Author: Deborah Smith
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City approves Denver Police collective bargaining agreement — with raises
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council voted 9 to 4 on Monday to approve a collective bargaining agreement with the Denver Police Protective Association (DPPA) for the years 2026 through 2028 regarding pay and benefits, despite several heated exchanges between council members. Concerns erupted over the perception…
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Denver rolls out its first all-electric garbage truck
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mayor Mike Johnston spent part of his Monday morning talking trash with second graders at Denver’s Teller Elementary School as the city debuted its first all-electric garbage truck. Joined by District 10 Councilmember Chris Hinds, Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Executive Director Amy Ford…
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The National Guard operating in Denver? Unlikely, experts say
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President Donald Trump recently inked an executive order creating a series of specialized military units within the National Guard that, under the direction of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, would be “specifically trained and equipped to deal with public disorder issues.” Is such a deployment…
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$5M Salvation Army contract on Denver City Council agenda
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver City Council members will have a full agenda to consider during Monday’s regular meeting. Of particular interest are five proposed resolutions valued at a total of $6.6 million for rapid rehousing and services for the city’s homeless. Among the five, the largest is Council…
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Two dead after small plane crashed near Centennial Airport Friday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Police vehicles work at the scene of a fatal small plane crash near Centennial Airport Friday, Sept. 5, 2025 in Centennial, Colorado. Two people are dead after the plane crashed shortly after take off. Credit: 9News Two people died after a small private plane crashed…
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What to know about Denver’s 2026 budget process
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In less than 10 days, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston is expected to deliver one of the city’s most anticipated documents of the year — the proposed 2026 budget. While Denver’s $200 million deficit has hardly been a secret, the mayor’s plan to address it will…
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Cost of a Trump ban on mail-in ballots on Denver ‘impossible to speculate’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced he will move U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado to Alabama, citing Colorado’s mail-in voting practice as a contributing factor to the decision, which he stated lends itself to “automatically crooked elections.” But city officials said it is impossible…
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Denver may fall short of housing homeless goals; officials blame federal, state cuts
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s campaign to relocate 2,000 homeless individuals from city shelters into permanent housing could fall short of his goal this year — and the city is blaming the loss of federal funds and state budget cuts. In a quarterly update, Office of…
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What to know: City of Denver’s furlough and Labor Day closures
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As most of the city prepares for a three-day weekend, many City and County of Denver employees will have not only Monday, Sept. 1, off, but also Friday, Aug. 29, as the first city’s mandated furlough day starts. The Offices of the Mayor, City Council,…
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DU law students issue vote of no confidence in school leaders after DEI cuts
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Members of the Sturm College of Law on Wednesday issued a vote of no confidence in University of Denver Chancellor Jeremy Haefner, the second such move against the school leader in as many months. This time, students criticized Haefner and the institution’s provost, general counsel, and…