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Denver voters will decide whether to allow non-citizens to serve as police, firefighters

Jul 15, 2024

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Colorado Politics

Non-citizens are one step closer to being able to apply to become a Denver police officer or firefighter after the City Council unanimously approved a ballot measure seeking to change the city charter during Monday’s meeting. The proposed charter change requiring police and fire departments to drop a requirement that applicants be a U.S. citizen…
Denver City Council advances collective bargaining rights for more city workers

Jul 9, 2024

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Colorado Politics

The Denver City Council advanced a proposed change to the city charter that would grant collective bargaining rights to some city employees. If the council gives it a final approval next week, the measure will appear on the November ballot. The bill was amended five times by three councilmembers and, due to the nature of…
Denver councilmembers criticize mayor for not providing financial briefing on homelessness response

Jun 5, 2024

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Colorado Politics

Amid a technology outage that forced the Denver City Council to go “old school,” Mayor Mike Johnston came under fire for not briefing councilmembers on the “All in Mile High” homelessness resolution effort. Specifically, councilmembers Amanda Sawyer and Shontel Lewis on Mondayu called out a trio of contracts supporting on-call contracts with security agencies for…
Denver councilman demands investigation into alleged political interference in police, fire department hiring

May 30, 2024

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Colorado Politics

Denver City Councilman Kevin Flynn has called for an investigation into the allegations that Mayor Mike Johnston pressured the Civil Service Commission to ignore “red flags” in applicants to Denver’s police and fire departments The Commission’s five-member board said it made the decision to release Executive Director Niecy Murray on May 16 and had arranged…
Denver Civil Service Commission fires executive director, who alleged political pressure in hiring police officers

May 29, 2024

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Colorado Politics

The Denver Civil Service Commission’s board has fired its executive director, who alleged that Mayor Mike Johnston pressured her office to ignore “red flags” in applicants to Denver’s police and fire departments. The board said it decided to “release” Niecy Murray and that decision was, in fact, made on May 16. In a statement, the…
Denver approves $8M contract with The Salvation Army for homeless hotel

May 15, 2024

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Colorado Politics

The Denver City Council on Monday approved a contract with The Salvation Army that had been delayed during last week’s meeting. Two council members, Flor Alvidrez and Shontel Lewis, voted against the measure with Lewis citing her desire for data driven contracts. The council also approved $12 million for rental assistance expansion at its meeting…
Widening sole road to Denver International Airport sparks transit discussion

Mar 12, 2024

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Alex Edwards

More lanes may be coming to Pena Boulevard as Denver looks to improve traffic flow to and from the third busiest airport in the world. But transit advocacy groups and some city councilmembers worry not enough consideration has been given to public transit. The Denver City Council on Monday approved a $50 million contract with…
Widening sole road to Denver International Airport sparks transit discussion

Mar 12, 2024

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Colorado Politics

More lanes may be coming to Pena Boulevard as Denver looks to improve traffic flow to and from the third busiest airport in the world. But transit advocacy groups and some city councilmembers worry not enough consideration has been given to public transit. The Denver City Council on Monday approved a $50 million contract with…
Widening sole road to Denver International Airport sparks transit discussion

Mar 12, 2024

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Colorado Politics

More lanes may be coming to Pena Boulevard as Denver looks to improve traffic flow to and from the third busiest airport in the world. But transit advocacy groups and some city councilmembers worry not enough consideration has been given to public transit. The Denver City Council on Monday approved a $50 million contract with…
Denver’s mayoral race is crowded, but it’s not the only one

Jan 25, 2023

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Alex Edwards

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…