Author: Editorial Board

Over the past year and a half, the worst of the COVID economy shuttered mom ’n’ pop shops from Colorado’s small towns to its big cities. Restaurants and the hospitality industry in general suffered mightily, and their employees — the linchpins of Colorado’s tourism industry — were idled at home without income. Those were only…

Denver’s Office of the Independent Monitor oversees disciplinary investigations involving the actions of Denver law enforcement agencies. It’s an important check and balance on police and sheriff’s department operations. It should remain above the political fray. The monitor currently serves at the pleasure of the mayor — and that’s as it should be. Question 2G…

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock is championing a package of city bond proposals on the fall ballot — without a tax hike — as a key factor in the Mile High City’s recovery from the COVID economy. Questions 2A through 2E seek voter approval to borrow $450 million for critical infrastructure city-wide. The investment, as touted,…