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The Colorado Independent has spent the past months interviewing each candidate, observing them on the campaign trail, digging into their records, and speaking with...
The Cary Kennedy for Governor campaign is headquartered near downtown Denver in a converted classroom of a restored, century-old red brick elementary school. The...
The final showdown among the four Republicans running for governor of Colorado started with a question about separating children from their families at the...
It was the day before Walker Stapleton's 44th birthday and Colorado's Republican state treasurer looked relieved.
Dressed in a crisp white shirt, red tie and...
The final televised debate among the four Democrats running for governor in Colorado didn’t elicit the kind of fireworks of previous showdowns, but there...
Victor Mitchell does not want this story to begin this way.
Snapshot I: It's a Saturday evening in mid-May and the multimillionaire entrepreneur with spiky...
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...