Tag: Government
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Denver City Council member Shontel Lewis to run for mayor
Denver City Council member Shontel Lewis will run for mayor next year. Lewis, a member of City Council since 2023, will challenge incumbent mayor Mike Johnston, who was also elected in 2023. Lewis joins the only other announced candidate, Lisa Calderón — a progressive candidate who has run for mayor three times. She represents District…
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Golden Police Department names new chief
The Golden Police Department has a new chief. The city announced Tuesday that Michele Wagner, a 20-year veteran of the Lakewood Police Department, will take the chief post effective July 13. Wagner has over 25 years of law enforcement experience, according to Golden officials. Wagner’s selection followed a comprehensive national search and community engagement process.…
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Trump administration warns Jeffco Public Schools it will lose federal funding over transgender issue
The U.S. Department of Education on Friday warned Jeffco Public Schools it has 10 days to correct alleged Title IX violations over the Colorado district’s transgender policy or lose federal funding. The Notice of Impending Action is the latest development in an ongoing saga between the district and the federal government that started last year,…
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Polis signs road safety law for breathalyzer tests after crashes
Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill into law Thursday that establishes a new protocol for crash investigations. Under the law, police officers are required to offer a voluntary breathalyzer test after every crash involving a death or serious bodily. The law is known as Magnus’ Law, named after Magnus White, a champion cyclist killed near…
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Perspective: ‘Structural deficit’ = spending too much
Colorado voters will once again face a November ballot measure aimed at weakening the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, or TABOR, in our state constitution. This year’s proposal — referred by the Legislature — is the Colorado TABOR Revenue Cap Increase for K–12 Education Measure. It would raise TABOR’s cap on government spending and growth, and…
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U.S. Department of Education threatens to pull JeffCo Public Schools’ funding over trans student policies
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The U.S. Department of Education issued a warning letter to JeffCo Public Schools on Wednesday, threatening to pull federal funding over alleged Title IX violations relating to the district’s policies on transgender students. In March, the department’s Office for Civil Rights said a nine-month investigation revealed that “male students” occupied 61 spots on girls’ sports…
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Annual count finds fewer homeless people in Denver
Overall homelessness in Denver went down by 12.5% this year, the first year-to-year reduction in nine years, according to an annual count. Street homelessness is also at a nine-year low, decreasing by 64% since 2023, when Denver Mayor Mike Johnston took office, city officials said. Johnston, who campaigned on eliminating homelessness in his first term…
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Denver mayor selects new deputy mayor, legislative director
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston has made his selections for a deputy mayor and legislative director. Adrina Gibson, who was appointed by Johnston in August 2025 to lead the Department of General Services, was selected to be the city’s deputy mayor on Monday, according to a news release from the mayor’s office. She will continue to…
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Colorado Senate committee rejects transparency bill that would have applied to legislative caucuses
A panel of Senators voted down a proposed measure requiring legislative caucuses to disclose certain financial records. Sponsored by Sen. Mike Weissman, D-Aurora, Senate Bill 168 would also require legislative caucuses to provide the Legislative Council with caucus members’ contact information. The bill specifically addresses legislative caucuses based on interest, ideology, issue, or identity, not…
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Arvada welcomes 120 new businesses in 2025, looks to bolster infrastructure
In front of a packed room with more than 100 residents, Arvada officials celebrated the success of a growing business community bringing in millions more in tax revenue and looked forward to infrastructure improvements in 2026. The Arvada Chamber of Commerce held its annual State of the City address Friday morning at the Social Capitol Events,…