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Colorado leader survives ‘no confidence’ vote, 5 federal judges stand out with delays in deciding motions, Army veteran joins 5th CD race | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Jan. 23, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Colorado Republican Leader Mike Lynch of Wellington survived a vote of “no confidence” on Monday, but the drama that unfolded in the state House might not be over yet. The House GOP caucus held a special meeting to vote on a resolution of…
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Denver mayoral candidate Kelly Brough: ‘This isn’t a stepping stone for me’
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Kelly Brough is no stranger to firsts. She’s been the “first” at least three times in her life, and there’s potential for a fourth. She’s one of 17 people, and five women, vying to be Denver’s 46th mayor. Each time she became the “first” – first on-call snowplow driver at Stapleton Airport, first female head of…
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Colorado Coalition for the Homeless names new CEO
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Britta Fisher will step down as Denver’s chief housing officer and become the CEO of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, according to a news release. Her last day with Mayor Michael Hancock’s administration is Feb. 1. Fisher joined the City and County of Denver in 2018 and was selected as the first executive director of…
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New Colorado Chamber of Commerce report identifies possible business roadblocks
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Colorado business leaders expressed concerns about Colorado’s regulatory landscape, increasing “wages and benefit affordability,” and high cost of living for employees due to housing affordability here. That’s according to a report released Thursday by the Colorado Chamber of Commerce. The report, produced with Dietrich Partners, a Colorado-based business consulting firm, focused on the economic landscape…
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12 years in City Hall: Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s triumphs and failures
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Outgoing Mayor of Denver, Michael Hancock, sits down with Denver Gazette for exclusive interviewTom HellauerTomHellauertom.hellauer@denvergazette.comhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a3dc80c0a9d47d671f1f3da872cc0a06?s=100&d=mm&r=g Denver Mayor Michael Hancock knows what he’ll regret most from his three terms as the most powerful elected leader in Denver: Thanksgiving, 2020, when Hancock was caught traveling in the thick of a raging pandemic despite having urged the public to…
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Sierra Space, Lockheed Martin create human habitats for missions beyond the moon
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Two aerospace companies working in Colorado created competing space products that would allow for humans to live and work in space. Sierra Space, a Louisville-based commercial space company, and Lockheed Martin, which has a large campus southwest of Denver, both created human habitats capable of withstanding space’s harsh conditions. Asteroid mining company relocates to Denver…
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Colorado spends $550,000 in campaign to promote electric vehicle sales
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A Colorado state agency spent more than half a million dollars to tout the benefits of electric vehicles in an educational campaign that promotes the EV industry. The campaign, which the state launched Monday, seeks to inform Coloradans about how, among other things, “seamlessly EVs can fit into your life and find answers to all…
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Colorado office stresses equity in new study of vehicle electrification
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The Colorado Energy Office called for equity in transportation electrification in a new report, insisting it must be a priority in eliminating gasoline and diesel cars and trucks from highways. Gov. Jared Polis has called for putting at least 940,000 electric vehicles on the highways by 2030 as part a “long term plan” toward a…
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Tourism outlook: Pent-up travel demand will boost visitor numbers in the Pikes Peak region
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Colorado Springs tourism leaders are optimistic that visitors will return to the Pikes Peak region in near-record numbers as the two-year-old COVID-19 pandemic fades from view. Officials believe Americans are ready to take vacations after two years of trying to avoid infection, and they are spending heavily to bring those visitors to the region. Visit…
