Tag: Government
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Denver City Council narrowly votes down measure to eliminate at-large council members
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council narrowly struck down the first reading of a bill Monday that would have created a ballot measure to eliminate at-large council members. If passed by voters, the ballot measure would have converted the two at-large council seats into two additional district…
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Downtown Denver’s Business Improvement District renewed for another 10 years
After 30 years of operation, the Downtown Denver Business Improvement District was renewed for another decade Monday following an unanimous City Council vote. The Business Improvement District is a public organization funded by about 400 downtown property owners. Its mandate is to supplement city services to help keep downtown safe and clean and support the…
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Hundreds celebrate state voting laws, push for federal change during All-Star Weekend in Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Denver on Sunday during Major League Baseball’s All-Star Weekend to celebrate the voting laws that helped bring the national event to Colorado. The “All-Star Voting Rights Rally” drew nearly 300 people to Metropolitan State University of Denver to discuss…
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City Council to consider moving Denver elections, implementing ranked-choice voting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council will consider two proposals from Clerk and Recorder Paul López in the coming weeks that would change the way the city holds municipal elections. The first proposal would move Denver’s May municipal election to April, keeping the runoff election in June.…
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‘Chaotic’ and ‘unsafe:’ Problems at Colorado Springs youth services center resurface, employees say
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One year after two Colorado Springs locked facilities for juvenile offenders swapped populations of those being detained awaiting legal proceedings and those who’ve been adjudicated and committed, employees at Spring Creek Youth Services Center say problems from its troubled past have resurfaced, again creating a…
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Denver opens applications for marijuana delivery licenses, new store locations
Applications are now open for marijuana delivery and transporter licenses in Denver for the first time in the city’s history, the Department of Excise and Licenses announced. The city is also accepting applications for new marijuana store locations for the first time since 2016, in addition to applications for marijuana cultivation and manufacturing licenses. This…
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Denver City Council releases priorities for city’s 2022 budget
The Denver City Council released its priorities for the city’s 2022 budget Thursday as the council begins discussions regarding the budget drafting process. The council’s six core budget priorities – determined through council member suggestions during policy committee meetings – revolve around preventing gentrification, addressing homelessness, improving public safety and tackling climate change. The complete…
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Andrew Amador nominated as executive director of Denver Department of General Services
Andrew Amador, a senior project manager at the University of Denver, has been nominated as the new executive director of the Denver Department of General Services. Mayor Michael Hancock announced Amador’s nomination Monday, replacing interim Director Brandon Gainey, who served in the position since August 2019 before leaving last month to work for Denver International…
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About 100 people gather to ‘stand for freedom’ at Capitol
About 100 demonstrators from all over Colorado flocked to the steps of the State Capitol Saturday afternoon to “stand up for freedom.” Those in attendance held signs reading “show your smile again,” “no 2 mask, yes 2 freedom,” and “unmask our children,” and waving American, Don’t Tread on Me and Trump 2020 flags. Additionally, a…
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Only one Aurora City Council member signed up to defend their open seat in November
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Aurora City Council is about to look a lot different as only one sitting council member is currently running for re-election for the five open seats in November 2021. Of the five council members whose terms expire this year, Crystal Murillo is the only…