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Denver airport gears up for spring break as TSA employees miss first paycheck
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As a Washington, D.C. showdown over immigration enforcement halts Department of Homeland Security funding, thousands of federal airport security screeners will miss their first paychecks this week just as the annual spring break begins in the U.S. and airline travel surges. Denver International Airport officials are asking the public and airport employees to donate grocery…
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Here’s what to know about the Homeland Security shutdown starting this weekend
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Another shutdown for parts of the federal government is expected this weekend, following an impasse over funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security amid a push by Democrats for changes in immigration enforcement. Funding for the federal agency is set to expire Saturday. As the partial shutdown looms, local airport authorities said they won’t speculate about…
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Push to regulate high concession prices in Colorado could hurt vendors, critics warn
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High food and drink prices have long been a staple of going to a sports game, concert, festival or the airport. But as inflation has increasingly pinched people’s wallets, pushback against higher concession prices is growing. The issue has reached Colorado’s Capitol this year. A group of Democrat policymakers seeks to curb expensive game day…
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Denver City Council to consider dragon boat storage, $11M to deep clean tunnels
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The Denver City Council will have a short but interesting agenda before them on Monday, as they weigh items from long-term storage of Dragon Boats to an $11 million contract to deep clean tunnels at Denver International Airport. Just in time to welcome the Year of the Horse, Denver Parks and Recreation is seeking to…
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Denver’s construction contractor verification still lacking, audit finds
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A new follow-up audit says Denver still doesn’t adequately verify businesses, leaving it at risk of contracting with unqualified or ineligible businesses for large construction projects. In January 2024, auditors reviewed the city’s construction contractor prequalification process and found that the methods for assigning and communicating construction contractors’ financial limits lack transparency. Denver’s City Charter…
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Could Denver’s refusal to approve Key Lime Air contract be a risky move?
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The Denver City Council recently voted down a contract to expand Key Lime Air’s operations at Denver International Airport, citing disagreement with the company’s suspected operation of federal deportation flights on behalf of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But in doing so, could the city be rolling the dice with federal grant money the airport…
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DIA to cut flights until government shutdown ends
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Denver International Airport will reduce its flights by up to 10% while the government shutdown persists. The news comes after the Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday that it would be reducing air traffic across 40 “high-volume” markets, as air traffic controllers have become increasingly strained amid the shutdown. DIA is on that list. Reductions are…
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DIA seeks federal OK to pay for salaries of air traffic controllers
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The Denver International Airport is seeking permission from the federal government to pay for the salaries of air traffic controllers amid news that the Federal Aviation Administration plans to reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 “high-volume” markets beginning Friday morning to maintain safety during the ongoing government shutdown. Although it’s not immediately clear whether the 40…
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DIA won’t play Noem video on shutdown impact. Here’s why.
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Colorado’s largest airport is not running a Homeland Security Administration video at security checkpoints — but not out of defiance or for political reasons. By contrast, several airports around the country are refusing to play a video with a message from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, in which she blames Democrats for the federal government…
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Federal shutdown spurs Denver airport delays
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The shutdown of the federal government has begun to palpably affect the country’s airports, including at Denver International Airport, which is seeing staffing shortages, according to officials. By Monday evening, the Federal Aviation Administration was reporting that staffing shortages were creating delays at DIA, as well as airports in California and New Jersey. Denver International…
