Author: Rachel Alex
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Denver moves to speed up contract approval process
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The city of Denver has trimmed 18 days off the time it takes for major contracts to be approved by city council by shifting to an approval process that involves resolutions rather than ordinances. As of Aug. 15, contracts requiring city council review – those over $500,000 – are being considered as resolutions, not ordinances.…
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Duran celebrates birthday at crowded fundraiser
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The sounds of jazz and flamenco music fought to be heard over the sound of well-wishers’ conversations at El Chingon restaurant in Denver Thursday evening as hundreds gathered to celebrate state Rep. Crisanta Duran’s, D-Denver, birthday. Several members of the state House including Reps. Alex Garnett, D-Denver, Steve Lebsock, D-Thornton and Angela Williams, D-Denver attended…
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Ranchers differ widely on antibiotics use in livestock
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It’s a question with no clear answers and a controversy that brings out passions on both sides. The extent to which the use of antimicrobial agents in livestock production affects antibiotic resistance in the human population is one that has plagued researchers and the agriculture community for years. There are those who argue using antibiotics…
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Biennial panel discusses how to help women thrive in business
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Thrive was the word of the day at the Women’s Leadership Luncheon at the Biennial of the Americas Festival last Wednesday. The luncheon featured a panel moderated by Alicia Menendez, anchor of FUSION’s “Come Here and Say That,” and included Patricia Milligan, senior partner and global leader for Mercer, and Danielle Saint-Lot, ambassador-at-large for the…
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Biennial panel says millennial generation changing way world operates, sees itself
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As the number of millennials in the work force continues to increase and technology becomes more universal, the world is shifting. That’s according to participants at a Biennial of the Americas symposium about the generation on Tuesday night in Denver. “This generation and the next generation expects and aspires to great things, but also demands…
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Supreme Court rules Douglas County voucher program unconstitutional
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The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a Douglas Public School voucher program violates the Colorado Constitution. In a 4-3 decision, the court ruled that the program, the Choice Scholarship Program, violates Article IX Section 7 of the state Constitution, which prohibits the use of taxpayer funds to support any “sectarian” or religious school.…
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Fields, Ryden running in primary for SD 29 seat
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With Senate Minority Leader Morgan Carroll, D-Aurora, leaving the chamber in 2016 due to term limits, two state representatives are set to square off for the Democratic nomination to take her place representing Senate District 29. State Reps. Su Ryden and Rhonda Fields, both Aurora Democrats, have announced their candidacies for the seat. Fields held…
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Bentley encouraging more women to consider oil and gas industry
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The oil and gas industry isn’t exactly known as a bastion of equality between the sexes. According to an industry study the workforce in 2010 was 81 percent male nationwide. Tracee Bentley, the new executive director of the Colorado Petroleum Council, is leading the group’s effort to bring more women into the industry with the…
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Appeals judge Gabriel named to state Supreme Court
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The newest justice of the Colorado Supreme Court will be Judge Richard Gabriel, Gov. John Hickenlooper announced Tuesday at the Capitol. “He has a reputation for hard work and determination, but also for integrity and generosity,” Hickenlooper said. “We’ll take a bright star on our Court of Appeals and allow it to shine even more…
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Chief Justice Nancy Rice discusses life path with young women
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Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Nancy Rice spoke to a group of high school and college-aged girls Thursday at the first Women Rocking the Rockies conference. “I am trying to figure out who you are, because I am used to giving speeches to groups of lawyers, and I don’t think that’s you,” she said. “Is…
