EDITORIAL: Layne Pachl’s selfless gift offers an awesome example for all of us
In 2016, when Sandi Elder started her Facebook page called “Sandi Needs A Hero,” it was an act of desperation.
The former Greeley City Council member had tried to keep her illness private. Without going public, she’d tried to find a kidney donor who would be a match and save her life.
But the transplant list is crowded and the odds are long.
She turned to the community. There, she found exactly what she needed.
D-49 board repeals policy separating facilities based on biological sex
Eric Young
eric.young@gazette.com
Updated 3 hours ago
Less than six months after passing a policy segregating the use of district facilities based on biological sex, School District 49’s board of education voted to repeal it during a contentious special meeting Tuesday night. Policy JBAA was adopted by...
Tax bill shock: Colorado homeowners could see property taxes jump by as much as 40%
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
Mike Fitz, 76, who lives in Centennial in a single-family home he has owned since 2001, paid $3,876.98 in property taxes to Arapahoe County two years ago. Fitz just learned after checking the website of the Arapahoe County Assessor’s Office...
Federal judge blocks USDA ‘pilot project’ affecting Colorado food assistance
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 7 hours ago
A federal judge blocked the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday from proceeding further with a “pilot project” that would require five Colorado counties to rapidly recertify more than 100,000 households for food assistance. In a brief ruling from the...
Colorado’s Democratic delegation calls for Noem’s removal, ICE overhaul
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 7 hours ago
The Democratic members of Colorado’s congressional delegation on Tuesday called for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign or be impeached in the wake of the second fatal shooting by federal immigration agents in Minnesota this month amid...
Colorado’s lack of snow pack hurting outdoor industry; could spell drought conditions this summer
Kyla Pearce
kyla.pearce@gazette.com
Updated 3 hours ago
A snowy weekend forecast in January was a relief to skiers, hydrologists, fire officials and ski resort staff in Colorado, as the state continues to see record high temperatures and record low snowfall. A USDA map showed the average statewide...
Colorado lawmakers hear about increased judicial discipline complaints, fallout from Missy Woods misconduct
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 11 hours ago
Members of the Colorado legislature’s judiciary committees heard about a large increase in complaints against judges and additional forensic misconduct that has come to light, during three days of oversight hearings last week. Leaders of several judicial-related agencies appeared between...
Federal judge warns DOJ against raising repeatedly rejected arguments in immigration detention cases
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 11 hours ago
A federal judge in Colorado warned the U.S. Department of Justice on Monday against raising arguments that she and other judges have repeatedly rejected in cases challenging the lawfulness of immigration detentions. In a Jan. 26 order finding the government...
Will Denver see stepped-up immigration enforcement next? | ANALYSIS
Nico Brambila
nico.brambila@denvergazette.com
Updated 24 hours ago
Two years ago — as Denver grappled with a sharp influx of immigrants, many who arrived in the city after illegally crossing America’s borders — Mayor Mike Johnston joined the mayors of Chicago and New York City in criticizing Texas...
$200M in federal funds to be deployed in Denver area for heat pumps aimed at reducing emissions
Sage Kelley
sage.kelley@denvergazette.com
Updated 10 hours ago
The Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) has officially launched a $200 million program to help reduce carbon emissions with heat pumps. The regional organization announced its new initiative, “Power Ahead Colorado,” which also includes partnerships with the Colorado Energy...
Holocaust survivors, DU officials announce endowed antisemitism professorship
Michael Braithwaite
michael.braithwaite@gazette.com
Updated 1 day ago
Eighty-one years after Auschwitz’s liberation, the University of Denver announced a new endowed role to help keep the Holocaust’s memory alive. In the space west of the Capitol’s rotunda, and under the gaze of portraits of former state leaders on...