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Federal judge green-lights trial against Denver officer who arrested man yelling obscenities at passersby
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A federal judge last week concluded a jury will decide whether a Denver police sergeant violated the constitutional rights of a man who hurled sexist comments and broadcast a torrent of swear words through a megaphone outside Denver Union Station in 2019. Abade Irizarry and Kyle Shockley were standing on Wynkoop Plaza on June 2, 2019.…
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Chris Hansen portrays mayoral candidacy as antidote to Denver’s crime, homelessness in TV commercial
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Band-AidChris Hansen Denver mayoral candidate Chris Hansen, a state senator, is seeking to portray his candidacy as the antidote to Denver’s crime spike in his first TV commercial. The commercial started running across stations on Tuesday morning, his campaign said, adding Hansen is the first candidate to start airing a TV ad. “How did it…
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Denver City Council cleans up election schedule, celebrates start of National Western Stock Show early
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With a change to when the City of Denver holds its municipal election, City Council tied up loose ends left over from the process. The bill comes as 25 candidates vie to be the next mayor. The bill, referred to as the “fair elections cleanup bill” by Andy Szekeres, the city’s campaign finance administrator, was…
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Denver City Council nixes landmark status for Cherry Creek home slated for demolition
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Denver has 359 structures or districts designated “historical” or granted “landmark” status by the city. These include iconic titans of the city like the Wells Fargo Center and Union Station downtown, but also includes the Speer Boulevard historic district and other smaller parcels of land. United Airlines purchases new Boeing ‘widebody’ planes After a public…
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Developers have doubts about Denver’s plan to boost affordable housing
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As housing prices soar in the Denver area, a City Council committee is expected to discuss a proposal that supporters say would build and maintain more affordable units. The proposed program would ensure that developers create affordable units along with market rate condos and apartments. Builders and Realtors, however, have doubts whether those plans will help or…
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Changes coming to Union Station to reduce crime in area
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Changes to Denver’s Union Station bus terminal are coming as the Regional Transportation District and city officials try to curb the amount of crime in the area. Some of the changes include restricting the bus terminal to passengers only, installing barriers and improving the terminal’s lighting. These changes will be implemented over time, RTD’s General…
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Noonan: TABOR is 25 and too alive and too well
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Colorado’s population in 1992 was 3.5 million. Census projections put the state’s population in 2017 at 5.5 million. In 1992, 812,308 citizens – 53.68 percent of voters – said yes to the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR), and 700,906 citizens – 46.32 percent of voters – said no. Not to make too fine a point,…
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Free MetroRide could ease 16th Street Mall shuttle crowding
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Relief for the always-crowded free 16th Street Mall shuttle service in downtown Denver is a main goal of an upcoming study. The study will focus on another free circulator route that city and Regional Transportation District officials think could be pulling more weight. The two entities are poised to approve an intergovernmental agreement that would…
