Author: DAVID MULLEN The Gazette
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Christopher Baumann named chief judge of Denver District Court
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Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Brian D. Boatright has appointed District Judge Christopher J. Baumann as chief judge of the Denver District Court. Baumann will become chief judge in September following the retirement of the Honorable Michael A. Martinez, who has served as chief judge since 2013, according to a news release from the Colorado…
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July vehicle registration reminders will be delayed
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Coloradans whose vehicle registration is set to expire in July will receive an annual reminder notice later than usual, state officials announced Wednesday. These notices are traditionally sent out a month before a registration expires. But because of fiscal year programming updates, the reminders won’t be mailed until July 6, according to the Colorado Division…
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Denver International Airport makes slight changes to security checkpoints
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Slight changes to Denver International Airport’s security checkpoints began on Wednesday and aim to alleviate long lines. The airport in partnership with the Transportation Security Administration added a limited number of TSA PreCheck lanes at the south security checkpoint and standard security at the north checkpoint, according to a news release. “The additional lanes will…
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Safe2Tell reports drop in May
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Reports to Colorado’s anonymous tip line, Safe2Tell, dropped for the first time in four months in May, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office announced Tuesday. Safe2Tell received 1,839 reports in May, 4% less than the previous month. More than 200 of those reports, or 11%, were related to suicide threats. Bullying, drugs, school complaints and welfare…
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CSU names interim Fort Collins president, launches nationwide search
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Rick Miranda, the chief academic officer for the three-campus Colorado State University System, was named interim president of CSU Fort Collins by the system’s Board of Governors on Friday morning. Miranda will assume the position on July 1. He replaces Joyce McConnell, who was named the university’s first woman president in 2019. “Few people have…
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After spirited debate, Charmaine Lindsay appointed to Denver Public Schools’ Board of Education
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Denver Public Schools’ Board of Education appointed Charmaine Lindsay to serve as the District 5 representative on Thursday night during its monthly meeting. Lindsay was appointed to the board following 4-2 vote in which President Xóchitl Gaytàn and Director Scott Baldermann were opposed, favoring candidate Julie Bañuelos. Director Carrie Olson voted against Lindsay three times…
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Denver Health names Donna Lynne as sole finalist for open CEO position
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Denver Health and its Hospital Authority Board of Directors announced Thursday that Donna Lynne, who served as lieutenant governor in the Hickenlooper administration, is the sole finalist for the health system’s open chief executive officer position. Lynne current serves as the senior vice president and chief operating officer at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in…
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DPS, transit union agree to raise wages for bus drivers and maintenance workers
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Denver Public Schools unionized transit workers will receive a substantial raise over the next three years as part of an agreement announced Thursday between the district and Amalgamated Transit Union. Bus drivers who are part of the union will receive a 17.5% increase in their hourly wage, which will increase starting wages to $24. Unionized…
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Colorado’s student assessment scores dropped in 2021, but experts say they might not tell the entire story
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Statewide assessment scores for Colorado’s elementary and middle school students dropped in 2021 compared to scores recorded before the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, the number of students who took the test plummeted across the state compared to previous years, according to data compiled by the Colorado Department of Education. Reading scores for third,…
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Colorado’s second-largest wildfire was human caused, investigators say
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The East Troublesome fire, Colorado’s second-largest wildfire on record, was human-caused, the U.S. Forest Service announced Friday. In a news release, investigators said they believe the blaze was caused by either a hunter or a backcountry camper – possibly by accident – due to the location and time of year the fire ignited. Investigators with…
