colorado elections. Because they are...

Amendments Y and Z aim to take politics out of redistricting: Here’s how they’d...

Public Policy Corey Hutchins - October 18, 2018

A galaxy of power brokers from across Colorado's political spectrum is fueling two ballot measures intended to end gerrymandering in this purple state. Called Fair Maps Colorado,...

A lot of big questions are on your Colorado ballot. You may need 22...

Public Policy Forest Wilson - October 16, 2018

Colorado is tied with Florida in offering up the most initiatives — 13 — on the November ballot. But unlike Florida, a voter in...

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