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Trump graffiti: Should Denver bill the Democratic Party or the GOP?

May 10, 2017

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Dan Njegomir

Just as you were beginning to fear politics was, once again, getting way too serious, along comes a creative smarty-pants like Denverite to put things back into perspective. To wit, it asks the right question: How much does it cost to remove all that Donald Trump graffiti from Denver’s public spaces and places? Denverite’s Megan Arellano comes…
Pot is no longer about politics; it’s about cold, hard cash — make that, revenue

Apr 20, 2017

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Dan Njegomir

While the annual “4/20” cannabis bacchanal gets underway this morning at Denver’s Civic Center Park — in search of some cause beyond satisfying the basic human need to party — a couple of observations from Colorado’s media gallery seem especially apt. First, Denverite’s Adrian Garcia notes today how a fissure has opened up in the marijuana world — pitting, for the…
Just when you were starting to miss epic-scale protests in downtown Denver…

Apr 12, 2017

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Dan Njegomir

…they’re back — in time for Tax Day. In fact, Saturday’s planned rally is all about taxes, but this is one tax protest that doesn’t swing right. Not when it’s about Donald Trump’s taxes. Denverite’s Andrew Kenney reports 10,000 people could turn out for this Saturday’s planned “March for President Donald Trump’s Taxes,” one of numerous rallies organized…
Hyper-local politics in Denver: It’s all about parking

Apr 4, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

The Gorsuch debate? Obamacare repeal? Fracking, perhaps? Nope. It’s all mere coffee talk in Denver. If you really want to watch tempers flare over a contemporary political issue in Colorado’s capital, raise the subject of parking. It’s a staple of local news coverage and a thorn in the side of business owners and homeowners alike in a number of…
Chaffetz cans bill to sell public lands, including Colorado’s

Feb 2, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz flirted with the idea of selling off 3,3 million acres of public lands in 10 Western states, including Colorado. The Republican from Utah introduced the Disposal of Federal Lands Act last week. Chaffetz backed off the deal this week, however. “I am withdrawing HR 621,” Chaffetz posted on social media late…
I-70 expansion in Denver: freeway ‘without a future,’ or without an alternative?

Jan 31, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

State lawmakers embroiled in the 2017 session’s Great Transportation Debate may want to take a moment away from the standoff over how to raise highway revenue so they can ponder a parallel issue – what kinds of transportation projects the public gets for the money. It’s an old question in its own right: Even if transportation dollars grew on trees, are…
A Trump Tower of our very own? Meaning, POTUS will visit more often?

Jan 26, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

We newsies out in the provinces are always looking for a connection between our fair state and, say, President Donald Trump. (It’s called localizing; it’s what we do.) So, here’s as good an example as any; we’ll attribute it to Denverite – which is how we find out so much of what is going on in the Mile High City…

denverite

Trump graffiti: Should Denver bill the Democratic Party or the GOP?

Pot is no longer about politics; it’s about cold, hard cash — make that, revenue

Just when you were starting to miss epic-scale protests in downtown Denver…

Hyper-local politics in Denver: It’s all about parking

Chaffetz cans bill to sell public lands, including Colorado’s

I-70 expansion in Denver: freeway ‘without a future,’ or without an alternative?

A Trump Tower of our very own? Meaning, POTUS will visit more often?