They’re certainly not as sexy as presidential elections, but the truth is, local elections provide the greatest opportunity for your vote to make an impact. Instead of being one in 160 million, your voice and choice are amplified; it’s one among several thousand. The city of Colorado Springs…
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Indy Endorsement Interview: Jay Inman
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After voters approved a strong mayor-council form of government in 2010, Council’s role changed.
Running a $1.1-billion enterprise requires knowledge, technical know-how and a certain level of business acumen. So thought a group of citizens some years ago in their push to create a separate Colorado Springs Utilities Board schooled in the business world. They argued that City Council isn…
In 2019, City Council voted to extend its first and largest direct subsidy to a corporation when it approved $16.2 million in sales tax breaks over 25 years for Scheels All Sports, a retailer that built a superstore on the city’s north side.
The 2021 city election ballots are to be mailed today, March 12. Voters will decide six of nine seats on City Council and vote on a charter amendment that would allow ballot measures to exceed 30 words.
They’re certainly not as sexy as presidential elections, but the truth is, local elections provide the greatest opportunity for your vote to make an impact. Instead of being one in 160 million, your voice and choice are amplified; it’s one among several thousand. The city of Colorado Springs…
Jim Mason, City Council candidate in District 1, will host a virtual town hall at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 9.
How much stock do voters place in endorsements? It's a good question with varied answers. While some endorsements bring lots of cash, others might bestow prestige, such as when one comes from previously elected officials or a highly respected community leader.
If you’re a one-issue voter and that issue is letting voters decide if Colorado Springs should allow recreational marijuana shops, you’re in luck.
City officials are uniting to urge voters to approve the only ballot measure on the April 6 city election. The measure would remove the 30-word limit to tax and debt measures from the city Charter, enabling the city to submit to voters lengthy ballot questions to better explain those issues.
The Housing & Building Association of Colorado Springs, one of the most politically powerful organizations in local matters, issued endorsements in the City Council race that will be decided in the April 6 city election.
This article was produced as part of a journalism class at Colorado College, taught by Corey Hutchins. The students are Amelia Allen, Esteban Candelaria, Jon Lamson, Arlo Metzger, Will Taylor, Frances Thyer and Peyton Wright.
Hundreds of residents packed the City Council chamber on May 24, 2016, to plead that Council reject a proposed land swap that would give 189 acres of open space, known as Strawberry Fields, to The Broadmoor hotel.
This blog has been updated throughout with new filings for the most recent campaign finance reporting period ending Feb. 10. Reports were due at midnight Feb. 15.
Six Colorado Springs City Council races offer plenty of choices for most voters in the April 6 city election — a total of 21 candidates, with every race competitive.
Colorado Springs voters are likely to have a choice of City Council candidates in all six districts in the April 6 election.
After almost a week of deadlock, City Council voted Jan. 14 to appoint Stephannie Fortune to fill the unexpired term of Richard Skorman.
Colorado voters rejected ballot measures Amendment 78 and Propositions 119 and 120, according to unofficial results from the Secretary of State’s office. In local school board races, conservative candidates who ran on issues related to COVID-19 precautions and opposition to critical race the…
On Nov. 2, El Paso County will conduct the coordinated election at which voters will decide state measures, local Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) questions, debt measures and school board candidates.
From the mundane to the critical, we make choices every day. And come Nov. 2, many reading this will have the opportunity to make some choices of their own, for Election Day is right around the corner.
Three of four incumbents seeking second terms on the Colorado Springs City Council prevailed in the April 6 city election.
The Colorado Springs Municipal Election will be held April 6, and voters should have received their mail-in ballot by now. See csindy.com/news/elections for up-to-date election news, full endorsements and recordings of our endorsement interviews with candidates.
The 2021 city election ballots are to be mailed today, March 12. Voters will decide six of nine seats on City Council and vote on a charter amendment that would allow ballot measures to exceed 30 words.
