Everything on your 2026 ballot
Candidate interviews, plain-language budget tools and a look at where your tax dollars actually go — free, local, and no logins.
Candidate interviews
We contact every candidate in every race we cover. Interviews run unedited, and candidates who declined or did not respond are noted on their card.
Dwayne Romero
Jeff Hurd
Naomi Riesss
Katie Stewart
Mark Baisley
John Hickenlooper
Kevin Grantham
Jeff Bridges
James Wiley
Amanda Gonzalez
Election coverage
See allBallot Measure 1A, in Plain English
Explore our election tools
See who is on your ballot
Type your address in and we’ll pull up your full ballot, from the top of the ticket to the races closest to home, so you know exactly what you’re deciding on before you vote.
Build your own budget
Think balancing the state budget is easy? This isn’t a wish list — it’s a real budget with real constraints. Move the numbers and find out what it takes to balance the books.
Where do your tax dollars go?
Consider this your personal tax receipt. Enter a few details and see exactly where your tax dollars go, broken down by category, down to the dollar.