UPDATE: This story has been updated to reflect that Rachel Stovall served in paid roles at Pikes Peak Library District and Springs Rescue Mission. An earlier version said she volunteered. It's also been updated to correct information on State Board of Education.

With three weeks until the election, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joe O’Dea, Republican gubernatorial candidate Heidi Ganahl and Republican Attorney General candidate John Keller all held campaign events in Colorado Springs this weekend.

El Paso County Clerk and Recorder Chuck Broerman has been honored with the first ever Guardian of Democracy Award.

Failed secretary of state candidate and election conspiracy theorist Tina Peters is demanding — again — a hand recount of ballots in the Republican primary race, refusing to accept that she lost to Pam Anderson.  

Here are our endorsements for the 2022 Primary Elections! County Commission, District 1 Vote: Holly Williams

What?! We have to vote... again?!

El Paso County Clerk and Recorder candidate Peter Lupia, a Republican, got one thing right during his interview with the Indy’s editorial board.

It’s absurd that we even have to make an endorsement when it’s so obvious the incumbent, Dr. Leon Kelly, is the only candidate qualified to be El Paso County Coroner. But thanks to the current political climate and Colorado’s strange (lack of) requirements for the office, there’s more to unp…

Two good guidelines for picking the right political candidate are, first, to pick someone with the skills to do the job, and second, to never let established politicians get too comfy in the halls of power. We want them to remember who they work for.

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.

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…

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.

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.

Colorado Springs voters are likely to have a choice of City Council candidates in all six districts in the April 6 election.

Our editorial board was torn on this one. We won’t be endorsing Republican Greg Maxwell because he didn’t sit down with us for an interview, so most of what we know comes from his website. Maxwell has a law-enforcement background with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, serving as reserve d…

As a voter, there are a few things you need to know about races for El Paso County Commission: 1) The board draws the board’s voting district boundaries; 2) Democrat Joe Biden took 42.9 percent of the vote in El Paso County in 2020; 3) no Democrat has served on the board since 1975.

Strategy. That seems to be District 5 County Commissioner Cami Bremer’s watchword. She says commissioners are keeping the long view in mind while planning for the county’s future. Bremer is running for a second term and says she wants to continue work from the last four years, to include hel…

In the runup to the 2022 elections — the primary will be held June 28 and the general election on Nov. 8 — the Indy will offer some facts about elections to dispel rumors and misconceptions that travel the internet and other informational channels.

In the runup to the 2022 elections — the primary will be held June 28 and the general election on Nov. 8 — the Indy will offer some facts about elections to dispel rumors and misconceptions that travel the internet and other informational channels.

In the runup to the 2022 elections — the primary will be held June 28 and the general election on Nov. 8 — the Indy will offer some facts about elections to dispel rumors and misconceptions that travel the internet and other informational channels.

In the runup to the 2022 elections — the primary will be held June 28 and the general election on Nov. 8 — the Indy will offer some facts about elections to dispel rumors and misconceptions that travel the internet and other informational channels.

In the runup to the 2022 elections — the primary will be held June 28, the general election on Nov. 8 — the Indy will offer up some election facts, dispel some of the most common rumors and correct misinformation.

In the runup to the 2022 elections — the primary will be held June 28 and the general election on Nov. 8 — the Indy will offer some facts about elections to dispel rumors and misconceptions that travel the internet and other informational channels.

In the runup to the 2022 elections — the primary will be held in June and the general election in November — the Indy will offer some facts about elections to dispel rumors and misconceptions that travel the internet and other informational channels.