Author: Ramsey Scott
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Metro janitor’s union gets new contract with path to $15/hr
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Janitors from across the metro area paraded down 17th Street in downtown Denver Thursday to celebrate their new union contract that will see pay increase for members to $15 per hour by 2020. The members of Service Employees International Union Local 105 were set to march on 17th Street near Champa Street Thursday all week,…
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Denver’s entrepreneurial hub enters second year with eye on diversity
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Denver’s campus for business startups and entrepreneurs, The Commons at Champa, is in the midst of its second year with an open sign hanging on the door. Diversification of clientele has become a major focus for the organization’s leaders as they try to encourage more people to take advantage of its free and reduced-cost resources. The Commons at Champa…
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Rep. McCann rolls to victory in big money Denver DA primary
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The big money contest to be the next Denver District Attorney has become a two-person race after Rep. Beth McCann won the Democratic primary Tuesday night, defeating Michael Carrigan and Kenneth Boyd in convincing fashion. McCann received more than 50 percent of the vote right off the bat when Denver Elections Commission released the first…
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Denver set to give long-term vision for Westwood neighborhood
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– Denver City Beat – The Denver neighborhood of Westwood, separated from most of the city by the South Platte River, is set to have its first neighborhood plan approved by the city in 30 years. The hope of both residents and leaders is the plan will address issues facing an underserved part of the…
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City spending cash to tackle wait time for construction permits
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Denver City Council has added more than $1.3 million to the city’s Community Planning & Development office for the 2016 budget year to help process a backlog of residential and commercial permit requests. The additional funding from the city’s general fund, approved on the consent agenda on June 20 by city council, is meant to…
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Democratic Party hosts must-watch primary contest in Senate District 31
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With Sen. Pat Steadman reaching term limits in the state Senate after last legislative session, Senate District 31 is set to elect a new face for the first time in 8 years this November. Given the strong hold the Democrats have over SD 31, it’s worth paying attention to the three Democrats vying to replace Steadman in the…
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Denver DA candidates debate how to reform office ahead of Dem primary
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The three Democratic candidates in the June 28 primary for the Denver District Attorney Offices traded ideas and barbs during a freeform debate in northeast Denver Tuesday night. The debate, put on by community organizer Jeff Fard, better known as brother jeff (CQ), brought Michael Carrigan, Kenneth Boyd and recently term limited Rep. Beth McCann together in…
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McCann’s term limits set off Democratic battle for House District 8
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With Rep. Beth McCann, D-Denver, locked out of running again for central Denver’s Democratic stronghold of House District 8 due to term-limits, the upcoming June 28 primary could decide the area’s representative for the next eight years. Given the fact that McCann has averaged about 80 percent of the vote against Republican challengers, in the years she…
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Grantham talks Senate majority, construction defects in Denver
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For Republicans looking to maintain control of the Senate, and perhaps make inroads in the House, being able to stop the bills Democrats want is as important as getting their own bills passed. Sen. Kevin Grantham, R-Canyon City, made the trip to Denver June 3 to speak at a morning meeting of the Denver Republican…
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Campaign launch to hike Colorado minimum wage sees good turn out, high energy
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Supporters of a statewide ballot initiative to increase the minimum wage to $12 an hour enjoyed an energetic formal launch on Wednesday in Denver. They’ll have to keep stoking and feeding off of the same grassroots energy if they hope to overcome stiff resistance from big-money business groups in the state. “There’s a lot of…
