Author: Alex Edwards
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Denver City Council to consider up to $289 million in bond spending
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The Denver City Council will consider approving a sextet of construction contracts worth $30 million each ahead of their Tuesday meeting. Councilmembers are also scheduled to consider several other contracts and bond spending totaling close to $300 million. The Council did not meet on Monday, it’s normal meeting time, as the city government closed in…
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Denver City Council OKs millions in spending for immigrant shelter, building acquisition
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The Denver City Council on Monday approved $30.2 million in spending during their legislative session, including $20 million to pay for the shelter of immigrants who have arrived in Denver after illegally crossing America’s southern border. An additional $5.18 million in spending awaits the mayor’s signature. A separate item that drew the most discussion –…
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Widening sole road to Denver International Airport sparks transit discussion
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More lanes may be coming to Pena Boulevard as Denver looks to improve traffic flow to and from the third busiest airport in the world. But transit advocacy groups and some city councilmembers worry not enough consideration has been given to public transit. The Denver City Council on Monday approved a $50 million contract with…
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Meet Mike Johnston, Denver’s new mayor
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When Mike Johnston became principal of Thornton’s Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts in 2005, he learned many of his students couldn’t claim in-state tuition if they enrolled in college after graduation because they were living in the country without proper immigration documentation. He recalled in a interview that his distraught and dispirited students were…
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Experts offer mixed assessments on endorsements’ sway in Denver’s race for mayor
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The string of endorsements that Kelly Brough and Mike Johnston received – and touted – hints of a philosophical bifurcation among their supporters, with progressive politicians lining up behind Johnston and more centrist personalities supporting Brough. Or at least that’s the prevailing narrative, as both campaigns prepare for a last-minute push for votes before the June 6 runoff…
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Kelly Brough nets 4 more endorsements two weeks ahead of election day
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Kelly Brough secured four endorsements from several Democratic leaders with just under two weeks to go before Denver’s runoff election day. She faces former state Sen. Mike Johnston to become Denver’s next mayor after Michael Hancock’s three terms in the office. Howard Chou, former 1st vice chair of the Colorado Democratic Party, Patricia Shaver, former…
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Multiple southeast Denver neighborhoods get boost from area plan approved by city council
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Despite requests to amend the Near Southeast Area Plan, the Denver City Council unanimously approved it after a lengthy public hearing Monday evening. The near southeast area includes five neighborhoods: Washington Virginia Vale, Virginia Village, Indian Creek, Goldsmith and University Hills North. The newly approved plan will be a key part of the city’s Comprehensive…
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Who really supports Kelly Brough and Mike Johnston in race for Denver mayor?
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In roughly a month and a half since the April 4 general election, Kelly Brough marginally outraised Mike Johnston, raking in $225,586 in direct contributions compared to the former legislator’s $222,225. The devil, of course, is in the details. A closer inspection reveals Johnston has far more support from an unlikely source – those who…
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Kelly Brough and Mike Johnston offer plans to tackle arrival of immigrants to Denver
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News that Texas Gov. Greg Abbot sent scores of immigrants by bus to Denver took center stage in the latest debate between mayoral aspirants Kelly Brough and Mike Johnston on Thursday night, with both candidates offering largely similar approaches to the crisis. The 41 immigrants sent by the Abbot administration to the Mile High City…
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Denver mayor’s race: Brough and Johnston confronted over voting records, statements at previous jobs in 9News debate
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Kelly Brough and Mike Johnston defended positions and statements they’ve made while in previous jobs during a 9News mayoral candidate debate Tuesday. Johnston and Brough were the top vote-getters in the April general election and will battle in a June 6 runoff. Brough was formerly president and CEO of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce –…
