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DENVER RUNOFF 2019 | Hancock says he’ll talk to challenger Giellis about her ideas
Now that his third and final mayoral election is behind him, Mayor Michael Hancock said he hopes to have a beer sometime soon with his runoff-election challenger Jamie Giellis to talk about some of the ideas she raised during a tough and often intense campaign. “We agreed we’ll sit down and have a conversation when…
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DENVER RUNOFF 2019 | Nearly 24% percent of ballots cast already; heavy last-minute voting possible
Nearly 24% of the registered voters in Denver had turned in their mail-ballots by late Monday afternoon as a competitive mayoral runoff campaign and several other races drew to a close before Tuesday’s 7 p.m. voting deadline. But Alton Dillard, a spokesman for the Denver Elections Division, cautioned that Denver voters are well-known for casting…
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Denver plans $5.5M for an affordable housing land trust
Denver officials on Thursday announced plans to invest $5.5 million in a land trust that would help create 79 long-term affordable homes citywide and purchase land for future affordable housing in the Globeville and Elyria-Swansea neighborhoods. City officials have negotiated contracts – subject to approval by the city council – with three developers who would…
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DENVER CANDIDATES’ SPOUSES: Mary Louise Lee, city’s first lady, on the toll the campaign takes on family life
Shortly after Mary Louise Lee’s husband, Michael Hancock, was elected mayor of Denver in June 2011, the couple had dinner with former Mayor Wellington Webb and his wife, former first lady Wilma Webb. It was a direct and intimate conversation in which the Webbs, who had lived through 12 years of Wellington as mayor, let…
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Denver mayoral rivals spar over familiar issues in final runoff debate
Like two fighters who’ve sparred so long they anticipate each other’s moves, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and challenger Jamie Giellis ended their series of mayoral runoff debates Tuesday with a flurry of jabs over issues of race, sexual harassment and homelessness. Not much new ground was broken during the hour-long debate, hosted by The Denver…
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Denver mayor candidates swap sharp exchanges in Aaron Harber Show debate
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock accidentally dropped a drinking glass that shattered at the beginning of a Denver mayoral debate with challenger Jamie Giellis during the taping of the Aaron Harber Show on Friday afternoon. One shard caused a slight cut to Giellis’ foot and host Harber handed her a tissue. And plenty of verbal sharp…
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COPO PODCAST: Denver mayoral race comes down to how choice is framed, say experts
The runoff for Denver mayor is coming down to a question of who can best frame the race in the closing days of the campaign, according to two experts on local politics. If challenger Jamie Gillies can portray the vote as a referendum on residents’ anxiety and concerns over how Mayor Michael Hancock has managed…
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Denver mayoral candidates get testy in 9News/CoPo debate (VIDEO)
The latest Denver mayoral debate between incumbent Michael Hancock and challenger Jamie Giellis turned testier and more personal Tuesday as the runoff race entered its final two weeks. In the televised debate, hosted by KUSA-9News and sponsored by Colorado Politics, Giellis, an urban planner and former president of the River North Arts District, accused Hancock…
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Final results of Denver election: Magic mushroom measure’s win confirmed
The Denver Elections Division released its final official results on Thursday from the May 7 general election. None of the outcomes changed after the military and overseas ballots were counted. Initiative 301, which made Denver the first city in the nation to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms, padded its lead in the final count, winning by 2,291 votes,…
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Denver mayoral candidates spar over urban camping ban
The signs on the lawn leading up to Denver’s South High School on Tuesday night suggested the mayoral debate inside would be dominated by issues of growth and development. They read like a series of the old roadside Burma Shave signs. “What is Denver?” “Not Sprawling Houston.” “Not over-built New York.” “Not smoggy Los Angeles.”…