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Colorado Springs voters sent a surprise message during a big snowstorm Tuesday, electing a potential majority bloc of City Council members that could push a more liberal agenda, results showed. A major shift is in the making with the apparent victories of Richard Skorman, Yolanda L. Avila, sole District 2 candidate David Geislinger and re-elected…

Longtime Platte Floral owner and (secret) philanthropist Mel Tolbert’s life was marked by kindness, generosity and love. His unexpected death should be treated no differently, his wife of 48 years said. After removing Tolbert, 79, from life support Sunday, Dianna Tolbert offered understanding to Trevor Dierdorff, who was backing up to pull into a parking…

Dark money, high-dollar campaigns and sharp-elbow politicking are playing an unusually big role in this year’s contests for the City Council, longtime political observers say. The veiled donations and rough-and-tumble tactics in a few races highlight the stakes in an election that could reshape the priorities of the city’s legislative body. Six of the council’s…

Longtime Platte Floral owner Mel Tolbert, who was hit by a friend backing up in his car to enter a parking space last week, has died, the El Paso County Coroner’s Office said. The Coroner’s Office said he died at 4:09 p.m. Sunday. Just before 4 p.m. Sunday, a Memorial Hospital spokeswoman said Tolbert was…

It may sound like a lot, but Colorado’s $26.8 billion budget isn’t much, our Peter Marcus and Joey Bunch explain in this week’s One Take.