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Second Denver mayoral debate focuses on rent control, candidate’s first campaign ad
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Candidates for Denver mayor sparred over familiar issues like enforcing the camping ban, but new discussion emerged as they were pressed on rent control. WATCH: Denver mayoral debate hosted by 9NEWS Of the 13 members present, seven raised their hands in support of some form of rent control. According to City Councilwoman Deborah Ortega, Denver…
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Does ballot order give topline candidate in crowded Denver mayor’s race an edge?
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Tuesday’s random drawing to determine the order of appearance of candidates for Denver mayor on the municipal ballot put Lisa Calderon’s name at the top of the list. Does that give her any edge? Two veteran observers of Denver city politics offered a mixed assessment. Steve Welchert, a former legislative liaison for Gov. Richard…
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Denver’s mayoral race is crowded, but it’s not the only one
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Almost 50 names will appear on the City of Denver’s April 4 ballot across several different municipal offices. The 17 candidates remaining for mayor (there was as many as 26) will be accompanied by nine city council at-large candidates and 23 others in an election that features three uncontested races, so far. Candidates were required…
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The frontrunners? | 2023 DENVER MAYOR’S RACE
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The Denver mayoral candidates’ latest fundraising reports offered a glimpse into the viability of the two dozen or so candidates hoping to succeed Mayor Michael Hancock, but the race remains incredibly difficult to handicap, including who might be leading the pack, longtime political observers say. That said, a few candidates appear to meet what typically…
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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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Denver officials want better approach to homelessness with new shelter
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Galvanized by shortcoming in their approach to homelessness, Denver officials agreed to purchase a new, permanent building to provide emergency housing for the city’s homeless and called for a more focused, comprehensive approach to the city’s needy. The City Council OK’ed the purchase of a $4.45 million, 48,000-square foot warehouse at 4330 East 48th Avenue…
