In the fall 2014 semester, CU News Corps conducted a series of during the 2014 Colorado and national election cycle. This project culminated in a on the efficacy of political fact-checking, which involved an extensive survey of Denver metro area voters conducted by Aspen Research on behalf of CU News Corps. This story was featured on the front page of .
During the spring semester of 2014, CU News Corps focused on inequality with its project. Two articles from this project were published in the Denver Post. , by Lars Gesing, investigated the relationship between the national unemployment rate and congressional incumbents’ reelection prospects. , by Paul McDivitt and Jake Kincaid, explored the debate among economists about whether or not to raise the federal minimum wage.