Tag: Q&a
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Q&A with state Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis on banning new oil and gas drilling by 2030
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The Denver Gazette interviewed state Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis, D-Boulder, regarding her sponsorship of Senate Bill 24-159, which proposes to ban all new oil and gas drilling by 2030. The bill would not shut down existing wells but would prevent drilling activities to increase production in existing wells. It also extends liability for cleanup of…
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Colorado is ‘well positioned’ for a US debt default, says state Treasurer Dave Young
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With eight days to go until the United States is unable to pay its bills, the White House and Congress are still nowhere near an agreement on raising the national debt ceiling. The U.S. reached its $31.4 trillion debt ceiling — the limit on how much the government can borrow — in January. Treasury Secretary…
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Q&A with Sen. Gonzales and Rep. Froelich | On making Colorado a sanctuary for abortion access
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, Colorado has emerged as a national leader for abortion protections. Even before the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision was released in June, state lawmakers enshrined abortion as a fundamental right under the Reproductive Health Equity Act. Among the most permissive…
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Councilman Jolon Clark on representing District 7 for the love of it
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Councilman Jolon Clark has loved Denver all his life. From being born and raised in Washington Park to representing District 7 on the City Council, Clark has dedicated himself to advocating for and uplifting his…
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Councilman Paul Kashmann talks preserving Denver and District 6
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Though he grew up in New Jersey, Councilman Paul Kashmann is a Denverite through-and-through, falling in love with the city during a cross-country trip and eventually moving his family to Denver in the 1970s. Soon…
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Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer on representing District 5 for the people
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Amanda Sawyer first moved to District 5 in 2016 in search of a good place to raise her family. Now, she represents the district on the Denver City Council to make sure all Denver families…
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Councilwoman Kendra Black on giving District 4 the attention it deserves
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Councilwoman Kendra Black has been advocating for Denver’s District 4 long before she ran for City Council. A southeast Denver resident her whole life, Black has spent three decades fighting for the area’s schools, students,…
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Third-generation Denverite Councilwoman Jamie Torres talks representing her home District 3
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For Councilwoman Jamie Torres, serving Denver is in her blood. A third-generation Denverite, Torres represents District 3 with a life-long respect and admiration for the community it holds. Torres was born and raised in west…
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The new owners of Denver’s beloved Tattered Cover bookstores talk the next 50 years
Last week, the COVID-19 pandemic forced Denver’s famous Tattered Cover bookstores to change ownership for the second time since the retirement of longtime owner Joyce Meskis in 2017. The independent bookstores were purchased by Colorado investors, Denver natives and long-time friends Kwame Spearman and David Back, founding partners of Bended Page, LLC. Spearman and Back…