WATCH: Law expert explains Colorado Convention Center bidding scandal
The city of Denver has terminated its contract with Trammell Crow, the company that had been providing services for a multi-million expansion of the Colorado Convention Center, citing evidence of impropriety in the bidding process.
In the video below, 9News legal expert Whitney Traylor discusses the case.
Appeals court reverses Fremont County judge’s sanction on DA’s office over evidence misunderstanding
Michael Karlik
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Updated 3 hours ago
Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday that a Fremont County judge was wrong to reduce the severity of a criminal charge because she believed the district attorney’s office failed to turn over police reports that, in reality, did not exist....
Republicans swat down Democratic offer to end shutdown as impasse continues into 38th day
Mary Clare Jalonick
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Updated 3 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader John Thune quickly swatted down a Democratic offer to reopen the government and extend expiring health care subsidies for a year, calling it a “nonstarter” as the partisan impasse over the shutdown continued into...
Tensions flare in Adams 14 as school board member films speakers during public comment
Nico Brambila
nico.brambila@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 hours ago
As Nicholas Hernandez approached the podium to speak during public comment, Adams 14 School Board Director Luz “Lucy” Molina-Aguayo pulled out her cellphone and began filming. She did the same when others spoke during an Oct. 21 meeting, including former...
Judicial discipline changes moving at a slow pace
David Migoya
david.migoya@gazette.com
Updated 1 hour ago
Colorado’s judicial system is barely closer to fixing what some have called a broken process of disciplining judges a year after voters approved a new method of dealing with the issue and eight months after revelations the state fosters a...
Trump accuses foreign-owned meat packers of inflating US beef prices and calls for investigation
Darlene Superville
darlene.superville@associatedpress.com
Updated 5 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday accused foreign-owned meat packers of driving up the price of beef in the U.S. and asked the Department of Justice to open an investigation. The Republican president announced the move on social media days after...
To Your Health: Thriving Denver gala raises vital funds for safety net hospital | NONPROFIT REGISTER
Joanne Davidson
joanne-davidson@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 hours ago
DENVER HEALTH FOUNDATION Denver News: A Who’s Who of Colorado politicians, past and present, were among the 1,100-plus gathering at the Hyatt Regency at the Colorado Convention Center on Nov. 1 for Thriving Denver: The Denver Health Foundation Gala. Among them: Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper;...
Federal judge blocks Colorado law requiring social media platforms to provide warnings to children
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 hours ago
A federal judge blocked Colorado on Thursday from implementing a requirement that social media companies notify users younger than 18 of the effects to their mental and physical health from using the platforms. Lawmakers enacted House Bill 1136 by wide...
Welcome to the jungle: Nancy Pelosi retirement sets off race to fill Democratic titan’s shoes
Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner
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Updated 7 hours ago
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) retirement will open up her San Francisco-based House seat for the first time in decades, with eyes already turning to state Democrats to see who will jump into the jungle primary to replace the political powerhouse. Pelosi, who announced her...
Supreme Court could save Trump by overturning his tariffs
Tiana Lowe Doescher Washington Examiner
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Updated 7 hours ago
When President Donald Trump‘s sweeping tariff regime finally faced its day in front of the Supreme Court, justices were skeptical. The Nov. 5 arguments revealed significant doubts about the administration’s signature policy, straddling the international and domestic realms. Justices appeared...
Did anyone win the US-Canada trade and tariff war?
Dave Gordon, Washington Examiner
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Updated 7 hours ago
TORONTO — Despite an already frayed relationship between the United States and Canada, President Donald Trump recently abruptly ended trade talks with the Great White North and imposed a 10% tariff on it. The move came after the province of Ontario...