Numerous political newcomers earned a place on the Republican June primary ballot Saturday during contentious assemblies at Vista Ridge High School, where a loud and passionate crowd made their disgust
Numerous political newcomers earned a place on the Republican June primary ballot Saturday during contentious assemblies at Vista Ridge High School, where a loud and passionate crowd made their disgust
Woodland Park High School senior Shayne Schultze and his mother Annette Wilson, right, break down in tears after Schultze received his diploma from Principal Kevin Burr, back left, Thursday, May 27, 2021, in UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central. About 75 staff members and family lined the hallway to cheer for him as he walked from his wheelchair to his principal. Schultze was in a ATV accident May 21, 2021, and broke his spine and jaw in two places. The rest of his class graduates Friday. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
Christian Murdock/The Gazette
The city election is taking place during the pandemic. Jon Lamson
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.
As the race for six seats on the Colorado Springs City Council heats up, tens of thousands of dollars are already sloshing around the campaign coffers of the nearly two dozen candidates running in the April 6 elections.Â
The campaign donations show who has broad or limited support, illuminate potential coalitions among candidates who are giving to each other, and also show how much money some are willing to shell out of their own pockets to try and win a seat in city government.Â