the denver gazette
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Gazette family of papers rakes in 64 awards at 2025 Better News Contest, Colorado Politics wins Best in Editorial Excellence
The Gazette family of newspapers won 64 awards in the Colorado Press Association’s annual Better News Contest — a whopping 36 more than the three papers collectively won last year. Colorado Politics raked in 27, The Colorado Springs Gazette took home 21 and The Denver Gazette brought in 16. Colorado Politics also received the Best in…
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School administrators’ discipline records not subject to disclosure, appeals court rules
Disciplinary records for public school administrators are not subject to disclosure thanks to a law shielding materials used in preparing educator evaluations, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals noted administrators’ disciplinary histories are factors in their evaluations, thereby landing within an exception to the state’s open records…
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Denver aims to end homelessness among veterans by year’s end
Atop his numerous promises this year, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston added another one — end homelessness among veterans. Denver officials said 52 veterans are homeless in the city and they plan to house all of them by the end of the year. It would make Denver the first large city in the nation to do…
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Jefferson County’s $273 million project — part of Peaks to Plains Trail — sparks excitement, push back
An ambitious trail to connect the Continental Divide to the Denver metro is dividing the residents of Jefferson County, with some balking at the $273 million cost and others excited at the prospect of better access to the “truly quintessential Colorado experience.” When completed, the 65-mile Peaks to Plains Trail will connect the Continental Divide…
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Jefferson County’s $273 million project — part of Peaks to Plains Trail — sparks excitement, push back
An ambitious trail to connect the Continental Divide to the Denver metro is dividing the residents of Jefferson County, with some balking at the $273 million cost and others excited at the prospect of better access to the “truly quintessential Colorado experience.” When completed, the 65-mile Peaks to Plains Trail will connect the Continental Divide…
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Jefferson County’s $273 million project — part of Peaks to Plains Trail — sparks excitement, push back
An ambitious trail to connect the Continental Divide to the Denver metro is dividing the residents of Jefferson County, with some balking at the $273 million cost and others excited at the prospect of better access to the “truly quintessential Colorado experience.” When completed, the 65-mile Peaks to Plains Trail will connect the Continental Divide…
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Ex-staffers: Office of Public Guardianship is in crisis, lawmakers under pressure to regular funeral industry | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is Feb. 21, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: A Colorado office tasked with taking care of some of the state’s most vulnerable citizens is once more facing questions about its management, notably after resignations have left it with just a few staffers to care for more than 80 clients. The Office…
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Colorado’s wealthiest hospitals favored in $1.2 billion COVID bailout
Three years ago, as a mysterious and deadly virus called COVID-19 began to take hold in Colorado, hospital executives in the state scrambled to formulate plans, meeting weekly – sometimes daily – with elected officials, public health experts and with each other to get ahead of the coming storm they feared could overwhelm and financially…
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Denver community leaders weigh in on mayor’s race as city grapples with public safety woes
As Denver prepares to elect its first new mayor in 12 years, community leaders have begun to offer and press for answers from the mayoral candidates about one of the city’s most pressing challenge – public safety. The candidates have taken varied tones in their views on the role of policing and how to curb…
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Denver mayoral candidate Leslie Herod said she ‘transformed Colorado for the better’
Leslie Herod began her political journey at the University of Colorado Boulder, where she said she thought she’d be a cheerleader. She quickly learned there were few people who looked like her and began to recognize severe inequities at the flagship university. So, she did something about it. Herod worked with a group of progressives…