denver politics
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3 Denver Democrats fight to fill vacancy in state House of Representatives
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Three Democrats are battling it out to determine who will be the next to represent northwest Denver in the state House of Representatives. Colorado’s House District 4 seat will be vacant beginning on Friday, as its current occupant, Rep. Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, resigns to join the Denver City Council. The Democratic of Party of Denver has until Sept. 3…
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Democrats begin search to replace Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez in Colorado House of Representatives
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Residents of northwest Denver will soon have a new representative in the state House. The Democratic of Party of Denver is beginning its search for the next representative of House District 4, the party announced Tuesday. Rep. Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, who has represented the district since 2019, resigned to join the Denver City Council. She was inaugurated…
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7 former Denver mayoral candidates to help Mike Johnston transition into office
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Denver’s next mayor is relying on his former rivals to help build his administration. Mayor-elect Mike Johnston announced the nearly 450 people who will make up his transition committees on Thursday – in charge of holding public meetings, sourcing applicants for key roles, and recommending priorities for the incoming administration. The lengthy list features many familiar names,…
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Open late: Denver OKs expanded hours for retail marijuana shops
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Denver officials gave retail marijuana dispensaries the OK to operate for an extra three hours in the evening — a measure that would bring hours for city retail cannabis shop hours in line with neighboring communities. The City Council approved the bill 11-2 during a regular meeting April 24, which allows medical and/or recreational marijuana dispensaries to…
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Battle lines forming over pot consumption issue
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Initial opinion polls have already been conducted and plans are being made by both sides in Denver, where voters will decide if they want to allow adults to use marijuana socially in regulated consumption spaces. The Denver Elections Division found backers of the measure, called the Neighborhood-Supported Cannabis Consumption Pilot Program, had submitted more than…
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In crucial battle for control of state Senate, all eyes turn to general election swing seats
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The eyes of politics watchers in Colorado this year are trained on the state Senate, the only lever of legislative power Republicans in the state control and one they have worked to great effect, forcing Democrats to the negotiating table on big issues and killing bills in committee that may well have passed into law…
