Tag: Chris Hansen
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Here are the Democratic candidates for University of Colorado’s at-large regent seat
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two Democrats are vying to secure their party’s nomination for the University of Colorado’s at-large regent seat, the only statewide position up for grabs this year. The position is one of three open seats within the university’s governing body, which is currently made up of…
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Colorado lawmakers to introduce long-awaited property tax relief bill
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The long-awaited major property tax bill will likely be introduced sometime early next week, giving it about a week to work through the General Assembly before its May 8 adjournment. This bill, however, will have had an advantage that previous bills, most notably the 2023 legislation, didn’t have: a public airing of its concepts. That’s…
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Sen. Chris Hansen endorses Kelly Brough for Denver mayor
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State senator and former mayoral candidate Chris Hansen threw his support behind Kelly Brough in the race for Denver mayor on Friday. Hansen announced his endorsement surrounded by gun violence prevention activists, saying a key reason he is backing Brough is because of her commitment to reduce gun violence. Hansen said the issue is particularly important to…
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Denver mayoral candidates’ finances hint of tight race ahead of April 4 election
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than $13 million in contributions — both to campaigns and outside groups — have flooded Denver’s municipal races, eclipsing the $8.5 million in the 2019 election and setting up a ferocious battle among mayoral hopefuls with only two weeks to go before Election Day. …
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Lisa Calderon, Andy Rougeot in testy exchange in combative Denver mayoral debate
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In the most combative debate of the Denver mayor’s race yet, candidates sharply criticized their rivals’ positions on a host of issues, notably on public safety and homelessness, with Lisa Calderón and Andy Rougeot finding themselves in a testy exchange over policing. Calderon said Rougeot…
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Chris Hansen portrays mayoral candidacy as antidote to Denver’s crime, homelessness in TV commercial
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save __tnt.youtube.players.register(‘youtube-player-ba6e7564-acac-11ed-9292-f3f6d8f4ff0a’); Chris Hansen Denver mayoral candidate Chris Hansen, a state senator, is seeking to portray his candidacy as the antidote to Denver’s crime spike in his first TV commercial. The commercial started running across stations on Tuesday morning, his campaign said, adding Hansen is the…
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Teamsters Local 17 and 455 endorse Chris Hansen for Denver mayor
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Teamsters Locals 17 and 455 endorsed Sen. Chris Hansen for Denver Mayor. This makes Hansen one of only two candidates to be labor-backed, according to a Monday news release. The Teamsters are one of the oldest and largest labor unions in the nation, representing more…
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Denver’s mayoral candidates clash over camping ban as housing, crime took center stage in debate
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s candidates for mayor clashed over the city’s camping ban in their first major debate on Thursday night, when affordability, homelessness and crime took center stage. The candidates split on whether to enforce the urban camping ban. Some supported it, while others seek new solutions.…