Author: John C. Ensslin Colorado Politics
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ON THE DENVER CAMPAIGN TRAIL | Penfield Tate III, candidate for mayor
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This is the second in a series of stories on Denver mayoral candidates in their last days on the campaign trail ahead of the May 7 city election. Inside Denver mayoral candidate Penfield Tate III’s campaign office, the small white board sign on field operation manager Emily Curtis’ desk sends a daily jolt of urgency…
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Voter turnout, registration debated in race for Denver clerk and recorder
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Given all the attention soaked up by the Denver mayor and council races this spring plus some significant ballot questions in the May 7 city election, it is easy to lose sight of the contest for Denver clerk and recorder. And yet, there’s a three-way race for an open seat in that office which oversees…
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COVER STORY | Meet Kalyn Rose Heffernan, candidate for Denver mayor (AUDIO)
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This is the fifth in a series of profiles of Denver mayoral candidates. Kalyn Rose Heffernan’s campaign for Denver mayor started out as an April Fool’s prank. It began when she and a group of friends posted a video on April 1, 2018. The video showed the friends carrying Heffernan in her wheelchair up the…
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Denver auditor calls homelessness programs fragmented, understaffed
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Denver’s efforts to help homeless people are fragmented, understaffed and lack a strategic plan, data analysis and a clear sense of who’s in charge, according to a Denver City Auditor’s report issued Thursday. “Homelessness is a high priority issue for Denver,” Auditor Timothy M. O’Brien said. “However, we could be using our resources more effectively…
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COVER STORY | Meet Penfield Tate III, candidate for Denver mayor (AUDIO)
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This is the third in a series of profiles of Denver mayoral candidates. Penfield Tate III said he started thinking about making a second bid for Denver mayor last year while traveling throughout the city in his job as a public finance lawyer. And no matter the neighborhood he was in or the income level…
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Denver at-large council candidates debate development, gentrification
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Denver’s two at-large council members sometimes play a different role than their colleagues who represent a district. They’re not on the speed dial of their local neighborhood activists and they can spend more time addressing broader policy issues than some of their colleagues. So, it made perfect sense that Tuesday night’s debate between the six…
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Hancock praises city workers who kept Denver running during ‘bomb cyclone,’ urges caution
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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock Thursday urged residents to be mindful of slippery streets and give themselves time to travel in the wake of Wednesday’s “bomb cyclone” snow storm that shuttered most of the city. Hancock praised police and other city workers who made their “number one priority” watching out for the homeless and moving them…
