George Floyd Protest
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Denver City Council keeps 2 a.m. nightlife cutoff, approves $18 million for George Floyd protest claims
Nightlife establishments will not get a two-hour operating extension after the Denver City Council passed an amended version of a bill that keeps the current 2 a.m. closing time. As originally proposed, venues would have been able to keep music, dancing and other entertainment going until 4 a.m., but alcohol service would still have ended…
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Denver seeks to move more than $18 million to cover George Floyd protest claims
City officials want to move millions from Denver’s General Fund contingency account to the City Attorney’s Liability Claims Fund to cover legal settlements and claims stemming from the 2020 George Floyd protests. The hefty shift of cash, proposed in Council Bill 26-1107, “will be used to pay a legal judgment against the city, stemming from…