Tag: Senator
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Three takeaways from latest Denver mayoral debate
Candidates who participate in Denver’s Fair Elections Fund sparred over the city’s most pressing issues, notably the enforcement of a camping ban and rent control, in a debate hosted by 9News, a media partner of The Denver Gazette, on Thursday night. Here are three takeaways. Rent control Rent control dominated the conversation. Of the 13 members…
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Second Denver mayoral debate focuses on rent control, candidate’s first campaign ad
There wasn’t a laugh track at the second mayoral debate, hosted by 9News. That was just moderator Kyle Clark’s quick wit bringing forth the laughs. Candidates sparred over some familiar issues like enforcing the camping ban, but new discussion emerged as they were pressed on rent control. Of the 13 members present, seven raised their…
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. marade takes over Colfax Monday, draws thousands
Martel Harris’ knees were sore and Mary Chase’s back hurt. The two walked in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. march and parade Monday — called a marade by organizers — from City Park to Civic Center Park. But the two Denverites had gone to almost every march, parade and later marade in the city for…
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Bennet Honors Victims of Club Q Attack, Calls for Passage of Respect for Marriage Act in Speech
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Sen. Michael Bennet gives a speech honoring the victims of the Club Q attack on the Senate Floor
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Young entrepreneurs shine at Denver Startup Week
The future was on display at Denver Startup Week Wednesday as a panel of prospective entrepreneurs, three 11-year-old sixth graders, told the audience their ideas for the coming years, especially concerning a renewable energy-based economy. “When we think about our future, and we start to despair, we can instead think about these young people right…
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Analysis: Space Symposium solidifies Colorado Springs’ role in orbit | Tom Roeder
It wasn’t the biggest Space Symposium in history, but the weeklong gathering at The Broadmoor was likely the busiest. Hundreds of space companies came back from pandemic-driven isolation with pens ready to ink contracts and money burning a hole in their well-stuffed pockets. While the rest of the economy roiled amid COVID-19, space continued to…
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Democrats add heft to effort to keep Space Command in Colorado Springs
With U.S. Space Command in the balance, a lawmaker perennially voted as the most conservative member of Congress is turning left for help. U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn isn’t switching parties, but the decision in the final days of the Trump administration to move the command and its 1,400 troops to Alabama has been compounded by…