Tag: Diana Degette
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Democrat Brittany Pettersen throws support behind Michael Bennet in Colorado’s gubernatorial primary
U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen on Thursday formally endorsed fellow Democrat Michael Bennet in Colorado’s gubernatorial primary, saying she’s counted the state’s senior senator among her “most important mentors and allies” since working on his first run for office. Bennet is facing Attorney General Phil Weiser in next year’s Democratic primary for the office held by…
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Colorado remains among a shrinking pool of states with glass ceilings at top of the ticket | TRAIL MIX
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Will 2026 be the year Colorado voters shatter one of the state’s stubborn and seemingly incongruous glass ceilings? The Centennial State approaches next year’s sesquicentennial — preparing to celebrate the 150th anniversary of statehood — with an increasingly rare distinction in the almanac of American politics. Across all those years, voters have never elected a…
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Colfax Bus Rapid Transit project groundbreaking ceremony on Friday
The project has prompted worry among residents and business owners up and down Denver’s iconic avenue.
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Denver mayor opens 215 units of housing, pushes for $100 million sales tax hike
Denver officially opened more than 200 units of affordable housing from an old hotel, a project that used $13.6 million in federal funding. Mayor Mike Johnston said the new housing is part of a larger regional solution to homelessness, which spiked this year, based on an annual count, despite tens of millions of dollars allocated…
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Denver Center leader in Washington to rally for $5 billion theater funding bill | Arts news
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Chris Coleman brings message of crisis and economic impact to congressional staffs
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Colorado lawmakers, DIA seek support from TSA to curb long security lines
Those long security lines at Denver International Airport are “rough and getting worse.” With the holiday rush nearly here, and a record number of annual passengers expected at DIA this year, some members of Colorado’s congressional delegation are calling on the Transportation Security Administration to step in. DIA has experienced an “unprecedented increase” in the…
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Hundreds in Denver call for peace at pro-Palestine rally at State Capitol
Colorado Rep. Iman Jodeh joins the march on Saturday
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Denver provides $16 million for youth homeless shelter
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save During a groundbreaking ceremony Monday at Denver Urban Peak’s homeless youth shelter, it was so quiet attendees could hear a pin drop. The ceremony began with a moment of silence for a young member of the Urban Peak and Denver community who recently passed away.…
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Denver buys another hotel to serve as transitional housing for homeless
The Denver City Council Tuesday approved a $9 million purchase of a hotel property in Denver’s Central Park neighborhood that will serve as a homeless shelter. The building will begin to house residents by late 2023. The hotel, a former La Quinta Inn, has 96 bedrooms. Ninety-five of those will be converted for use as…
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Jason Crow ranked 11th-most bipartisan House member by Lugar Center, Lauren Boebert lands near bottom
Colorado was home last year to one of the most bipartisan members of Congress and one of the least bipartisan lawmakers, according to an index released last week by the nonpartisan Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University. Finishing in 11th place out of 435 House members, U.S. Rep. Jason…