In my last post, I (perhaps unadvisedly) wandered out of my comfort zone and into some climatological data in the form of snowpack data over the past 40 years in Colorado. While I wait on some official election data to come in, I've got another dataset in the
What does Colorado's historically dry winter portend for fire season?
Just as it was a mistake to read too much into Trump's 2024 victory, it is a mistake to try to read too much into a handful of Democratic primary contests.
A few relevant data points about Kiros's victory in CO-01.
Some observations about the June 30 primary elections in Colorado
A few things that I'll be watching as election results come in next week.
Hundreds of people die every year on Colorado's roads. In many ways, Colorado is typical of the national epidemic of traffic violence. This post discusses some of the important trends and compares Colorado to the rest of the country.
The second regular session of the 75th General Assembly wrapped up in mid-May. This was the last regular session under Jared Polis's tenure as governor. As others have reported, the 2026 regular session was conducted under the cloud of the budget shortfall which constrained much of what
This post will provide an update based on the latest campaign finance disclosure filings for the major candidates for the race for governor in Colorado. Others have covered the total amounts raised by each candidate. My analysis will center on what we might be able to learn from the past
This post explores the impact of rising gas prices on Colorado households.
Coloradans oppose data centers by a margin of more than three-to-one according to a new survey from the Colorado Polling Institute.
The Trump administration's pressure on Republican-led states for mid-cycle redistricting plans that advantage the GOP has opened the debate within Colorado about the possibility of responding in kind. This post will explore what a 2027 redistricting effort – should it pass – might realistically accomplish in Colorado. While