Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ chief of staff will leave the administration next week to take a job overseeing government relations for UCHealth. Then-Speaker Alec Garnett of the Colorado House of Representatives during a committee hearing on fentanyl at the Colorado State Capitol on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) Alec Garnett, … Read more
At least five Secret Service agents have been placed on modified duty after the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in July, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. They include the special agent in charge of the Pittsburgh field office and three other agents assigned to that office, which was responsible for … Read more
Summer is not the time for leaf peeping in Colorado, but it might be the time to consider aspen trees. Populus, billed as the country’s first carbon-positive hotel, is set to open soon at 240 14th St. (and you can make reservations starting in September), just in time for fall colors. The hotel combines eco-friendly … Read more
The city of Denver will pay $350,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a delivery driver who was seriously injured when a police officer crashed into him while pursuing another car on the wrong side of the road three years ago. The Denver City Council approved the settlement with Christopher Cordova and a related $40,000 … Read more
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has raised $200 million since she emerged as the likely Democratic presidential nominee last week, an eyepopping haul in her race against the Republican nominee, former President Donald Trump. The campaign, which announced its latest fundraising total on Sunday, said the bulk of the donations — 66% — … Read more
U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo backed Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic presidential nomination less than a week ago. Then, days later, she supported a Republican-sponsored House resolution “strongly condemning” Harris for the Biden administration’s “failure to secure the United States border.” The vote Thursday was the latest to turn heads as Caraveo faces a … Read more
A federal judge in Denver ruled against the plaintiffs in a voter intimidation lawsuit Thursday, ending a trial early after finding the organizations behind the suit hadn’t presented sufficient evidence against a group of Donald Trump supporters. U.S. District Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney issued her ruling Thursday morning. The trial had started Monday, more than … Read more
After five months of renovations, Denver’s Union Station building is set to fully reopen to the public Friday with a redesigned Great Hall and remodeled guest rooms at the Crawford Hotel. The work was the first major makeover since the completion of a $54 million overhaul of the building a decade ago as part of … Read more
Money spent on lobbying in Colorado again hit a record high this year — but the tally only begins to hint at the ways the deluge steers policy through the statehouse. In all, the $69.6 million paid to Colorado lobbyists in the most recent fiscal year, which ended June 30 and included this year’s legislative … Read more
Two Colorado nonprofit groups called publicly on Attorney General Phil Weiser this week to “root out collusion and price fixing among large landlords” amid national and state scrutiny of software that’s allegedly used by property owners to artificially increase rental prices. The nonprofits — law firm Towards Justice and the housing group Community Economic Defense … Read more
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