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?
The Big Sort
Stories filmed during the 2016 campaign cycle about how partisanship has become the dominant feature of American elections, both nationally and locally.
The Big Sort
Season 1 Episode 5 | 10m 17s | CC
Across America, blue voters are choosing to live in “creative-class” urban oases, as red voters remain in rural areas. Minnesota native Aaron Spading, conservative church-goer turned far-left Powderhorn Park resident, guides us as we explore one of those blue-dots-in-a-sea-of-red. Meetings with family and old neighbors illustrates just how deep the political gulf between communities can be.
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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.
