WATCH: A refresher on Denver ballot measures on camping, mushrooms

• Marshall Zelinger, 9News
• 13 hrs ago

Denver voters will decide if the city should be the first in America to decriminalize so-called magic mushrooms, and vote on a repeal of the city's camping ban.

FOCUS ON DENVER | CoPo's latest coverage of the Mile High City

• Colorado Politics
• 19 hrs ago

Here are highlights of our coverage of Denver politics and civic affairs.

Students, parent groups pushing Denver Public Schools to hire ‘counselors, not cops’

• Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat Colorado
• Updated 17 hrs ago

Against a backdrop of rising youth suicide rates and disproportionately harsh discipline for black and Latino students, Denver teenagers and parents are calling for more mental health workers.

Hancock proposes new Denver department for housing and homelessness

• John C. Ensslin, Colorado Politics
• Updated 15 hrs ago

Denver's mayor also unveiled new initiatives intended to ease the persistent problem of homelessness.

El Paso County's about to spring over Denver in population

• Rachel Riley, The Gazette
• Apr 19, 2019

El Paso County could soon reclaim its title as the state’s most populous county after Denver County held it for the past few years.

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COVER STORY | Meet Kalyn Rose Heffernan, candidate for Denver mayor (AUDIO)

• By John C. Ensslin Colorado Politics
• Updated Apr 20, 2019

She says she's "rolling for mayor."

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COVER STORY | Meet Lisa Calderón, candidate for Denver mayor (AUDIO)

• John C. Ensslin, Colorado Politics
• Updated Apr 18, 2019

She says she's fighting for "things that made Denver beautiful."

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9News/CoPo debate: Denver mayoral hopefuls differ on growth, development and 'how much is too much?" (VIDEO)

• John C. Ensslin, Colorado Politics
• Updated Apr 19, 2019

The four leading candidates debated with Election Day 20 days away.

Denver sheriff stands alone in opposing bill to speed up bail releases from jail

• Allison Sherry, CPR News
• Updated Apr 18, 2019

Inmates in Denver’s jails can wait days after posting a bond before being released — a delay that has inspired bipartisan legislation that will require county sheriffs to release people within four hours of posting bail.

Denver mayoral candidate Giellis missed voting in 10 city elections since 2006

• John C. Ensslin, Colorado Politics
• Updated Apr 18, 2019

Three others in the first tier of mayoral candidates have voted in all but a handful of elections during that same period.

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Denveright: 5 key points from the roadmap to the city's future

• John C. Ensslin, Colorado Politics
• Updated Apr 17, 2019

The 325-page plan attempts to map out what Denver might look like in 20 years by setting goals and values.

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COVER STORY | Meet Penfield Tate III, candidate for Denver mayor (AUDIO)

• By John C. Ensslin Colorado Politics
• Updated Apr 18, 2019

"I will be intentional about development and growth."

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NEIL WESTERGAARD | One Denver transportation solution is 'hiding in plain sight'

• Neil Westergaard
• Updated Apr 16, 2019

City officials have been talking about housing, homelessness and transportation/congestion for at least four election cycles, but nothing seems to change.

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COVER STORY | Meet Jamie Giellis, candidate for Denver mayor (AUDIO)

• John C. Ensslin, Colorado Politics
• Updated Apr 18, 2019

She's running “because I don’t think we can wait.”

9News, Colorado Politics present Denver mayoral debate Wednesday

• 9News and Colorado Politics
• Apr 15, 2019

Should the mayor of Colorado’s largest city, who has served for eight years, get a final, four-year term?

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Candidates, start your engines: Denver ballots head to a mailbox near you

• John C. Ensslin, Colorado Politics
• Updated Apr 16, 2019

This is what democracy sounds like: the thrum of engines and the beeping of forklift trucks rolling backward as Denver’s 420,000 mail ballots arrived by the truckload on Monday morning.

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COVER STORY | Meet Michael Hancock, candidate for Denver mayor (AUDIO)

• John C. Ensslin, Colorado Politics
• Updated Apr 18, 2019

"We’ve got to find a way to create ... opportunities for people."

Denver mayoral candidates take on one another ahead of ballot mail-out

• John C. Ensslin, Colorado Politics
• Apr 13, 2019

The Denver Decides mayoral debate came two days before city ballots start going out in the mail.

Hancock: Trump is using migrants as 'political pawns' (VIDEO)

• Ryan Haarer, 9News
• Apr 13, 2019

Denver's mayor was reacting to the president saying he's  considering busing detained migrants to "sanctuary cities."

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CoPo celebrates with readers, officials at Denver reception (GALLERY)

• Colorado Politics
• Apr 12, 2019

Colorado Politics readers and supporters -- including state and local officials -- were on hand Thursday for a reception at the Ironworks events venue in Denver.

Here’s how many students were accepted and waitlisted at each Denver school

• Melanie Asmar and Gabrielle LaMarr LeMee
• Apr 12, 2019

The overwhelming majority of Denver families get into their first-choice school.

FOCUS ON DENVER | CoPo's coverage of the Mile High City, April 8-12

• Colorado Politics
• Apr 12, 2019

Here are highlights of our latest coverage of Denver politics and civic affairs.

Denver's big 3 lobbyists have deep relationships with city government, Hancock

• Ben Markus, Colorado Public Radio News
• Apr 11, 2019

These lobbyists help shape Denver projects and campaigns, making them among the most powerful unelected people in the city government.

 

'Cardboard Kingdom' named Denver's annual Youth One Book selection

• John C. Ensslin, Colorado Politics
• Apr 11, 2019

Youth One Book, One Denver is a citywide program aimed at encouraging reading.

First candidate emerges for wide-open Denver school board seat

• Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat Colorado
• Apr 11, 2019

A Denver father who has been active in raising money for his children’s elementary school, and who supported teachers during a recent three-day strike, is the first candidate to enter the race for a wide-open school board seat representing southeast Denver.

WATCH: Denver homeless camp spared a city sweep by weather

• 9News
• Apr 10, 2019

For months, the corner of 27th and Arapahoe streets in Denver has been home to a small community of people experiencing homelessness.

DeGette warns drug companies about high insulin prices

• Tom Ramstack for Colorado Politics
• Apr 10, 2019

“I think we can all agree that the system is broken,” the Denver Democrat said at a hearing.

Colorado Politics Reception rescheduled for Thursday due to blizzard warning

• Colorado Politics
• Apr 10, 2019

Due to the blizzard warning issued for Denver and the Front Range, and in the interest of safety of our many guests, Colorado Politics has made the decision to cancel tonight's Colorado Politics Reception event and reschedule it for tomorrow night, April 11.

Police investigate anti-Semitic vandalism at a Denver school

• Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat Colorado
• Apr 10, 2019

Denver police are investigating an incident in which someone used gasoline on Monday night to burn an anti-Semitic symbol on asphalt near the playground at Ellis Elementary School in the southeast part of the city, according to the school district.

Denver officer handed 10-day suspension for database use

• Associated Press
• Apr 10, 2019

The Denver Department of Public Safety says it has suspended a police officer for 10 days after he accessed a police database for personal reasons and left work early to go to a strip club.

Denver Police officer fired for sexually harassing intern

• Associated Press
• Apr 10, 2019

A Denver Police officer was fired for sexually harassing an intern during a ride-along.

Denver voters: No, you don't have your ballot yet (but you can practice)

• Mark Harden, Colorado Politics
• Apr 10, 2019

Anxious to get started on that municipal ballot, Denver voters? You'll have to chill for a few more days.

An update in Denver policy is helping DACA recipients live the American dream (VIDEO)

• 9News
• Apr 9, 2019

It's now easier for people brought to this country illegally as children to apply for a business license as an adult in Denver.

Denver lawyer confirmed as federal judge in Colorado

• Mark Harden, Colorado Politics
• Apr 9, 2019

Denver attorney Daniel Domenico was confirmed Tuesday by the U.S. Senate as the newest U.S. District Court judge in Colorado.

Denver council approves minimum-wage boost for city workers

• Colorado Politics and 9News
• Apr 9, 2019

The Denver City Council has approved a proposal from Mayor Michael Hancock to raise the minimum wage for city workers to $15 an hour.

Denver leapfrogs Colorado Springs in best places to live ranking

• Wayne Heilman, The Gazette
• Apr 9, 2019

Colorado Springs lost bragging rights to Denver as the two cities traded places in this year’s ”Best Places to Live” ranking by U.S. News & World Report magazine.

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NEIL WESTERGAARD | Pro 300 tactics in Denver are pure political thuggery

• Apr 9, 2019

There’s more than a loss of humanity and dignity at stake; there’s the loss of our democratic principles.

FOCUS ON DENVER | CoPo's coverage of the Mile High City, April 1-7

• Colorado Politics
• Apr 8, 2019

Here are highlights of our latest coverage of Denver politics and civic affairs.

Denver nominee on deck as GOP speeds up judge confirmations in US Senate

• Colorado Politics staff and wires
• Apr 8, 2019

A candidate for the federal bench in Colorado is among several nominees expected to get a vote this week.

Coors Field: A home-opener look back at how the ballpark transformed Denver (VIDEO)

• Allison Sylte, 9News
• Apr 5, 2019

Back in the late 1980s, the area around Coors Field was known as Denver's "skid row." That changed thanks to an ambitious city planner in 1994.

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Opponents raise $1.5M to defeat Denver's camping-ban repeal

• John C. Ensslin, Colorado Politics
• Apr 5, 2019

The new fundraising report sparked discussion Thursday night at the latest debate of Denver mayoral candidates.

A noisy start to quiet zones on the A-Line has Denver neighbors fuming

• Colorado Politics wire services
• Apr 5, 2019

The long-awaited tranquility sought by the thousands of people living in the shadow of the University of Colorado A-Line has come with more than a few unwanted bells and whistles.

10 years after DeHerrera beating, court rules 2 former Denver officers can get jobs back (VIDEO)

• Marshall Zelinger and Caitlin Hendee, 9News
• Apr 4, 2019

 

No, CenturyLink won't be moving its HQ to Denver

• Mark Harden, Colorado Politics
• Apr 4, 2019

One of the biggest businesses operating in Colorado will continue to run things from a little Louisiana city.

Calls are mounting to change Denver’s school rating system. Here’s how it works now.

• Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat Colorado
• Apr 3, 2019

Denver’s school rating system has long been controversial, but the criticism is reaching a fever pitch. Eleven advocacy groups sent a joint letter this week to school district leaders, asking them to revamp how  the district rates its more than 200 schools.

Denver at-large council candidates debate development, gentrification

• By John C. Ensslin Colorado Politics
• Apr 3, 2019

Tuesday night’s debate was a wide-ranging discussion that covered everything from fracking to rent control to bus fares.

 

Why Denver Public Schools' boss wants to create a ‘unified equity plan’

• Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat Colorado
• Apr 3, 2019

It has been more than a year since a blue-ribbon committee presented the Denver school board with recommendations for how to better integrate the city’s schools, many of which reflect the racial and class divisions of Denver neighborhoods.

Hancock proposes new Denver department of transportation, infrastructure

• John C. Ensslin, Colorado Politics
• Apr 2, 2019

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock on Tuesday proposed creating a city Department of Transportation and Infrastructure – a move that would require a voter-approved charter change on the November ballot.

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NEIL WESTERGAARD | The hack is back to focus on Denver

• Neil Westergaard
• Apr 2, 2019

I'm very happy to once again be calling myself a “hack” as I join the talented people at Colorado Politics.

Denver mayoral candidates debate growth, development

• John C. Ensslin, Colorado Politics
• Apr 2, 2019

Development and growth dominated the latest debate of Denver mayoral candidates, much as it has through the entire campaign.