Denver awards sales tax contract to Caring For Denver Foundation

Denver awards sales tax contract to Caring For Denver Foundation

The Denver City Council on Monday awarded the Caring For Denver Foundation a one-year contract to continue administering grants funded through a dedicated city sales tax stream amid questions about the organization’s transparency and efficacy. The council was originally slated to consider a five-year agreement with the foundation that since 2019 has been tasked with … Read more

Colorado Democratic Primary elections for seats in Denver, Arvada, Aurora

Colorado Democratic Primary elections for seats in Denver, Arvada, Aurora

LEFT: State Rep. Mike Weissman, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for an Aurora state senate seat, left, talks with Casey Henderson while canvassing in Aurora on Thursday, June 20, 2024. RIGHT: Idris Keith, Democratic candidate for the Colorado Senate, right, hands a flyer to Jason Fulton over Fulton’s dog Louis while canvassing in Aurora … Read more

Colorado close to outlawing hand-held use of cellphones by drivers

Colorado close to outlawing hand-held use of cellphones by drivers

Colorado lawmakers have agreed on a compromise measure to combat distracted driving on roadways, solidifying a ban on the hand-held use of cellphones behind the wheel that is moving toward passage in the final hours of this year’s legislative session. Negotiators faced pressure from law enforcement officials to make sure the ban was enforceable — … Read more

Colorado lawmakers plan return of criminal justice commission

Colorado lawmakers plan return of criminal justice commission

Colorado legislators are working to launch two commissions that will help shape criminal justice policy statewide into the near future, an effort that’s drawn the praise of policymakers while reigniting the same simmering tensions that helped sink a predecessor last year. Under recommendations issued last month by a working group convened by Gov. Jared Polis, … Read more