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Denver clerk tosses Vibrant Bond campaign finance complaint
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Denver Clerk and Recorder Paul López recently dismissed a complaint alleging several donors to Denver’s Vibrant Bond Issue Campaign violated campaign finance rules with money that may have been taxpayer dollars. The complaint, filed by Jason Bailey, founder of the Citizens for NO New Debt group, was dismissed almost as quickly as it was submitted,…
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Denver clerk and recorder calls for budget amendment to fund 2026 elections
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Less than 24 hours after Denver Mayor Mike Johnston delivered his 2026 budget proposal to the city, Denver Clerk and Recorder Paul López has called for the City Council to consider an amendment to the mayor’s spending plan that would increase funding for his office. Johnston’s proposal for the coming year did not include the…
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Denver’s mayoral race is crowded, but it’s not the only one
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Almost 50 names will appear on the City of Denver’s April 4 ballot across several different municipal offices. The 17 candidates remaining for mayor (there was as many as 26) will be accompanied by nine city council at-large candidates and 23 others in an election that features three uncontested races, so far. Candidates were required…
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Denver’s Mayor Hancock, new council members sworn in
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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock vowed on Monday to build a more equitable city after he was sworn in to his third and final term in office. Under a blazing mid-morning sun, Hancock was sworn in along with the 13 City Council members, including five new members. Hancock began his inaugural speech with a line of…
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COPO PODCAST | Denver City Clerk-elect Paul Lopez reflects on lessons learned from a close race
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Paul Lopez talked about his narrow victory in the June 4 runoff for Denver City Clerk and Recorder in the Colorado Politics Podcast. Photo taken outside the Denver Press Club on July 2, 2019.By John C. Ensslin Colorado Politics Somewhere in the Denver clerk and recorder’s office that he is moving into this week, Paul…
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Denver City Council approves 320-unit Sloan’s Lake project that includes affordable housing
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A new 320-unit housing development is set to rise in the Sloan’s Lake neighborhood after the Denver City Council this week approved a re-zoning plan for the project. The council voted 10-1 in favor of the project following a lengthy hearing on Monday night. Councilman Wayne New cast the lone dissenting vote. The decision required…
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DENVER COUNCIL NEWCOMERS | Meet District 3’s Jamie Torres
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Jamie Torres, councilwoman-elect for Denver’s District 3. District 3, the West Denver area that Jamie Torres was elected to serve on the City Council, is a bit different from some of the other districts that chose new council members in the June 4 runoff election. As with all those districts, the issues of housing and…
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Voter turnout, registration debated in race for Denver clerk and recorder
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Given all the attention soaked up by the Denver mayor and council races this spring plus some significant ballot questions in the May 7 city election, it is easy to lose sight of the contest for Denver clerk and recorder. And yet, there’s a three-way race for an open seat in that office which oversees…
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Would the Denver City Council support another term for Mayor Hancock?
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After weeks of deliberation, the Denver City Council last week declined to formally investigate Mayor Michael Hancock over inappropriate text messages sent to a female city police officer six years ago. By now, you’ve likely heard about Hancock sending a slew of suggestive text messages to Leslie Branch-Wise in 2012 when she was a police…
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Denver Councilman Paul Lopez asked to resign because he found ‘Mexican Man’ racist
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A Facebook dispute over whether a mustachioed, poncho-wearing “Mexican Man” Halloween costume is racist, as Denver City Councilman Paul Lopez alleged last October, spilled over into the Denver City Council meeting Tuesday night. Victoria Reynolds called for the councilman’s resignation and demanded an apology. “I want this person removed from the City Council, unless he…
