Election 2024
The future of recreational marijuana in Colorado Springs is hazy after conflicting ballot measures
Ballot Question 2D vs. Ballot Question 300 vs. Colorado Springs City Council ordinance: Who will win?
Million-Dollar School Board
Stories filmed during the 2016 campaign cycle about how partisanship has become the dominant feature of American elections, both nationally and locally.
Million-Dollar School Board
Season 1 Episode 1 | 12m 15s | CC
Last year, a battle royale broke out over a local school board in Jefferson County, Colorado. A newly elected conservative majority had overturned union contracts, put in a merit system for teacher pay, and funded charter schools. The response was a week of student protests and a recall election fueled by groups with political agendas and lots of money.
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In the dry Colorado River Delta, the future of these green oases hangs in the balance
An agreement between the U.S. and Mexico allocated a tiny portion of water to restore the Colorado River Delta, where governments and nonprofit groups have put that water to work. But that agreement expires at the end of in 2026, and conservationists are hoping these defiant islands of green don’t disappear.
Science & Environment
Officials say water conservation program harmed Grand Valley irrigators
An irrigation company in western Colorado says it is disappointed in an Upper Basin water conservation program, its impacts to the company’s operations and the local agricultural community.
