Tag: Hancock
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Denver mayoral candidates court voters in final days of election
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save From phone banks off Pecos Street to the doors of the Sunnyside and University neighborhoods, Denver mayoral candidates are making a final push to get Denverites out to vote — and choose them. For voters, deciding who to back among 17 names appearing on the…
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Denver Mayor Hancock’s trip to North Africa to cost more than $100,000
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock will travel to Egypt and Ethiopia this week with a delegation of city and metro area leaders at a cost of more than $100,000. The trip, which comes at the tail end of Hancock’s tenure as mayor, will help the city find new air service and economic development opportunities on the…
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Denver Council hears public testimony on proposed city budget
Editor’s note: This story originally reported: “The high demand for public restrooms is compounded by a 4.8% rise in homelessness, Grenaille said.” The actual percentage rise was 12.8%. The story has been updated to correct the two-year rise in homelessness in Denver. The Denver Gazette apologies for the error. Homelessness, public safety and safe streets were…
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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock counters with $7.5 million compromise for 2023 budget
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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock offered a $7.5 million compromise in response to the Denver City Council’s proposal to add $17.5 million to 2023 budget. In a counteroffer, Hancock agreed to add $6.2 million to the budget for library improvements, plus $500,000 to improve security camera systems. Funding for the latter will come from the American Rescue…
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Gun rights activists sue to stop enforcement of Colorado’s 2013 large capacity magazine ban
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Gun rights activists on Tuesday sued Gov. Jared Polis, asking a Denver district court to stop enforcement of a 2013 state law that bans the possession of large capacity magazines capable of accepting more than 15 rounds. The National Foundation for Gun Rights, the legal arm of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, and two Colorado residents…
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Federal judge tosses contractors’ challenge to Denver vaccine mandate
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge has dismissed a legal challenge to Denver’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement for contractors providing services to the city, healthcare facilities and schools. Denver argued that the lawsuit should not proceed because the half-dozen…