Tag: Editors’ Picks
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Gov. Jared Polis touts Colorado’s ‘significant’ drop in crime in 2025
Gov. Jared Polis is touting a recent report saying Colorado’s overall crime rate decreased by double-digit margins over the past year. “I am thrilled to see our data-driven investments in law enforcement support and crime prevention are working,” Polis said of the report from the Colorado Department of Public Safety. “Securing our safety is the…
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Democrats Michael Bennet, Phil Weiser and their backers bank $9 million for Colorado gubernatorial race
Democratic gubernatorial candidates U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Attorney General Phil Weiser, and the campaign committees that support them, entered the election year with almost $9 million on hand, as the race to succeed term-limited Colorado Gov. Jared Polis heats up. Although Weiser started the year with more than twice as much campaign cash in…
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DPS budget update shows more than $6 million lost to declining enrollment
Denver Public Schools has lost more than $6 million in public funding tied to declining enrollment since the budget was approved, a financial update to be presented to the Board of Education on Thursday shows. The revenue loss is reflected in the district’s amended draft budget. DPS enrollment dropped by about 1,200 students — a…
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Illegal psychoactive chocolate bars still being sold in Denver, officials say
Denver officials sent out a warning Tuesday that another brand of chocolate bars is illegally selling product containing psychoactive substances. The PolkaDot brand of chocolate bars, marketed as producing psychoactive effects, tested positive for psilocybin, psilocin and several other compounds that can elicit psychoactive effects and are illicit in retail food products, according to a…
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Silverton first Colorado city to hit Prop. 123 goal
The historic mining town of Silverton has become the first local government to meet the housing commitments of Colorado’s Proposition 123, passed by voters in 2022 to promote the launch of thousands of affordable housing units. The alpine community, population 724, met the state’s requirements by adding 10 affordable townhome-style units that are expected to…
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Colorado governor insists local officers can work with DEA agents amid non-cooperation law
Gov. Jared Polis on Friday insisted that local law enforcement officers in Colorado can — and should — work with federal drug enforcement authorities to go after criminal activity. An official of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency earlier said Colorado’s “sanctuary” laws, notably its prohibition against cooperating with federal authorities on illegal immigration matters, are…
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Cleo Parker Robinson Dance studio shines in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood
When people walk by the new Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Center for the Healing Arts expansion building, they’ll pass colorful dots they might not realize are instructions of how to dance Parker Robinson’s “Mary Don’t You Weep” — a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. The choreography for the dance is written out much like…
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Paul Klee: Sean Payton and a backup QB for a Super Bowl berth? Sounds like a Payton kind of challenge
Joy… and pain. After a bittersweet Saturday afternoon at Empower Field when the Broncos moved one win from Super Bowl LX yet lost quarterback Bo Nix for the rest of the NFL playoffs, what is it they always say? Sports are the thrill of victory and the agony of a broken ankle? Or something like…
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Colorado governor pats himself on the back in final state address to lawmakers
Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday took an 82-minute victory lap in his eighth — and final — State of the State address. He touted his work in the areas of early childhood development, education, health care, housing and public safety, pointing to major initiatives he has launched. He sought to paint a picture of a…
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Contaminated gas fiasco impacts hundreds of motorists in Colorado
Hundreds of metro Denver motorists who filled their vehicles up with gasoline contaminated with diesel last week are scrambling to get them fixed, renting cars, and taking ride shares. They are also figuring out how to get reimbursed. Some service shops are grappling with a dozen or more cars towed, as state regulators seek to…