Author: Adam McCoy
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Denver sets new requirement in fray over small lot parking exemption
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The lengthy, contentious debate over a parking exemption for small lot developments in Denver reached a climax Monday, with the City Council voting to require on-site parking, despite objections from city planning and development staff and some residents. The impetus of a city review of an otherwise rarely used parking exemption was the introduction of…
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Inner workings of Denver Sheriff’s Department unveiled in report
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Denver jail’s average daily population grew by about 10 percent last year, largely due to the city’s growing population and a rise in felony arrests, according to the Denver Sheriff’s Department ’s annual report. The report, a snapshot of the department in 2016, showed last year’s average daily inmate population was 2,221, compared to 2,017 in 2015.…
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Is it Cory Gardner’s time to shine on North Korea?
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Following his participation in a North Korea-focused U.S. Senate field trip to the White House April 26, Sen. Cory Gardner took the international limelight again, a place he has grown seemingly more comfortable. Gardner took the opportunity of the White House visit to call for broader sanctions against North Korea and implored the U.S. military to…
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Open late: Denver OKs expanded hours for retail marijuana shops
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Denver officials gave retail marijuana dispensaries the OK to operate for an extra three hours in the evening — a measure that would bring hours for city retail cannabis shop hours in line with neighboring communities. The City Council approved the bill 11-2 during a regular meeting April 24, which allows medical and/or recreational marijuana dispensaries to…
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Feds award $7.8 million grant to fight opioid abuse epidemic
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Colorado will receive $7.8 million in federal grant money to help battle opioid abuse in the state, as part of a landmark medical research bill signed late last year. The 21st Century Cures Act, signed into law late last year, boosted funding for medical research and accelerated the development and approval process of medical treatments.…
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Startup costs of carbon capture projects eased under proposed Bennet legislation
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The techniques behind capturing carbon dioxide isn’t new, but the process of capturing greenhouse gas emissions at power plants and storing them underground is a burgeoning industry. While the market is growing, the obstacle CO2 capture projects face is they’re pricey. What’s more, securing financing can be difficult. “In the beginning, it was a bootstrap activity,”…
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Immigrant groups, Denver drafting new ‘sanctuary city’ policy
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Local immigrant advocates have been working alongside Denver officials drafting a new undocumented immigrant policy which in part would outline how local law enforcement interact with federal immigration agents. The proposed policy includes stipulations against local law enforcement holding immigrants past their release date for Immigrant and Customs Enforcement authorities and communication between local authorities…
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Bennet: Trump should donate profits from other facets of business empire
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet is challenging President Donald Trump’s pledge to donate all profits from foreign governments patronizing his hotels to the U.S. Treasury, noting all the businesses bearing the president’s name should fall under the commitment. In a letter sent last week to White House Counsel Donald McGahn, his third to the Trump administration…
