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How to run for Denver mayor — it may be easier than you think
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This time next year, Denver will have a new sitting mayor. The field of candidates is already crowded – 21 people have filed paperwork announcing their intentions to run for the office. In coming days, the Denver Gazette will publish a complete list of candidates. Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock is term limited after serving…
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Recreational marijuana questions head to ballot in Colorado Springs amid market slump
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The Colorado Springs City Council put the final administrative stamp of approval Wednesday on recreational marijuana questions that will head to the voters in November amid a downturn in the cannabis market statewide and locally. The board voted 8 to 2 to forward a citizen-backed question to voters that, if approved, would allow the existing…
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Colorado Springs expands ordinance prohibiting sitting or lying on sidewalks
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The Colorado Springs City Council approved an expansion of an ordinance Tuesday that prohibits anyone from sitting, lying, kneeling or reclining on sidewalks, trails, alleys and other rights of way – a law that critics say targets homeless people. The expansion of the area where the law will apply was approved on a 7 to…
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How Colorado’s congressional delegation voted this week
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H.R. 4467: Strengthening Aviation Security Act of 2017 This was a vote to pass H.R. 4467 in the House, which won unanimous support from the Colorado delegation to Congress. The Strengthening Aviation Security Act of 2018 requires the Federal Air Marshal Service to assign air marshals and other resources to duties based on an accurate…
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How Colorado’s congressional delegation voted this week
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S. 2155: Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act This was a vote to pass S.2155 in the Senate. This bill would reduce the broad limitations placed on banks by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which was enacted in 2010 as a response to the recession that started in 2008.…
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How Colorado’s congressional delegation voted this week
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H.R. 2810: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 This was a vote to pass H.R. 2810 in the Senate. The Senate approved nearly $700 billion for its version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, which begins Oct. 1. The amount approved by the Senate exceeds the budget request from…
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How Colorado’s congressional delegation voted this week
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H.R. 3697: Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act This was a vote to approve H.R. 3697 in the House. The House approved legislation to make deporting immigrants suspected of gang activity easier for the government. Current law allows them to be deported only if they are convicted of crimes. The law approved this week…
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Most Colorado voters cast ballots early
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More than 2.2 million of Colorado’s nearly 3.3 million registered voters had turned in their mail-in ballots by Election Day, according to the Colorado Secretary of State’s office, with Republican voters slightly ahead of Democratic voters. The early Election Day tally showed Republican voters cast 771,745 ballots, Democratic voters cast 753,052 ballots and unaffiliated, or independent,…
